Master's Program in Patient-Oriented Research

描述(由申请人提供)： 这项申请要求为为期两年的以患者为中心的研究(POR)教学培训计划提供新的资金，该计划由梅尔曼公共卫生学院和哥伦比亚大学内科和外科学院的教员指导。成功完成培训后，我们将获得生物统计学硕士学位，这是一项以患者为中心的研究方向。POR轨道正式联合并充分利用医学院和公共卫生学院的培训能力，以期增加培训机会，特别是在临床研究领域。当前提案的总体目标是维持和加强这一强大的、基础广泛的教学计划，为年轻研究人员在学术医学领域的独立职业生涯做好准备。考虑到这一点，具体目标是：(1)保持过去5年制定和实施的成功的POR计划；(2)继续对计划毕业生进行长期跟踪，并描述该计划对他们作为临床研究科学家的职业道路的影响；(3)利用来自计划毕业生和当前候选人的详细调查和焦点小组数据，确定当前课程需要改进的地方；以及(4)与我们现有的顾问委员会成员保持联系，并招募新成员，他们的职责是协助招生，就研究提案提供反馈，参加研讨会，担任导师，并分享他们的专业知识，以确保该计划的内容和结构尽可能有效，使毕业生能够成功地争取独立研究资金。我们的申请提供了对过去和现在学员的详细回顾，以及他们迄今的成就，以确认该计划的有效性。我们还强调了需要改进的领域，并提出了课程修改的具体计划。梅尔曼学院、内外科医学院和纽约长老会医院重申了他们对该计划的特殊承诺，承诺继续以全额学费奖学金支持12名学生/年，确保每年都有特殊的申请者池。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests renewed funding for a two-year, didactic training program in Patient Oriented Research (POR), directed by faculty at the Mailman School of Public Health and the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University. Successful completion of training leads to a Master of Science degree in Biostatistics, Patient Oriented Research track. The POR track formally unites and fully exploits the training capabilities of the schools of medicine and public health with a view to augmenting training opportunities specifically in the area of clinical research. The overall goal of the current proposal is to maintain and enhance this strong, broadly based didactic program that prepares young investigators for independent careers in academic medicine. With this in mind, the specific aims are: (1) To maintain the successful POR program that has been developed and implemented over the past 5 years; (2) To continue the long-term follow-up of program graduates and describe the program's impact on their career paths as clinical research scientists; (3) To utilize detailed survey and focus group data from program graduates and current candidates to identify areas for improvement in the current curriculum; and (4) To sustain ties with our current Advisory Board members and recruit new members, whose role is to assist in admissions, provide feedback on research proposals, participate in workshops, serve as mentors, and share their expertise to ensure that the program's content and structure are as effective as possible in enabling graduates to successfully vie for independent research funding. Our application provides a detailed review of past and current trainees and their achievements to date as confirmation of the program's effectiveness. We also highlight areas for improvement and present specific plans for curriculum modification. The Mailman School, the College of Physicians & Surgeons, and the New York Presbyterian Hospital have renewed their exceptional commitment to the program by pledging to continue to support 12 students/year with full tuition scholarships, ensuring an exceptional applicant pool each year.