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Destiny Green at VRIP closing ceremony holding her program certificate with her family and VRIP program staff.

Visiting Intern Bucks Odds in Career Pursuit

February 15, 2024 | Five Questions with Destiny Green on finding meaningful mentorship in a white male field.

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Paulo Lizano and Erik Velez Perez.

Summer Sessions: Embracing Diversity and Researching the Roots of Psychosis

August 8, 2023 | Five Questions with Erik Velez Perez and Paulo Lizano.

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Lashawn Pena standing at a podium giving a presentation.

Three Questions with Visiting Medical Student Lashawn Peña

August 1, 2023 | Our summer intern talks to us about his mentored research project at Harvard Medical School.

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Ateh Zinkeng in his medical white coat standing next to The University of Arizona College of Medicine flag.

Three Questions with Visiting Medical Student Ateh Zinkeng

July 26, 2023 | Our summer intern discusses his career aspirations in medicine.

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2023 VRIP interns in front of the Harvard Medical School sign.

Visiting Medical Students Tackle Big Research Questions

July 5, 2023 | Our annual internship program draws students from around the U.S. for a mentored clinical experience.

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Nathaniel Harnett in an aerial silks class.

Neuroimaging Links Structural Racism to Brain Changes, PTSD

June 15, 2023 | Five Questions with Nathaniel Harnett on his two-year fellowship with Harvard Catalyst.

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Doctor talks with Black patient at hospital.

Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them

January 17, 2023 | Diversifying clinical trials could build trust in new treatments among Black people and their physicians.

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HMS Dean Joan Reede with the 2022 summer interns at the Visiting Research Internship Program’s closing ceremony.

Building Equity in Biomedical Research

January 5, 2023 | Intensive summer program kindles next-gen diversity in clinical, translational sciences.

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