The Bridging the Gaps Summer Research Program at the Keck School of Medicine offers underrepresented students the opportunity to gain exposure to exceptional research and clinical programs.

LA's BeST program offers six weeks of research and training under public health leaders. Students will receive formal training in biostatistics and data science, work on real data sets, and present their findings to the Keck community at the end of the session. The focus will be on heart and lung diseases, with exposure to other public health research topics.

SPIDOR is a 10-week summer research program offering underrepresented science and medicine students a chance to conduct cutting-edge diabetes and obesity research at the Keck School of Medicine. The program includes 2 weeks online and 8 weeks in person, and culminates with students presenting their findings to the KSOM community.

The Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR) Internship Program, funded by the American Cancer Society, aims to increase diversity in the cancer research workforce by exposing underrepresented minority undergraduate students to cancer research and providing career development activities. Students will seek a faculty mentor and create a research project proposal over the program's duration.

The Postbac-CaRE2 Program is a collaboration between Florida A&M University, the University of Florida, and the University of Southern California. It aims to address the cancer research education needs of underrepresented minorities in Florida and California, particularly Blacks and Latinos, by offering a funded year-long post-baccalaureate research internship in a CaRE2 laboratory. Trainees will receive academic and career mentorship, including help with graduate school applications.