Engaging, Inspiring, and Preparing the Next Generation of Biostatisticians

吸引、激励和培养下一代生物统计学家

• 批准号: 7754969
• 负责人: MARIE DAVIDIAN
• 金额: $ 24.42万
• 依托单位: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
• 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 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7754969
• 关键词: Address; Area; Attention; Award; Biometry; Clinical; Clinical Research; Clinical Trials; Clinical and Translational Science Awards; Computer software; Conceptions; Data; Data Analyses; Data Set; Development; Elements; Enrollment; Environment; Epidemiologic Studies; Evaluation; Evidence Based Medicine; Faculty; Foundations; Future; Genetic; Genomics; Health Sciences; Institutes; Institution; Joints; Laboratories; Methodology; Modeling; Names; National Center for Research Resources; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; North Carolina; Observational Study; Participant; Play; Policies; Positioning Attribute; Principal Investigator; Program Effectiveness; Qualifying; Recruitment Activity; Research Institute; Research Personnel; Resources; Role; Schools; Students; Training; Universities; abstracting; career; design; experience; health science research; high school; instructor; lectures; meetings; multidisciplinary; next generation; programs; public health research; research study; skills; statistics; success

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Biostatisticians play a critical role in health sciences research. Statistical principles are the foundation for the design, conduct, and analysis of clinical trials and epidemiological studies, for regulatory policy, and for the conception of laboratory experiments, reflecting the importance of biostatisticians in all aspects of biomedical and public health research. Advances in genetics and genomics; the increasing emphasis on evidence based medicine; and the ability to collect, store, and analyze massive amounts of data highlight the need for skilled biostatisticians who can collaborate with health sciences professionals and develop new methodology to meet these challenges. Indeed, the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) initiative will require adequate biostatistical support. Despite the essential role biostatisticians play in the nation's health sciences research enterprise, US Citizens and Permanent Residents are not pursuing the graduate training in biostatistics in the numbers required to address the need. Quantitatively talented undergraduates have a variety of career options competing with biostatistics, and many are unaware of the existence of this field and the opportunities it presents. The six week summer program proposed in this application, to be held in the summers of 2010-12, will enroll up to 25 such participants from across the nation and, through lectures, field trips, and opportunities to analyze data from real health sciences studies using statistical software, introduce them to biostatistics and the myriad opportunities it offers and inspire them to pursue graduate training. The program will draw upon the considerable and complementary resources of North Carolina State University's Department of Statistics and Duke Clinical Research Institute to provide participants with an unparalleled view of the field, including award-winning undergraduate instructors, internationally known methodological and clinical researchers, and a local area rich in opportunities to showcase biostatistical careers. Special efforts will be made to enroll participants from underrepresented groups. Participants will be followed after completion, and the numbers attending graduate school and pursuing biostatistics careers will be documented. RELEVANCE Biostatisticians with advanced training play a critical role in the teams that conduct health sciences research; however, there is a shortage of US citizens going to graduate school in biostatistics. This six week summer program will enroll up to 25 such participants from across the nation in the summers of 2010-12 and expose them to the opportunities presented by careers in biostatistics, inspiring them to seek graduate training. (End of Abstract)

描述（由申请人提供）： 生物统计学家在健康科学研究中起着至关重要的作用。统计原理是临床试验和流行病学研究，监管政策以及实验室实验概念的设计，行为和分析的基础，反映了生物统计学家在生物医学和公共卫生研究的各个方面的重要性。遗传学和基因组学的进步；越来越强调基于证据的医学；并且能够收集，存储和分析大量数据的能力突出了可以与健康科学专业人员合作并开发新方法来应对这些挑战的熟练生物统计学家的需求。确实，临床和转化科学奖（CTSA）倡议将需要足够的生物统计支持。尽管生物统计学家在美国健康科学研究企业中发挥了重要作用，但美国公民和永久居民并未以解决需求所需的数量进行生物统计学研究生培训。定量才华横溢的本科生与生物统计学竞争各种职业选择，许多人不知道该领域的存在及其提供的机会。本申请中提出的为期六周的夏季计划将在2010 - 12年的夏季举行，将在全国范围内招收多达25名此类参与者，并通过讲座，实地考察和机会使用统计软件分析来自真实健康科学研究的数据，向他们介绍他们为生物统计学介绍，并为他们提供并启发他们从事培训的无数机会。该计划将借鉴北卡罗来纳州立大学统计系和杜克临床研究所的可观和互补资源，为参与者提供无与伦比的领域观点，包括屡获殊荣的本科生讲师，国际知名的方法论和临床研究人员，以及在当地有丰富的富裕机会来展示生物统计学家的机会。将做出特别的努力，以招募代表性不足的团体的参与者。完成后，将遵循参与者，并记录参加研究生院并从事生物统计学职业的人数。与高级培训的相关生物统计学家在进行健康科学研究的团队中起着至关重要的作用；但是，美国公民将缺乏生物统计学研究生院。这个六周的夏季计划将在2010 - 12年度的夏季最多注册来自全国各地的25个此类参与者，并将他们暴露于生物统计学职业生涯中带来的机会，激发他们寻求研究生培训。 （抽象的结尾）