Table 1.

Current status of student interns and their assessment of program activities

Characteristic	N	Percent*
Current position
Working	8	36.4
Enrolled in undergraduate program	6	27.2
Enrolled in graduate/professional school	7	31.8
Unemployed and not in school	1	4.5
Intention to go to graduate school
Applied to graduate school	11	50.0
Applied to professional school	2	9.0
Intends to apply to graduate/professional school	4	18.0
No plans for further education	5	22.7
Assessment of Current Activities
Final Poster Presentation at FHCRC	18	85.7
Attending SACNAS	15	78.9
Mentored Research	22	100.0
Attending Seminars	20	90.9
Attending Coffee Breaks	12	63.2
Informal Time Spent with Mentor	20	90.9
Intern Experience	9	100.0
Assessment of Proposed Future Activities
Instruction on writing a personal statement	21	95.5
Instruction on taking the GRE/MCAT	20	90.9
Advice in selecting graduate/professional school	20	90.9
Advice on where to apply to school	20	90.9
Instruction on choosing an advisor	22	100.0
Advice on balancing school with other interests	17	77.3
Instruction on writing a resume/CV	19	86.4

^*Based on percent responding to a given question

Abbreviations: FHCRC = Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; SACNAS = Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science