The Stanford Cancer Institute (SCI) hosts five rising second-year medical students each summer from Howard University of College of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine. Rising second-year medical students are matched with a Stanford Cancer Institute faculty member for an eight-week, full-time, on-campus research program that is funded by the Stanford Cancer Institute.

The summer program aims to foster lifelong interactions and collaborations between the larger Stanford Medicine community and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) partner institutions. Scholars participate in learning and networking opportunities, including luncheons with the Stanford Cancer Institute leadership team, the Stanford Cancer Institute Breakthroughs in Cancer seminars and luncheons with seminar speakers, the Comprehensive Cancer Research Training Program, and other Stanford School of Medicine level events with other HBMC medical students matched with different School of Medicine departments.