A healthier future—for everyone
The Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) Program at Penn's Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics teaches promising undergraduates about the field of health services research—and could help one day solve some of the nation's most pressing health concerns.
The program is open to all undergraduates but those from minority groups—which are underrepresented in the health services research—are especially encouraged to apply. Once in the program, candidates such as Naomi Adaniya (right) work directly with a Penn faculty member on a research project, learn about graduate school opportunities and receive assistance during the application process, and even get to attend two academic conferences, all expenses paid, in an area relevant to their field of interest.
By helping minority students gain a foothold in the health services research field, and by creating a new generation of minority health researchers who better understand the circumstances faced by minority communities, SUMR program founders believe they may be able to change current health trends that indicate minorities still fall victim to such conditions as heart disease and cancer much more commonly than whites.
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