Four-year stage-dependent training in well-being and STEM career development for trainees selected from among UTSA Honors students.
- Automatic admission to UTSA COS Honors
- Mentoring and support throughout all years
Pre-Fall
Day-long APPEX Boot Camp
Ongoing Individual Mentoring Meetings with PIs, Research Mentors, and Trainers
- Training in personal wellness
- Individual Development Plan review
- Academic development and support
- Laboratory skills building and experimental design
- Career guidance
First Semester
- Honors AIS section – PhD: The Other Doctor
(foundational topics and training related to research, well-being, academic strength, research laboratory rotation, career path investigation, introduction to research as a career and the PhD, cohort building) - Training in well-being and emotional support
Remaining 3.5 Years
- Program meetings, reducing in frequency over time
- Deep training in well-being and well-being portfolio
- Progressive entry into a UTSA research laboratory
- Extramural summer research program
- Conference preparation and attendance (year 3)
- Career development and role-model speakers
- Optional sessions on Fellowship development
