Approaches for Measuring Inclusive Demographics Across Youth Enjoy Science Cancer Research Training Programs.

ABSTRACT: The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Youth Enjoy Science Program (YES) funds initiatives to support the cancer research training and career ambitions of middle school through undergraduate students from populations underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. The program has funded 16 institutions nationally as of January 2022. Given the program's focus on increasing diversity within the cancer research workforce, demographic characteristics of YES trainees provide essential information about the populations being served and program effectiveness. Six programs formed an interest group focused on trainee demographics and surveyed all YES grantees about their demographic data practices. Fifteen programs (94%) completed the survey. Survey data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and

SUBMITTER: Mekinda MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10575593 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature