BEST-DP: Biostatistics Enrichment Summer Training Diversity Program

BEST-DP：生物统计学强化暑期培训多样性计划

• 批准号: 8064025
• 负责人: Melissa D Begg
• 金额: $ 7.72万
• 依托单位: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-05-15 至 2014-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8064025
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The BEST (Biostatistics Enrichment Summer Training) Diversity Program will provide research opportunities in biostatistics, cardiovascular disease, and pulmonary disease for individuals who are under- represented in biomedical research (those from disadvantaged backgrounds, racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities), and who will contribute to a more diverse research workforce in the future. The best biomedical research is useful, relevant, and maximally generalizable to the public at large. In order to ensure the relevance and applicability of research efforts, it is essential that investigative teams are diverse in membership, with adequate representation according to gender, race/ethnicity, economic and cultural background, and disability status. If our research teams lack diversity, we run the risk of imbalance with respect to determining research priorities and resources. If our research teams are diverse, we stand to benefit from enrichment of the pool of investigators, broader perspective in setting the research agenda, greater success in recruiting subjects from diverse backgrounds, and enhanced ability to reduce health disparities. Clearly we cannot achieve the goal of more diverse research teams unless a greater number of under- represented (UR) students choose to pursue graduate education in the biomedical sciences. The goal of this proposal is to establish a summer program for UR students that will introduce them to methods and challenges in the areas of biostatistics, public health, and cardiovascular and pulmonary research, with a view to informing and influencing their career choices. We will launch a 2-month summer program for 10-15 trainees per year that incorporates 8 key features: (1) Training in skills essential for graduate school success (note-taking, scientific writing, oral presentation, and PowerPoint skills); (2) Coursework in Introductory Biostatistics and Statistical Computing with SAS; (3) A research project supervised by a faculty mentor; (4) Exposure to landmark findings and current challenges in cardiovascular and pulmonary research, as well as biostatistics; (5) Training in the responsible conduct of research; (6) Graduate admissions counseling (resume development, writing the personal essay, and GRE preparation); (7) Social activities and events; and (8) A stipend for participation and funds to defray travel costs. Trainees will also be provided with local housing. As part of our effort, we will develop and implement methods for tracking and evaluation to monitor program effectiveness. Given Columbia's reputation as a major research hub, its extensive portfolio in cardiovascular and pulmonary research, its expert faculty and mentors, and its location in ethnically diverse, culturally rich New York City, we are poised to contribute substantially to NHLBI's goal of building a more diverse scientific workforce. Academic medical centers, pharmaceutical and device companies, governmental agencies, and research organizations seek to sponsor research that ultimately will improve the public's health. In order to ensure the relevance and applicability of research efforts, it is essential that investigative teams are diverse in membership, with adequate representation according to gender, race/ethnicity, economic and cultural background, and disability status. Greater diversity in our research teams will result in enrichment of the pool of investigators, broader perspective in setting the research agenda, greater success in recruiting subjects from diverse backgrounds, and enhanced ability to reduce health disparities. (End of Abstract)

描述(由申请者提供)：BEST(生物统计学丰富暑期培训)多样性计划将为生物医学研究中代表性不足的个人(来自弱势背景、种族和少数民族以及残疾个人)提供生物统计学、心血管疾病和肺部疾病的研究机会，并将在未来为更多样化的研究队伍做出贡献。最好的生物医学研究是有用的，相关的，并最大限度地推广到广大公众。为了确保研究工作的相关性和适用性，至关重要的是，调查小组的成员必须多样化，根据性别、种族/族裔、经济和文化背景以及残疾状况有适当的代表性。如果我们的研究团队缺乏多样性，我们就面临着在确定研究优先事项和资源方面不平衡的风险。如果我们的研究团队是多元化的，我们将受益于丰富的研究人员队伍，制定研究议程的更广阔的视角，从不同背景招募研究对象的更大成功，以及减少健康差距的能力增强。显然，我们无法实现更多样化的研究团队的目标，除非更多的未被充分代表(UR)的学生选择接受生物医学科学的研究生教育。这项提议的目标是为UR学生建立一个暑期项目，向他们介绍生物统计学、公共卫生以及心血管和肺部研究领域的方法和挑战，以期为他们的职业选择提供信息并影响他们的职业选择。我们将启动为期两个月的暑期计划，每年10-15名学员，包括8个主要特点：(1)对研究生院成功必不可少的技能(笔记、科学写作、口头演示和PPT技能)的培训；(2)SAS生物统计学和统计计算入门课程；(3)由教师导师指导的研究项目；(4)接触具有里程碑意义的发现和当前心血管和肺部研究以及生物统计学方面的挑战；(5)负责任地进行研究的培训；(6)研究生招生咨询(简历开发、撰写个人论文和GRE准备)；(7)社会活动和活动；(8)参加的津贴和支付旅费的资金。学员还将获得当地的住房。作为我们努力的一部分，我们将制定和实施跟踪和评估方法，以监测计划的有效性。鉴于哥伦比亚大学作为主要研究中心的声誉，其在心血管和肺部研究方面的广泛投资组合，其专家教师和导师，以及它位于种族多元化、文化丰富的纽约市，我们准备为NHLBI建立更多样化的科学劳动力的目标做出重大贡献。学术医学中心、制药和设备公司、政府机构和研究组织寻求赞助最终将改善公众健康的研究。为了确保研究工作的相关性和适用性，至关重要的是，调查小组的成员必须多样化，根据性别、种族/族裔、经济和文化背景以及残疾状况有适当的代表性。我们研究团队的更大多样性将导致丰富研究人员队伍，在制定研究议程方面具有更广阔的视角，在从不同背景招募受试者方面取得更大成功，并增强减少健康差距的能力。(摘要结束)