Mentoring Community

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Join the Knight Scholars Mentoring Community

There is no one source of mentorship. It takes a village. We are a scientific community.

Show scholars what life looks like at different stages of training, in different fields, and what potential paths could look like.

You're not alone in your mentorship of students. Here are the primary communities where Knight scholars receive mentorship.

EXITO scholars serve as mentors

Near-Peer Mentors

Undergrads and graduate students who recently walked the path. We offer an interprofessional team of near-peer mentors to guide scholars in their journeys.

Huerta, J.J., Figuracion, M. T. , Vazquez-Cortes, A., Hanna, R.R., Hernandez, A.C. , Benitez, S.B., Sipelii, M.N. , Brooks, T., ZuZero, D.T., Iopu, F.M.R.V., Romero, C.R., Chavez, A., Zell, A., Shugerman, S.R., Shannon, J.S., and Marriott, L.K. (2022). Interprofessional near-peer mentoring teams enhance cancer research training: sustainable approaches for biomedical workforce development of historically underrepresented students. Journal of STEM Outreach, 5 (2), 1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v5i2.10

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Research Mentors

In labs. In communities. In clinical settings. Research mentors show our scholars the diverse settings where cancer research occurs. Show them the science and amazing research being done.

Marriott, Lisa K., Susan R. Shugerman, Arcelia Chavez, Lynda Crocker Daniel, Azalea Martinez, Derrik J. Zebroski, Sara Mishalanie, et al. 2022. “Knight Scholars Program: A Tiered Three-Year Mentored Training Program for Urban and Rural High School High School Students Increases Interest and Self-Efficacy in Interprofessional Cancer Research.” Journal of STEM Outreach 5 (2): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v5i2.06.

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Career Mentors

Go beyond the science. What is a career like in your area?

These professionals and trainees give advice about what paths look like and how to get there.

Together, as a cohort of scholars

Scholars talk with each other about their own journeys in cancer research.

This cohort effect is significant for students in our programs.

Sipelii, M.N., Tran, C., Mckay, D., Vazquez-Cortes, A., Wesemann, D., Lin, A., Braley, A., Shugerman, S.R., Shannon, J., and Marriott, L.K. (2023). Interprofessional near-peer mentoring teams offer a sustainable approach for enhancing cancer research training of historically underrepresented students. [Research Poster]. OHSU Symposium on Educational Excellence. Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR. May 19, 2023.

Huerta, J.J., Figuracion, M. T. , Vazquez-Cortes, A., Hanna, R.R., Hernandez, A.C. , Benitez, S.B., Sipelii, M.N. , Brooks, T., ZuZero, D.T., Iopu, F.M.R.V., Romero, C.R., Chavez, A., Zell, A., Shugerman, S.R., Shannon, J.S., and Marriott, L.K. (2022). Interprofessional near-peer mentoring teams enhance cancer research training: sustainable approaches for biomedical workforce development of historically underrepresented students. Journal of STEM Outreach, 5 (2), 1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v5i2.10

Marriott, Lisa K., Susan R. Shugerman, Arcelia Chavez, Lynda Crocker Daniel, Azalea Martinez, Derrik J. Zebroski, Sara Mishalanie, et al. 2022. “Knight Scholars Program: A Tiered Three-Year Mentored Training Program for Urban and Rural High School High School Students Increases Interest and Self-Efficacy in Interprofessional Cancer Research.” Journal of STEM Outreach 5 (2): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v5i2.06.