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Mentoring
![Destiny Green at VRIP closing ceremony holding her program certificate with her family and VRIP program staff.](https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Family-Photo-HMS-2-750x500.jpg)
Visiting Intern Bucks Odds in Career Pursuit
February 15, 2024 | Five Questions with Destiny Green on finding meaningful mentorship in a white male field.
Read story![Paulo Lizano and Erik Velez Perez.](https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Paulo-Lizano-and-Erik-Velez-Perez.jpg)
Summer Sessions: Embracing Diversity and Researching the Roots of Psychosis
August 8, 2023 | Five Questions with Erik Velez Perez and Paulo Lizano.
Read story![Lashawn Pena standing at a podium giving a presentation.](https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Unknown.jpeg)
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.
Read story![Ateh Zinkeng in his medical white coat standing next to The University of Arizona College of Medicine flag.](https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/202200465_COM_White_Coat_2022-0496-1-1.jpg)
Three Questions with Visiting Medical Student Ateh Zinkeng
July 26, 2023 | Our summer intern discusses his career aspirations in medicine.
Read story![2023 VRIP interns in front of the Harvard Medical School sign.](https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/VRIP-2023-Group-Photo84-1.jpg)
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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Five Questions with Meena Nathan
November 15, 2022 | Why mentoring matters: Guidance from our Visiting Research Internship Program.
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Five Questions with Bryan Torres
October 12, 2022 | Latino roots tie mentee to mentor in Visiting Research Internship Program.
Read story![Jonathan Gaffin with VRIP intern Gaby Sierraa.](https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/93E09AED-59C2-49E3-89AA-BFC070A95C8D-1.png)
Five Questions with Jonathan Gaffin
September 27, 2022 | Our Visiting Research Internship Program marks pulmonologist’s foray into structured mentorship.
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