Boston University Summer Institute in Biostatistics

波士顿大学生物统计学暑期学院

• 批准号: 8601199
• 负责人: ANITA L DESTEFANO
• 金额: $ 26.05万
• 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/8601199
• 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 Diseases; Hematological Disease; Home environment; Industry; Institutes; Institution; Jackson Heart Study; 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) 提出了一项名为“波士顿大学生物统计学夏季培训学院 (BU SIBS)”的为期六周的密集课程，该课程基于全面的课程，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，旨在让美国各地的本科生和应届毕业生对生物统计学领域的许多令人兴奋的机会感兴趣。课程严谨，并穿插了强调生物统计学相关性的当前示例。我们的教师对这个项目充满热情并致力于该项目，我们的外部发言人小组也是如此，他们是来自学术界和工业界的执业生物统计学家和流行病学家，以及从事重要的高度公开研究的医师研究人员，例如国家心肺血液研究所 (NHLBI) 资助的弗雷明汉心脏研究 (FHS) 和杰克逊心脏研究 (JHS)。在波士顿大学强有力的机构支持下，我们提出了一个基础设施来支持项目期间学生生活的各个方面。 2003 年，波士顿大学 (BU) 是获得 NHLBI 资助的三个机构之一，该项目开展了为期六周的生物统计学强化培训项目，旨在激发本科生对该领域许多令人兴奋的机会的兴趣 (T15 HL075881)。 2006年，该计划又持续了三年。 2009 年，我们有幸成为获得资金以继续该计划三年的八个地点之一 (T15 HL097791)。截至本申请之日，从 2004 年 6 月和 7 月到 2011 年，已经完成了 8 期课程，第 9 期课程计划于 2012 年 6 月 11 日至 7 月 20 日举行。 BU SIBS 在 2013 年、2014 年和 2105 年夏季的具体目标是： 1. 运行一个互动项目，旨在向不同的本科生和应届毕业生介绍生物统计学。作为一门充满活力、极其重要的学科，它提供了 广泛的生物医学研究的基本工具，并提供许多令人兴奋的职业选择。 2. 通过创新和创造性的教学方法，通过广为人知的相关实例，为学生提供生物统计分析、流行病学分析的基本原理、设计临床试验和统计遗传学分析的坚实基础。 3. 向本科生介绍 SAS 和 R 计算包，并提供技能，使他们能够自信地进行基本统计分析，并使用 NHLBI 对心脏、肺、血液和睡眠障碍研究提供的数据集解释统计包的输出。 4. 充分评估项目，根据反馈和自我评估更新和修改课程，最终传播高质量、相关且全面的课程，可在其他机构使用，将本科生引入生物统计学领域。 5 指导学生在其所在院校的课程选择，为申请生物统计学或其他学科的研究生课程提供职业咨询、建议和支持，并跟踪 BU SIBS 的毕业生以记录该课程的短期和长期有效性。为了实现这些目标，我们将该计划的重点放在四个具体内容领域：生物统计学、流行病学、临床试验的设计和分析以及统计遗传学。对于每个内容领域，我们将强调一种教学策略，将学生的主动学习与在线模块、说教式教学和课堂讨论相结合；来自特定学科的专家的演讲和小组讨论，讨论使用特定技术并出现在媒体或最近的科学出版物中的示例；利用 NHLBI 数据集进行及时、真实的实践练习；访问异地地点，会见从事生物统计研究的专业人员；以及学生和教师之间的团队合作精神和友爱精神。该计划迄今为止非常成功。第一年，我们收到了 24 个名额的 78 份申请。 8 年来，来自美国各地的学业成绩优异（平均 GPA=3.5）且本科专业多样化的学生申请数量增加了 260%。在每节课程开始时进行的调查中，学生们表示对生物统计学及其众多职业选择不清楚。在每期为期六周的课程中，学生们在亲身了解生物统计学领域令人兴奋的选择时，对该领域的热情和兴趣稳步增长。毕业生 BU SIBS 的学生一致认为，该项目将他们带入了他们从未想过的职业生涯。从完成 BU SIBS（2004-2011 年）到 2012 年，我们成功地与超过 90% 的学生保持稳定的联系，超过 74% 的 BU SIBS 校友要么进入了生物统计学研究生课程，要么在该领域找到了工作。目前完成本科学业的 BU SIBS 学生绝大多数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。