Clarissa Maldonado
The
article “UTSA prepares freshman for doctorates and research careers with NIH grant”
is about a group of freshmen who have the opportunity to shadow a Ph.D. student
here at UTSA. This group of freshman in biomedical research are getting scholarships
and lab exposure thanks to a 1.3-million-dollar grant. This grant created a program
called Enhancing Science Technology, Engineering, and Math Education also known
as ESTEEMED. This program recruited students in doctoral programs in biomedical
research that are either first-generation college students or a minority. UTSA
won the grant last summer and selected seven incoming freshmen this year for
the program. They plan to do the same next year, allowing more opportunities for
the program to grow.
The
grant gives $12,000 per student annually for their first two years. That money
is used to shadow older students in labs, their housing, and a pre-freshman
summer boot camp. At the boot camp, students participate in biology and chemistry
labs, receive peer mentoring, and go on field trips. During the semester,
ESTEEMED students must attend group meetings and study hours twice a week to
better prepare themselves. ESTEEMED helps keep students in biomedical research educated
about their career options.
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