Overview of the Training Program

Summer Intensive Program Plan

The training year for first and second year cohorts begins on May 1 starting with a  four-month UM Intensive program. Training activities during the intensive include course instruction, individual mentoring, and combined cohort activities. Trainees also work with their UM mentors to gain experience and skill in methods and technologies. Trainees present an update on their progress at the end of the first summer and a scientific review of their project at the end of their second summer.

OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES

 Semester Year 1 Year 2
Spring/Summer  Integrating Research Seminar 

Format: peer-led discussions, proposal workshopping, faculty presentations

Duration: entire semester

Frequency: bi-weekly, 1.5 hours

Instructors: Kahle, Potempa, Singha-Dong

Credits: None

CREDIT COURSE, RESEARCH METHODSPART I: Introduction to Health Research Framework, Methods, and Tools

 

PART II: Interventions

·       Development of Evidence-based Intervention

·       Randomized Control Trials

·       Implementation Science for Interventions

Format: Didactic, class discussions

Duration: 15 weeks

Frequency: MW, 2 hours

Instructors: Kahle, Singha-Dong, Darwish, Stoddard, Patil, Larson, Blok

Credits: 3

CREDIT COURSE, RESEARCH METHODSPART 1: Advanced Research Methods

·       Advanced Statistical Methods

·       Research Using Mixed Methods

·       Causal Modeling

PART II: Additional Topics in Ethical Research for Proposal Development

 

Format: Didactic, class discussions

Duration: 15 weeks

Frequency: TTH, 1.5 hours

Instructors: Kahle, Darwish, Blok

Credits: 3

Scientific Literature Reviews 

Format: Seminar/workshop
Duration:
2 weeks

Frequency: 2 hours over 2 days

Instructors: Library Instructionalists

Credit: None

Proposal Development Seminar 

Format: Workshop, class discussions, peer reviews

Duration: entire semester

Frequency: bi-weekly, 2 hours

Instructors: Potempa

Credits: None

CREDIT COURSE, RESEARCH METHODSEthical Conduct of Research and Reproducibility of Research

 

Format: didactic, class discussions, case studies

Duration: 2 weeks

Frequency: TTH, 2 hours

Instructors: Kahle

Credit: 1

Introduction to Using R for Statistical Analysis 

Format: Workshop/seminar

Duration: 3 days

Frequency: MTW, 3 hours

Instructors: Kahle, Dinov

Credit: None

Fall Integrating Research Seminar 

Duration: entire semester

Frequency: bi-weekly, 1.5 hours

Instructors: Kahle, Singha-Dong

Credits: None

Data Science Methods Using RFormat: Asynchronous, remote

Duration: entire semester

Frequency: TBD

Instructors: Kahle, Dinov, Davis

Credits: 0-3

Winter Integrating Research Seminar 

Duration: entire semester

Frequency: bi-weekly, 1.5 hours

Instructors: Kahle, Singha-Dong

Credits: None

Advanced EpidemiologyFormat: Asynchronous, remote

Duration: entire semester

Frequency: MW, 1.5 hours

Instructors: Kahle

Credits: 0-3