UI Health Cancer Center Helps Local Students Learn About Cancer Research
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The University of Illinois Cancer Center hosted its annual Community Day for students in summer cancer research programs on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus. A mix of motivating presentations and outdoor activities, the day was a fun and educational break for students immersed in their respective summer programs.
This summer, the Cancer Center is hosting 54 students in programs for high school and undergraduate students, medical students, and another program for undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students, who spend one day each week at UIC learning about cancer research.
During Community Day, students heard presentations from medical students in the Winn CIPP – Robert A. Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program. They also heard from the Tatisa C. Joiner Foundation “Butterflies,” a group of women who authored The Breast Is Yet to Come: The Ultimate Testimony, who spoke about their respective breast cancer journeys. Students were able to hear firsthand the importance of cancer research and cancer care from the women.
Following the presentations, and after lunch, students then got to spend time outdoors touring the Cancer Center’s giant inflatable colon “CECIL,” playing super-sized Jenga and bean-bag toss games, and spinning a prize wheel.