Education and Training

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草莓社区 boasts rigorous cancer-focused educational programs across the academic continuum. As an academic center, we in the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center are dedicated to training the next generation of cancer specialists, providing opportunities for undergraduates, medical and graduate students, residents, fellows, and allied health professionals alike to ensure the continuous development of skilled professionals in the field of oncology.

Kimberly E. Foreman, PhD serves as Associate Director for Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) for the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center.

Education Programs

Our faculty are involved in cancer research-focused teaching and mentoring of undergraduates, medical students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents, and clinical fellows.鈥�

STAR Program

Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine offers the Student Training in Approaches to Research (STAR) Program for medical students. STAR is an eight-week research education program during which the students are fully engaged in a mentored research experience.

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Oncology Research Summer Internship Program

草莓社区’s Department of Cancer Biology and the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center sponsor full-time summer research internships at the Cancer Center (Health Sciences Campus in Maywood).

Loyola freshmen, sophomores, and juniors with an interest in cancer research are eligible to apply. This vibrant and successful intercampus program has been providing students with unique research training for nearly 10 years. Many interns go on to further education and/or careers in healthcare, biomedical research, or associated professions.

The competitive program, led by Peter Breslin, S.J., Clinical Associate Professor in Biology, provides intensive, 10-week, full-time, paid internships for 草莓社区 undergraduates exploring STEM careers. Students are paired with faculty mentors in either the Cancer Biology and Therapeutics Research Program or the Radiation Oncology, Imaging and Technology Program.

The summer 2026 interns have been selected. The new application cycle will open in January 2027.

The summer 2026 application cycle will open in January.