- Individualized professional and career development plans to prepare for competitive graduate program application and admissions
- One year of sustained research-intensive experience in a cutting-edge OHSU research lab
- Competitive research assistant salary and health benefits
- Professional development funds that can be used towards graduate school application fees or registration for a scientific conference
- Mentorship from OHSU faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and current graduate students
- Weekly Growth Sessions that are designed to address and overcome aspects of the “hidden curriculum” in biomedical graduate education