I. THE MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER (DLC) ALLOWED DLC TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF THE BIOMEDICAL TRAINEES DURING THE SUMMER AS FOLLOWS: THE DLC PROVIDES A 10-YEAR INTERNSHIP CONTINUUM TO MINORITY STEM STUDENTS IN ORDER TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS. ACCEPTED TRAINEES BEGIN THE 10-YEAR CONTINUUM IN THE SUMMER AFTER THE 7TH GRADE. THE INTERNS/STUDENTS WORK, LIVE AND LEARN AT VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES IN THE US AND CANADA, AND AT VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES SUCH AS US GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES, THE NIH AND VARIOUS PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS.