Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一个更新的应用程序，今年夏天在癌症流行病学研究培训计划的MPH学生6-10年。这是一个由学术驱动的计划，包括预备核心课程，新的短期模块化课程，特殊研究，以及在国外和美国少数民族人群中为期4个月的夏季实地研究经验，很少有癌症流行病学家拥有在种族多元化环境中实施研究的技能和经验，无论是在其他国家还是在这个国家的移民人口中。我们的教师和实地合作者有经验，提供新课程的课程教学以及专家实地指导。这次更新的一个新的补充是开发3个新的教育模块，用于学习数据采集，流行病学亚专业和癌症流行病学测量。此外，我们正在扩大我们的第一年博士生的资格。 此更新应用程序的目的是继续教育计划的发展，以激励和教育流行病学MPH学生追求职业生涯中的癌症流行病学研究在特殊人群中。为实现这一目标，提出了以下具体目标： 1. 招募和选择第一年的硕士和博士生，以填补50个在5年的补助金期间的夏季职位。这些职位每年夏季分配10个。 2. 保持和加强支持核心课程在春季和秋季学期毗邻他们的夏季实地研究经验，我们已经在当前的补助金周期开发。这个支持课程为学生在特殊人群中的癌症流行病学夏季实地研究经验做好准备。这次更新的一个新创新是开发了3个新的教育模块，用于学习癌症流行病学的测量，现场数据采集和流行病学亚专业。 3. 维持和增加在过去4年开发的UM-SPH/癌症中心教师导师的池。 4. 维持和加强癌症流行病学教育委员会的审查和监督职能。 5. 维护和加强过程和结果评估，长期跟踪，并将该计划传播到美国的其他教育机构。 该计划将继续将特殊人群中的癌症流行病学定义为流行病学领域学生的未来职业学科。我们在当前补助金期间的评估显示，我们的毕业生的生产力水平很高，特别是在他们的出版物和职业方向。该计划的实施将提供在特殊人群中开展癌症流行病学研究所需的熟练专业人员的来源。我们将继续我们的传播合作伙伴战略，以其他美国学术中心有兴趣建立类似的教育计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a renewal application for years 6-10 of this summer research training program in Cancer Epidemiology for MPH students. This is a curriculum-driven program that includes preparatory core courses, new short modular courses, special studies, and a 4-month summer field research experience in foreign countries and among minority populations in the U.S. There are few cancer epidemiologists who have the skills and experience to implement studies in ethnically diverse settings, whether in other countries or among migrant populations in this country. Our faculty and field collaborators have the experience to provide course instruction in the new curriculum as well as expert field mentorship. A new addition for this renewal is development of 3 new educational modules for learning data capturing, epidemiology subspecialties, and measurements in cancer epidemiology. Also, we are expanding the eligibility to our first-year PhD students. The objective of this renewal application is to continue the development of an educational program to motivate and educate epidemiology MPH students to pursue careers in cancer epidemiology research in special populations. To achieve this objective, the following specific aims are proposed: 1. Recruit and select first-year master and PhD students to fill 50 stipended summer positions during the 5-year grant period. These positions are distributed as 10 positions per summer. 2. Maintain and enhance the supporting core curriculum in the spring and fall semesters adjacent to their summer field research experience that we have developed in the current grant cycle. This supporting curriculum prepares students for summer field research experiences in cancer epidemiology in special populations. A new innovation for this renewal is development of 3 new educational modules for learning measurements in cancer epidemiology, data capturing in the field, and epidemiology subspecialties. 3. Maintain and increase the pool of UM-SPH/Cancer Center faculty mentors developed in the past 4 years. 4. Maintain and enhance review and oversight functions of a Cancer Epidemiology Education Committee. 5. Maintain and enhance the process and outcome evaluation, long-term tracking, and dissemination of the program to other educational institutions in the U.S. This program will continue to define cancer epidemiology in special populations as a future career discipline for students in the field of epidemiology. Our evaluation in the current grant period shows a high level of productivity for our graduates, particularly in their publications and their career directions. The implementation of this program will provide a source of skilled professionals needed to carry out cancer epidemiology research in special populations. We will continue our dissemination partner strategy to other U.S. academic centers interested in instituting similar educational programs.