Build Exito

Our Program

A Successful Pathway to Research

The BUILD EXITO Program

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"I've been able to get hands-on experience and truly see myself as a scholar. I never thought I'd get to go to a four year and get a bachelor's and especially not a Ph.D. Now I'm graduating next year and I'm on the right track to have a competitive application to a Ph.D. program."

-EXITO Alumnus

EXITO by the numbers

Peer, Career, and Research mentors matched

428

Peer and Faculty Mentors

350

research hours per student

430

students placed in labs

120

Student Publications

386

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Innovative Student Support

EXITO is part of a major NIH initiative to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative research training models for undergraduates historically underrepresented in biomedical research careers. As the research-intensive partner, Oregon Health and Sciences University provides crucial guidance and expertise.

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Institutional Development

To support high-quality implementation of the EXITO model at PSU and partner institutions, EXITO includes institutional development and faculty development initiatives to enrich the research training environment for undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds. 

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Our Priorities 

In Phase I, we successfully developed and delivered a three-year, developmentally sequenced research training program for undergraduates.  In Phase 2, we continue to promote diversity in the biomedical research workforce, guided by four principles: Sustainability, Enhancement, Evaluation, and Dissemination.

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Dissemination

At BUILD EXITO, we are committed to sharing our research broadly.  Members of the EXITO community are authoring publications, presenting at conferences, and finding other ways to communicate their research within and outside of their disciplines.

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