Summary
This renewal of our M-ASCEND Program to the NCI Youth Enjoy Science (YES) mechanism leverages 17 years of cancer research-focused mentored education activities at the University of Minnesota (UMN) Masonic Cancer Center and PHDR Program in the Department of Family Medicine. In the next cycle, we will implement our theoretically and community framed program, including a high school engagement year (HS Scholars), a high school summer internship and service-learning component (HS Interns), an undergraduate summer internship (Undergrad Interns), and teacher professional development. In our inaugura
