Boston University Summer Institute in Biostatistics

波士顿大学生物统计学暑期学院

• 批准号: 8453910
• 负责人: ANITA L DESTEFANO
• 金额: $ 26.26万
• 依托单位: BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-20 至 2016-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8453910
• 关键词: Academia; Area; Biomedical Research; Biometry; Boston; Clinical Trials; Commit; Data Set; Discipline; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Employment Opportunities; Epidemiologist; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Exercise; Faculty; Feedback; Foundations; Framingham Heart Study; Funding; Genetic; Heart; Heart Diseases; Hematological Disease; Home environment; Industry; Institutes; Institution; Learning; Life; Location; Lung diseases; Mentors; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Occupations; Output; Physicians; Program Effectiveness; Publications; Records; Research; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Running; Schedule; Site; Sleep Disorders; Solid; Statistical Computing; Students; Surveys; Techniques; Training; Training Programs; Universities; Update; Visit; Vocational Guidance; Work; base; career; design; innovation; interest; meetings; programs; skills; tool; undergraduate student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): 1 Boston University (BU) proposes an intensive six-week program entitled the 'Boston University Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (BU SIBS)', based on a comprehensive curriculum that includes biostatistical analysis, epidemiological analysis, design and analysis of clinical trials, statistical genetics and statistical computing designed to interest undergraduates and recent graduates from across the US in the many exciting opportunities in the field of biostatistics. The curriculum is rigorous and interspersed with current examples that highlight the relevance of biostatistics. Our faculty is enthusiastic and committed to the program, as are our panel of outside speakers who are practicing biostatisticians and epidemiologists from academia and industry, and physician researchers working on important highly-publicized studies such as the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-sponsored Framingham Heart Study (FHS) and Jackson Heart Study (JHS). With strong institutional support from BU, we propose an infrastructure to support all aspects of student life during the program. In 2003, Boston University (BU) was one of three sites to receive funding from the NHLBI to run a six-week intensive training program in biostatistics designed to interest undergraduates in the many exciting opportunities in the field (T15 HL075881). In 2006, the program was continued for another three years. In 2009, we were fortunate to be one of eight sites to receive funding to continue the program for three additional years (T15 HL097791). As of the date of this application, 8 sessions have been completed during the months of June and July of 2004 through 2011 and the 9th session is scheduled for June 11-July 20, 2012. The specific aims of BU SIBS for the summers of 2013, 2014 and 2105 are: 1. To run an interactive program designed to introduce a diverse body of undergraduates and recent graduates to biostatistics as a vibrant, vitally important discipline that provides the essential tools for a wide range of biomedical research and offers many exciting career options. 2. To provide students with a solid foundation in the basic principles of biostatistical analysis, epidemiological analysis, design an analysis of clinical trials and statistical genetics using innovative and creative approaches to teaching and through highly publicized and relevant examples. 3. To introduce undergraduate students to the SAS and R computing packages and to provide skills that will enable them to confidently conduct basic statistical analyses and interpret output from statistical packages using datasets available from NHLBI studies of heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders. 4. To fully evaluate the program, update and modify the curriculum based on feedback and self-evaluation and to ultimately disseminate a high quality, relevant and comprehensive curriculum that can be used in other institutions to introduce undergraduates to the field of biostatistics. 5 To mentor students in course selection at their home institutions, provide career counseling, advice and support for applications to graduate programs in biostatistics or other disciplines, and to track graduates of BU SIBS to document short- and long-term effectiveness of the program. To achieve these aims we focus the program on four specific content areas: biostatistics, epidemiology, design and analysis of clinical trials, and statistical genetics. For each content area we will emphasize a teaching strategy that integrates active student learning with on-line modules, engaging didactic teaching and in- classroom discussion; presentations and panel discussions by experts from specific disciplines to discuss examples that utilized specific techniques and appeared in the media or in recent scientific publications; timely and authentic hands-on exercises with NHLBI data sets; visits to off-site locations to meet professionals engaged in biostatistical research; and a spirit of teamwork and camaraderie among students and faculty. The program has been very successful to date. In our first year, we received 78 applications for 24 slots. Over 8 years, we have seen a 260% increase in applications which come from across the US from students with outstanding academic records (mean GPA=3.5) and a diverse range of undergraduate majors. In surveys administered at the start of each session, students indicated being unclear about biostatistics and its many career options. Over each six-week session, students' enthusiasm and interest in the field grew steadily as they learned first-hand about exciting options in the field of biostatistics. Graduates of BU SIBS are unanimous in the sentiment that the program introduced them to a career they never thought possible. We successfully maintain steady contact with over 90% of our students from completion of BU SIBS (2004-2011) through 2012 and over 74% of the our BU SIBS alumni have either entered into graduate programs in biostatistics or taken jobs in the field. The vast majority of BU SIBS students currently completing their undergraduate work are applying to graduate programs in biostatistics or considering employment opportunities in the field.

描述（由申请人提供）：1 波士顿大学（BU）提出了一个为期六周的密集计划，名为“波士顿大学暑期生物统计学培训学院（BU SIBS）”，基于一个综合的课程，包括生物统计分析，流行病学分析，临床试验的设计和分析，统计遗传学和统计计算旨在吸引来自美国各地的本科生和应届毕业生在该领域的许多令人兴奋的机会生物统计学。该课程是严格的，并穿插与当前的例子，突出生物统计学的相关性。我们的教师是热情和致力于该计划，因为是我们的外部发言人谁是执业生物统计学家和流行病学家从学术界和工业界，和医生研究人员工作的重要高度宣传的研究，如国家心脏，肺和血液研究所（NHLBI）赞助的心脏病研究（FHS）和杰克逊心脏研究（JHS）。从BU强大的机构支持，我们提出了一个基础设施，以支持学生生活的各个方面在程序。在2003年，波士顿大学（BU）是三个网站之一，从NHLBI获得资金，运行一个为期六周的强化培训计划，旨在感兴趣的本科生在该领域的许多令人兴奋的机会（T15 HL 075881）的生物统计学。2006年，该方案又延续了三年。2009年，我们有幸成为八个获得资助的研究中心之一，将该项目再延长三年（T15 HL 097791）。截至本申请日，2004年6月和7月至2011年期间已完成8次会议，第9次会议定于2012年6月11日至7月20日举行。2013年、2014年和2105年夏季，BU SIBS的具体目标是：1.运行一个互动程序，旨在介绍一个多元化的本科生和应届毕业生的身体生物统计学作为一个充满活力的，至关重要的学科，提供了广泛的生物医学研究的基本工具，并提供了许多令人兴奋的职业选择。2.为学生提供生物统计分析，流行病学分析的基本原则的坚实基础，设计临床试验和统计遗传学的分析，使用创新和创造性的教学方法，并通过高度宣传和相关的例子。3.向本科生介绍SAS和R计算软件包，并提供技能，使他们能够自信地进行基本的统计分析，并使用NHLBI心脏，肺，血液和睡眠障碍研究的数据集解释统计软件包的输出。4.为了充分评估该计划，更新和修改基于反馈和自我评估的课程，并最终传播高质量，相关和全面的课程，可用于其他机构介绍本科生到生物统计学领域。5指导学生在他们的家乡机构的课程选择，提供职业咨询，建议和支持申请生物统计学或其他学科的研究生课程，并跟踪BU SIBS的毕业生，以记录该计划的短期和长期有效性。为了实现这些目标，我们专注于四个具体的内容领域的计划：生物统计学，流行病学，临床试验的设计和分析，统计遗传学。对于每一个内容领域，我们将强调一个教学策略，将学生的积极学习与在线模块相结合，参与教学式教学和课堂讨论;来自特定学科的专家进行演讲和小组讨论，讨论利用特定技术并出现在媒体或最近的科学出版物中的例子;及时和真实的NHLBI数据集动手练习;访问场外地点，以满足从事生物统计研究的专业人士;和学生和教师之间的团队合作和同志情谊的精神。该方案迄今为止非常成功。在我们的第一年，我们收到了78份申请24个插槽。在过去的8年里，我们看到来自美国各地的申请人数增加了260%，这些学生的学习成绩优异（平均GPA=3.5），本科专业多样化。在每次会议开始时进行的调查中，学生表示不清楚生物统计学及其许多职业选择。在每一个为期六周的会议上，学生的热情和兴趣在该领域稳步增长，因为他们了解了第一手的生物统计学领域令人兴奋的选择。毕业生 的BU SIBS一致认为该计划将他们引入了他们从未想过可能的职业生涯。我们成功地保持稳定的联系，我们的学生超过90%从BU SIBS（2004-2011）完成通过2012年和超过74%的BU SIBS校友已经进入生物统计学研究生课程或在该领域的工作。目前完成本科学业的绝大多数BU SIBS学生正在申请生物统计学研究生课程或考虑该领域的就业机会。