NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A group of southwest higher education institutions has established a program with the National Institutes of Health to support students interested in cancer research.
The Southwest Transformative Educational Advancement Mentoring program (STEAM) is led out of the University of New Mexico, and includes New Mexico State University, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona. A National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant from the NIH is helping the STEAM program build a support network for cancer researchers in the southwest, allowing early-career cancer researchers stay in the communities they most want to serve.
Through the free STEAM program, students receive career development, mentoring and networking opportunities. Scholars have access to resources like travel scholarships, training and funding opportunities, mentorship, annual training summits, and professional development webinars…