{"id":29577,"date":"2026-01-20T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/?post_type=news&#038;p=29577"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:00:37","slug":"deadline-approaching-become-an-exito-program-research-learning-community","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/deadline-approaching-become-an-exito-program-research-learning-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline approaching &#8211; Become an EXITO Program Research Learning Community"},"template":"","news_categories":[23,12,18],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-29577","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-admin-note","news_categories-faculty-and-staff-news","news_categories-research"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"","hide_subtitle":false,"intro_text_body":"<p>On behalf of Dean Crespo, we invite you and your research team to become designated <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uofi.box.com\/s\/koxo4tuihy91eno43ykjsgqzol546tvl\">Research Learning Community (RLC)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in the College of Applied Health Sciences. RLCs are a mechanism for enhancing institutional research and training capacity. It is the cornerstone of the\u00a0<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/exito\/#research-learning-communities\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">EXITO program<\/a><\/u><\/strong> to prepare undergraduate students from underserved and historically marginalized communities to lead the transformation of health and social systems as researchers, scholars, and visionaries.<\/p>\n<p>As an RLC, you would provide EXITO fellows with hands-on research experience, mentorship, and professional development support. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Summer Research (Years 2 &amp; 3):<\/strong>\u00a08-week summer lab experience (20\u201330 hours\/week).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Academic Year (Years 2 &amp; 3):<\/strong>\u00a010 hours\/week of lab-based research.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mentorship:<\/strong>\u00a0Regular check-ins to guide research projects and career development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As an RLC, some of the benefits you would gain by joining include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Research Support:<\/strong>\u00a0A paid EXITO Fellow to work in your lab who has received a yearlong introduction to research and professionalism<\/li>\n<li><strong>Financial Support:\u00a0<\/strong>Funding for lab supplies $1k a year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>EXITO fellows receive financial support, conference funding, and graduate school preparation, ensuring they are well-equipped to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in participating, please\u00a0<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2FPages%2FResponsePage.aspx%3Fid%3DR80C4lZ6qkuZ4-O3Gnx33Zl77Zhp-nNOuzMPURjebdJUOEdNMDIwS1dMVlBNNVMyTVVVMUxESDJKQy4u&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cvkt%40uic.edu%7Cb5b3249c8ba14e08419008dd52834373%7Ce202cd477a564baa99e3e3b71a7c77dd%7C0%7C0%7C638757446077173197%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cV6%2BcZbOThaUBrtOThzN62SW%2Fm%2FsRcJ5q8Lq7mHtKy8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-linkindex=\"2\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">fill out this brief enrollment form<\/a><\/u><\/strong><strong> by February 5, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more details, please see the attached program overview. Thank you for considering this opportunity to shape the next generation of health researchers.<\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"","content_author":"Sangeetha Madhavan","content_sticky":false,"intro_text_include_image":false,"news_include_thumbnail":false,"components":false,"SEO_meta_description":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29578,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29577\/revisions\/29578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=29577"},{"taxonomy":"news_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_tags?post=29577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}