Project Strengthen: An STEMM-focused career development workshop to prepare underrepresented minority students for graduate school

• DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107766
• Publication Date: 2023-08-29T06:06:33Z
• Authors: Taylor Barongan; Kit Neikirk; Bryanna Shao; Neng Vue; Elsie C. Spencer; Kinutha Kabugi; Zachary Conley; Larry Vang; Mein Vue; Nancy Vang; Edgar Garza-Lopez; Amber Crabtree; Stefanie Alexander; Angyth Dal; Heather K. Beasley; Andrea G. Marshall; Mason Killion; Dominique C. Step...; Denise Martinez; Caroline B. Palav...; Felysha Jenkins; Jamaine Davis; Steven M. Damo; Christina N. Morra; Sandra A. Murray; Chia Vang; Derrick J. Morton; Zer Vue; Haysetta Shuler; Antentor Hinton
• Keywords: Underrepresented Minority; Graduate students

Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) programs are aimed increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) fields. However, limited eligibility requirements limit the students who may apply similar programs. At Winston-Salem State University, we piloted a series of workshops, collectively termed