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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2026

Enhancing Medical Student Oncology Research Experiences Through a Comprehensive Cancer Center-Led Initiative.

Alexa Morales Arana, Gregory Disse, Samantha Wong, Kirsten Asher, Justin James Fitzgerald, Andrew Birkeland, Julie Bidwell, Shiruyeh Schokrpur, Frederick J Meyers, Mamta Parikh

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Alexa Morales AranaSchool of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8409-6959
Gregory DisseDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2235-5270
Samantha WongDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7703-4434
Kirsten AsherUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Office of Education, Training and Workforce Development, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-5583-3048
Justin James FitzgeraldSchool of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8622-1247
Andrew BirkelandUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, 4501 X Street, Suite 3016, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2500-2857
Julie BidwellUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, 4501 X Street, Suite 3016, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3995-7689
Shiruyeh SchokrpurUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, 4501 X Street, Suite 3016, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9441-9547
Frederick J MeyersUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Office of Education, Training and Workforce Development, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4456-4647
Mamta ParikhUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Office of Education, Training and Workforce Development, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA. mbparikh@health.ucdavis.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7300-7452

Funding

Staff InvestigatorsP30CA093373 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI Laura Marcu · 2002 to 2026
$84.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30CA093373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An expanding shortage in the oncology workforce alongside a declining physician-scientist pipeline underscores the urgency to engage medical students in oncology research early in training. At the [redacted] Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), a multidisciplinary working group of clinical faculty, medical students, graduate students, and staff developed and implemented a structured framework to improve the feasibility and accessibility of oncology research for medical students. Significant barriers limiting access were identified, including unclear expectations, difficulty identifying mentors, and limited familiarity with research process amongst trainees. This initiative demonstrates how NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCCs) can leverage existing infrastructure to connect students with meaningful oncology research opportunities and, in doing so, build a more inclusive and representative oncology workforce. The approach described here is adaptable to other specialties and institutions seeking to improve medical student participation in research, broaden participation in academic medicine, and strengthen physician-scientist development.

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PMID42821206

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