Master's Program in Patient-Oriented Research

描述（由申请人提供）： 该申请要求为为期两年的以患者为导向的研究（POR）教学培训项目提供新的资金，该项目由哥伦比亚大学梅尔曼公共卫生学院和内科医生与外科医生学院的教师指导。 成功完成培训后，您将获得生物统计学理学硕士学位，以患者为导向的研究轨道。 POR轨道正式联合并充分利用医学和公共卫生学院的培训能力，以增加临床研究领域的培训机会。 目前提案的总体目标是保持和加强这一强大的，基础广泛的教学计划，为年轻的研究人员在学术医学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年来开发和实施的成功POR计划;（2）继续对计划毕业生进行长期随访，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）利用项目毕业生和当前候选人的详细调查和焦点小组数据来确定当前课程中需要改进的领域;及（4）与现有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，就研究建议提供意见，参加工作坊，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是尽可能有效地使毕业生成功地竞争，独立研究经费。 我们的应用程序提供了一个详细的审查过去和现在的学员和他们的成就，以确认该计划的有效性。 我们还强调了需要改进的地方，并提出了修改课程的具体计划。 邮差学校，内科医生和外科医生学院，和纽约长老会医院已承诺继续支持12名学生/年全额学费奖学金，以确保每年有一个特殊的申请人池，重申了他们对该计划的特殊承诺。

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.