Atlanta Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics

描述（由申请人提供）： 拟议的培训计划旨在招募，激励和暴露定量经验丰富的本科生到生物统计学领域，并添加到上一轮SIBS计划资助的成功计划的集合。拟议中的以亚特兰大为基础的计划侧重于发展生物统计概念，以激励生物统计技能，在许多现有的学位课程中，用于培训卫生专业人员（而不是本科生）使用特定的一套生物统计技能，从一套预先存在的概念和生物医学研究的经验。我们不会忽视统计技能的培训，而是使用概念来激发技能，并保持对基础医学应用的关注。因此，我们使用计算机软件来实现和说明的概念，并从实际的数据集（疣和所有）得出实质性的结论，从而培训参与者使用基本的概念，以推动他们寻找适当的技能解决医学研究问题，而不是修改一个基本的医学问题，以适应一套静态的生物统计技能。具体施舍：通过拟议的暑期研究所和获奖的入门教师和活跃的生物统计和医学研究人员的动态集合，我们的目标是：1。通过例子证明生物统计学是一个具有挑战性和协作性的学科，对医学研究中的适当设计，实施和分析至关重要; 2。让参与者了解关键的生物统计概念、应用程序和软件; 3.为参与者提供数据分析，统计软件，合作研究，科学写作和科学演示的实践经验;以及4.为参与者提供接触经验丰富的NIH资助的生物医学研究人员在各种领域和设置。相关性：该培训计划每年通过为期六周的教学，实验室，项目和实地考察课程，从定量和计算研究领域向生物统计学领域介绍20名本科生，最终目的是提高他们对研究生学习和未来职业的兴趣和参与生物统计学。(End摘要）

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed training program aims to recruit, motivate, and expose quantitatively experienced undergraduate students to the field of Biostatistics, and to add to the collection of successful programs funded under the previous round ofthe SIBS program. The proposed Atlanta-based program focuses on developing biostatistical concepts to motivate biostatistical skills, in constrast to many existing degree programs for training health professionals (rather than undergraduate students) in the use of particular set of biostastistical skills building from a pre-existing set of concepts and experiences in biomedical research. We do not ignore training in statistical skills, but use concepts to motivate skills and maintain focus on the underiying medical applications. As a result, we use computer software to implement and illustrate the concepts and to derive substantive conclusions from actual data sets (warts and all) thereby training participants to use underlying concepts to drive their search for appropriate skills addressing medical research questions rather than modify an underlying medical question to fit a static set of biostatistical skills. Specific Alms: Through the proposed summer institute and a dynamic collection of award-winning introductory instructors and active biostatistical and medical researchers, we aim to: 1. demonstrate by example that Biostatistics is a challenging and collaborative discipline essential to the proper design, conduct, and analysis in medical research; 2. expose participants to key biostatistical concepts, applications, and software; 3. provide participants with hands-on experience with data analysis, statistical software, collaborative research, scientific writing, and scientific presentation; and 4. provide participants with exposure to experienced NIH-funded biomedical researchers in a variety of fields and settings. RELEVANCE: The training program introduces 20 undergraduate students each year from quantitative and computational fields of study to the area of Biostatistics through a six-week course of instruction, labs, projects, and field trips, with the ultimate aim of increasing their interest and participation in graduate study and future careers in Biostatistics. (End of Abstract)