Yes, CEESP maintains strong research sites and off-campus mentorship in several countries in Africa and the Middle East. CEESP also placed students in Latin America and Asia where strong research infrastructure and mentorship exists. CEESP has also research sites for domestic research in different states and special populations in the U.S.
Yes, CEESP will connect students to the network of global and domestic off-campus mentors developed by the program in the past 12 years.
Students may have prior experience in a country or site and would like to return back and continue research in the same site. Some students work in the research sites of their local university professor. Many students utilize the existing CEESP research sites that previous students utilized in the past 12 years.
Yes, many CEESP students who had no prior international experience conducted successful international research through CEESP.
Students can work with their local mentor or with Dr. Soliman and the local CEESP mentors to come up with the research idea and get guidance on developing the research proposal.
No, English is the main research and medical language in most research sites. Speaking Spanish is necessary for Latin America. Speaking the local language of a country or a special population in the U.S. is a plus. CEESP provide tapes and books for learning foreign languages.
No, students maintain their enrollment in their home institutions.
No, students will be provided with recorded cancer epidemiology and cancer prevention courses taught by Drs. Soliman and Chamberlain to study on their own.
No, CEESP ensures that students fulfill the practicum/summer internship requirements of the home institutions for students to graduate on time.
Yes, the full subsistence is provided if students work full time on the project for 15 weeks.
Yes, sometimes 2 or 3 students work on related projects in the same location.
Students need to submit the completed application form, a mini (one page) research proposal, unofficial transcripts of undergraduate and most recent semester in school, and a powerpoint file for presentation to the CEESP Advisory committee during our selection meeting in January.
Students are connected with the off-campus mentors to finalize the details of the research project, submit and obtain the local and off-campus IRB approvals, and prepare for obtaining the visa, vaccinations, and international tickets, if they will conduct an international project.
Yes, Dr. Soliman and Dr. Chamberlain travel with the students during the summer to ensure that students’ research is on track and solve any problems that may arise.
Yes.
Yes, many students have vacations in the country of research but this only allowed before or after the 15-week research period and is not funded by CEESP.
The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) provides grant funding to CUNY to support student stipends, expenses, and other costs. This grant has been active for the past 13 years.
Usually the number of applicants is about 45, and 15 are selected.
No, the student can include a local professor at the home university the research proposal. Student applicants are expected to have an endorsement from one or more of his/her local professors.