{"id":798,"date":"2020-05-06T17:02:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T17:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/office-research\/?page_id=798"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:27:28","slug":"research-enrichment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/office-research\/research-enrichment\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Student Research Enrichment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jvUEcAjTdwI\" title=\"Office for Research Medical Student Research Mission Statement and Services\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c0511b\">Welcome to the Office for Research&#8217;s Medical Student Research Page<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Kate Lathrop, MD, Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lathrop is a breast medical oncologist at UT Health Mays Cancer Center. Her research interest is in early therapeutics for breast cancer and health outcome research. She is the current fellowship director for the Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship, a member of the UT Academy of Educational Scholars and the program director for the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7iEPfNDWe6TZWAYRYnkIge\">Featured Podcast: \u201cIntro to Biomedical Research by Dr. Kate Lathrop\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"colorized-heading\" style=\"text-align: center\">Research Mentorship Makes the Difference<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;8px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lHPF4vqpFzw\" title=\"How to be a good research mentee\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column 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institutional research training<\/p>\n        <\/a>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;] \n        <a class=\"panel equilizer-activated panel-mobile text-center colorized colorized-academics\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/office-research\/research-enrichment\/strengthening-your-research\/\" title=\"Strengthening your Research\" target=\"\"data-equalizer-watch=\"rowOne\">\n            <span class=\"circle close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-microscope\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br>\n            <h3 class=\"linear-box\">Strengthening your Research<\/h3>\n            <p>Register for the Office for Research's independent study electives, participate in research seminars, and advance statistical training<\/p>\n        <\/a>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;] \n        <a class=\"panel equilizer-activated panel-mobile text-center colorized colorized-patientcare\" 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line-delimited\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/office-research\/research-enrichment\/training-team\/\"><strong>Meet the Medical Student Research Team<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/sdaTKngpeZ\">Mentors seeking students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/office-research\/research-enrichment\/events\/\"><strong>Events<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/office-research\/research-enrichment\/where-to-find-us\/\"><strong>Where to Find Us<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/office-research\/research-enrichment\/office-hours\/\"><strong>Office Hours<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/office-research\/research-enrichment\/strengthening-your-research\/\">Medical Student Research Elective<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/office-research\/research-enrichment\/commitment\/\">MD with 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