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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2019

Twenty-five-Year Follow-up of Short-term Cancer Research Trainees at the University of Alabama at Birmingham: a Brief Report.

Renee A Desmond, Raam Venkatesh, Luz A Padilla, Casey L Daniel, Allison G Litton, Douglas C Heimburger, C Michael Brooks, John W Waterbor

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Summer Clinical Oncology Research Experience (SCORE) Program: Engaging Undergraduates from Diverse Backgrounds in Cancer Research.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023
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  2. Improving Representation of Underrepresented Minority (URM) Students in Oncology Biomedical Research Workforce: Outcome Evaluation from the ReTOOL Program.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022
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  3. A Translational Approach to Cancer Research, Education and Training.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021
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  4. Factors Associated with Having Ever Considered a Cancer Research Career.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Renee A DesmondDepartment of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Raam VenkateshDepartment of Anesthesiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
Luz A PadillaDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, RHPB 220, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294-0022, USA.
Casey L DanielUSA Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA.
Allison G LittonDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, RHPB 220, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294-0022, USA.
Douglas C HeimburgerVanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, TN, USA.
C Michael BrooksSchool of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
John W WaterborDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, RHPB 220, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294-0022, USA. h2obor@uab.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3042-0164
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · USUSA Mitchell Cancer Institute · USVanderbilt Health · US

Funding

UAB CANCER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS(CARES)R25CA076023 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SMITH, PETER R., WATERBOR, JOHN W · 1999 to 2020
$5.6M
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute R25CA076023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term follow-up is needed to evaluate the impact of short-term cancer research programs on the career trajectories of medical and graduate students. Participation in these programs may be crucial in fostering the next generation of cancer research scientists. This report presents the career outcomes and research productivity of 77 medical and public health students with 25 years of tracking data following their participation in a summer cancer research training program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 1990-1998. Of 64 summer trainees with contact information, complete survey responses were received from 55 (86.0%) individuals. Over half reported clinical care of cancer patients and 18.2% stated that they were engaged in cancer research. Literature searches confirmed that 23.4% (18/77) of trainees have published cancer research papers. Future studies should explore the optimal timing of short-term post-baccalaureate academic cancer training experiences to identify participant characteristics and institutional factors that influence career choices and determine research productivity.

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Career ChoiceAdultBiomedical ResearchCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMedical OncologyNeoplasmsStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesTraining SupportCancer trainingLongitudinal trackingSummer research programs

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PMID30043388
OpenAlexW2883356706

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