UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence: PROF-PATH 2024

UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence: PROF-PATH 2022

PROF-PATH is a research and academic career development program for health professions students offered by the UCSF School of Medicine and the Latinx Center of Excellence. We train students from underrepresented in medicine backgrounds regardless of research area focus, and students interested in health disparities research regardless of background. PROF-PATH includes 6 weekly Careers-in-Progress (CIP) and an individualized, supplementary mentorship. Its overall goal is to help students have a fruitful and enjoyable experience when engaging the rich research and academic career development opportunities available here at UCSF. The CIP sessions are intensive mentoring and skill-building sessions that complement your research experience; they are also a fun way to connect with fellow student researchers. 

UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence: PROF-PATH 2021

PROF-PATH is a research and academic career development program for health professions students offered by the UCSF School of Medicine and the Latinx Center of Excellence. We train students from underrepresented in medicine backgrounds regardless of research area focus, and students interested in health disparities research regardless of background. PROF-PATH includes 6 weekly Careers-in-Progress (CIP) and an individualized, supplementary mentorship. Its overall goal is to help students have a fruitful and enjoyable experience when engaging the rich research and academic career development opportunities available here at UCSF. The CIP sessions are intensive mentoring and skill-building sessions that complement your research experience; they are also a fun way to connect with fellow student researchers. The upcoming summer CIPs sessions will be held every Wednesday from 4:00pm-5:30pm starting on July 7th through August 11th via the following Zoom link: https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/96153775947?pwd=M0pSYkU4emFPc0tXa08wc0ltTWg3dz09

UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence: PROF-PATH 2020

PROF-PATH is a research and academic career development program for health professions students offered by the UCSF School of Medicine and the new Latinx Center of Excellence. We train students from underrepresented in medicine backgrounds regardless of research area focus, and students interested in health disparities research regardless of background. PROF-PATH includes 6 weekly Careers-in-Progress (CIP) and an individualized, supplementary mentorship. Its overall goal is to help students have a fruitful and enjoyable experience when engaging the rich research and academic career development opportunities available here at UCSF. The CIP sessions are intensive mentoring and skill-building sessions that complement your research experience; they are also a fun way to connect with fellow student researchers. The upcoming summer CIPs sessions will be held every Wednesdays from 5:00pm-6:30pm starting on June 17 and will go through July 22 via Zoom.

UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence: PROF-PATH 2019

PROF-PATH (Promoting Research Opportunities Fully-Prospective Academics Transforming Health) is a research and academic career development program for health professions students funded by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities. We train UCSF students from underrepresented in medicine (UIM) backgrounds regardless of research area focus, and students interested in health disparities research regardless of background. PROF-PATH provides funding, classes, mentorship, community, and opportunities for training for students from all four UCSF professional schools. Our goal is to help students make the most of the rich research and academic career development opportunities available at UCSF.