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Strom BL, Kelly TO, Norman SA, et al. The Master of Science in clinical epidemiology degree program of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania: a model for clinical research training. 2012;87:74-80doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823ab5c2.
Strom, B. L., Kelly, T. O., Norman, S. A., Farrar, J. T., Kimmel, S. E., Lautenbach, E., & Feldman, H. I. (2012). The Master of Science in clinical epidemiology degree program of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania: a model for clinical research training. 8774-80. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823ab5c2
Strom, B L, et al. "The Master of Science in clinical epidemiology degree program of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania: a model for clinical research training." vol. 87 (2012): 74-80. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823ab5c2
Strom BL, Kelly TO, Norman SA, Farrar JT, Kimmel SE, Lautenbach E, Feldman HI. The Master of Science in clinical epidemiology degree program of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania: a model for clinical research training. 2012;87:74-80. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823ab5c2. UIID-AD: 2896.
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2012;87:74-80. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823ab5c2.

The Master of Science in clinical epidemiology degree program of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania: a model for clinical research training.

B L Strom, T O Kelly, S A Norman, J T Farrar, S E Kimmel, E Lautenbach, H I Feldman

UIID-AD: 2896 DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823ab5c2

Abstract

An innovative training program to provide clinical research training for clinicians was created in 1979 at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, now the Perelman School of Medicine. The program's principal and continuing aim is to provide trainees mentored experiences and the training needed to become skilled independent investigators able to conduct clinical research and develop academic careers as independent clinical investigators.The authors identify the vision that led to the creation of the master of science in clinical epidemiology (MSCE) degree program and describe today's training program, including administration, oversight, participating faculty, and trainees. They also describe the program's core curriculum, elective options, seminars on ongoing research, training in the responsible conduct of research, professional development activities, and the development and completion of a closely mentored clinical research project.Approximately 35 new trainees enter the two- to three-year program annually. Funding is provided primarily by National Institutes of Health-funded training programs and supplemented by private industry, private foundations, and employee-based benefits. More than 500 individuals have received or are currently receiving training through the MSCE program. A large percentage of former trainees maintain full-time positions in academic medicine today.The authors identify some challenges that have been met and insights regarding funding, faculty, trainees, and curriculum. Ongoing challenges include recruiting trainees from some selected highly paid, procedure-oriented specialties, maintaining sufficient mentors for the continually increasing numbers of trainees, and distinguishing applicants who truly desire a primary research career from others.

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