New York

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

1300 Morris Park Ave
Bronx, NY 10461

Clinical Research Training Program

Department of Epidemiology and Population Health
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park
Belfer Building Room 1312
Bronx, NY 10461
http://www.aecom.yu.edu/crtp/
(718) 430-4187
crtp@aecom.yu.edu
Director: Ellie Schoenbaum, MD

Degree Offered
Master of Science Degree in Clinical Research Methods

Eligibility
A doctoral degree [While we anticipate most applicants will have clinical degrees (e.g., MD, DDS, DO), PhDs interested in clinical research should apply as well]; Strong interest in, and aptitude for, clinical research; Appointment (at fellow or faculty level) within an academic institution, for the 2 years of the program; A firm commitment from the trainee's department (Chair, Division Head, or Fellowship Director) that all necessary resources will be made to the Trainee. This includes time (including demonstrable reductions in clinical, teaching, and administrative responsibilities, as needed), space, and a computer.

Preferred (but not required) are candidates with research experience, and those who have identified a project and a mentor for his/her thesis research. Although not a requirement, preference is given to candidates with research experience, and those who have identified projects and mentors for their thesis research.

As for the Medical students, refer to: http://www.aecom.yu.edu/crtp/mdms_program.htm.

Duration
2 years

Thesis Requirement
The Thesis must represent the Scholar's own work. While clinical research is by its nature collaborative, the Scholar must be the leader of the research team. If the Thesis is written as a grant application, the Scholar's contribution must be that of the Principal Investigator. If the Thesis is written as a manuscript, the Scholar's contribution must be that of the first author. The Thesis project must involve data collection, or an original analysis of existing data.

In the event that sufficient data cannot be collected to support a complete data analysis, as in a journal manuscript, it should be used as pilot data for a research proposal. The Thesis project should be hypothesis-driven (e.g., Phase I drug studies are not acceptable). The Thesis must be a clinical research project, as defined by the NIH Director's Panel on Clinical Research (available at http://www.nih.gov/news/crp/97report/execsum.htm).

Goals
To have a productive career in clinical research

Columbia University

Mailman School of Public Health/Biostatistics
722 West 168th Street, R6
New York, NY 10032

Patient Oriented Research (POR) Track

Attention: Leslie McHale
Mailman School of Public Health/Biostatistics
722 West 168th Street, R6
New York, NY 10032
http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/biostat/programs/mspor.html
(212) 305-9398
lam76@columbia.edu
Director: Melissa D. Begg, ScD

Degree Offered
MS in Biostatistics

Eligibility
MD, DDS, DMD, DO, DC, ND, or DNSc

Duration
2 years

Thesis Requirement
Produce NIH-style grant. Candidates must present their research project in a group setting.

Goals
This program is designed to enable students to:

• Apply the basic tenets of research design and analysis for the purpose of critically reviewing research and programs in disciplines outside of biostatistics
• Differentiate between quantitative problems that can be addressed with standard methods and those requiring input from a professional biostatistician
• Discuss basic laboratory methods commonly used in patient oriented research

Clinical Research Methods (CRM) Track

Attention: Leslie McHale
Mailman School of Public Health/Biostatistics
722 West 168th Street, R6
New York, NY 10032
http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/biostat/programs/mscrm.html
(212) 305-9398
lam76@columbia.edu
Director: Melissa D. Begg, ScD

Degree Offered
MS in Biostatistics

Eligibility
Must hold PhD in a clinical discipline or public health

Duration
Flexible - as little as 1 year and as many as five years

Thesis Requirement
Produce article of publishable quality. Candidates must present their research project in a group setting.

Goals
This program is designed to enable students to:

• Apply the basic tenets of research design and analysis for the purpose of critically reviewing research and programs in disciplines outside of biostatistics
• Differentiate between quantitative problems that can be addressed with standard methods and those requiring input from a professional biostatistician
• Formulate and prepare a written statistical plan for analysis of public health research data that clearly reflects the research hypotheses of the proposal in a manner that resonates with both co-investigators and peer reviewers
• Prepare written summaries of quantitative analyses for journal publication, presentations at scientific meetings, grant applications, and review by regulatory agencies
• Identify the uses to which data management can be put in practical statistical analysis, including the establishment of standards for documentation, archiving, auditing, and confidentiality; guidelines for accessibility; security; structural issues; and data cleaning
• Differentiate between analytical and data management functions through knowledge of the role and functions of databases, different types of data storage, and the advantages and limitations of rigorous database systems in conjunction with statistical tools
• Describe the different types of database management systems, the ways these systems can provide data for analysis and interact with statistical software, and methods for evaluating technologies pertinent to both
• Assess database tools and the database functions of statistical software, with a view to explaining the impact of data management processes and procedures on their own research

The Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences

445 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021

Masters Program in Clinical Investigation

525 East 68th Street, F-2006, Box 149
New York, NY 10021
http://www.med.cornell.edu/clinicalresearch/
(212) 746-4745
ves2004@med.cornell.edu
Director: Julianne Imperato-McGinley, MD
jimperat@med.cornell.edu

Degree Offered
MS in Clinical Investigation

Eligibility
Senior residents, fellows, MDs (must be in final year of residency or fellowship training or in Cornell's special internal medicine or fellowship research pathway), MD/PhDs, PhDs, DDS, and DMD degree holders who are interested in or involved in clinical research. Medical students, other health care professionals involved in clinical research (those with BSN, MSN, DNSc degrees, physician assistants, and clinical research project coordinators) will also be considered.

Duration
2 years

Thesis Requirement
Mentored Clinical Research Project

Goals
This program was developed to provide future investigators with a strong foundation in the principles and skills in clinical investigation, with training that encompasses the entire spectrum of clinical research activities. At its conclusion, the Master's Degree Program will have trained students to become effective clinical scientists who can translate basic research to bedside care.

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine

1 Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029

Master of Science Program in Clinical Research

1 Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029
http://www.mssm.edu/crtp/
(212) 241-9650
janice.gabrilove@mssm.edu
Director: Janice Gabrilove

Degree Offered
MS in Clinical Research; working on putting together a PhD

Eligibility
Our Doris Duke students (medical students) take the K30 course; our Master's students are post graduate; we are working on starting a joint MD/Master's in Clinical Research Program next year.

Duration
2 years

Thesis Requirement
Yes

Goals
To become outstanding, academic peer review funded clinical investigators conducting clinical research in patient oriented research including behavioral medicine, outcomes research, epi, molecular epi, genetics or therapeutic/diagnostic studies

New York University School of Medicine

NYU Medical Center
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation

OBV CD 401
462 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
www.med.nyu.edu/clinicalinvestigation
(212) 263-3227
jaclyn.aperi@med.nyu.edu
Director: Bruce N. Cronstein, MD

Degree Offered
Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation

Eligibility

• A U.S. citizen or foreign national with a Visa permitting permanent U.S. residence
• A graduate from a school of medicine or osteopathy in the U.S. or Canada, or from a foreign medical school which meets the criteria of the Liaison Committee on Graduate Medical Education
• Board certified or eligible graduate of an accredited residency program

Duration
2 years

Thesis Requirement
No

Goals
The goal is to train clinician-scientists in the skills necessary to translate scientific discoveries to clinical settings.

University of Rochester

601 Elmwood Ave, Box 644
Rochester, NY 14642

Community & Preventive Medicine

601 Elmwood Ave, Box 644
Rochester, NY 14642
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/cpm/index.html
(585) 275-2191
pattie_kolomic@urmc.rochester.edu
Director: Thomas A. Pearson, MD, PHD, MPH

Degree Offered
MPH in Clinical Investigation

Eligibility
Medical students, residents, and fellows

Duration
2 years

Thesis Requirement
Essay that is manuscript ready

Goals
Skills and academics in preventive cardiology

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine

Elm and Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263-0001

Interdisciplinary Master of Science Program in the Biomedical and Oncological Sciences

Elm and Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263-0001
www.roswellpark.org/apply
(716) 845-8134
Craig.johnson@roswellpark.org
Director: Arthur M. Michalek, PhD, Senior Vice President for Education

Degrees Offered
MS, PhD

Eligibility
Medical students, residents, fellows

Duration
MS: 1.5 years
PhD: 4-5 years

Thesis Requirement
Yes

Goals
To become an MS- or PhD-trained cancer research physician

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Health Sciences Center
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8221

Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP)

Health Sciences Center
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8221
http://indigo.gcrc.sunysb.edu/
(631) 216-9004
marjorie.lundgren@stonybrook.edu
Director: Dr. Marie C. Gelato, MD, PhD

Degree Offered
Master of Public Health in Evaluative Sciences

Eligibility
Must be MD or PhD in Medicine or one of the Allied Sciences

Duration
2 years

Thesis Requirement
None

Goals
To become academic clinical researchers who are successful in obtaining independent funding from the NIH (K23 or R01)