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Building a Career in Clinical Research
EPI 227 Summer 2012 (0.5 unit)
Course Director: Mary Whooley, MD
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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Trainees will learn the nuts and bolts of working in a clinical research environment, including choosing a mentor, managing time, writing papers, obtaining grants, and getting promoted. Scholars also receive a broad introduction to different types of clinical research careers from leaders in academia, public health, government, non-profit foundations and the biotechnology industry. Trainees prepare a curriculum vitae in University of California format and develop a detailed career plan to review with their mentors. This course is directed toward clinical research fellows, although some of the topics may also be relevant for medical students or junior faculty.
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None
| FACULTY |
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| Director: |
Mary Whooley, MD
Phone: 415-750-2093
email: mary.whooley@ucsf.edu |
| Lecturers: |
Tomás Aragón, MD DrPH
Adjunct Professor
Tomas.aragon@sfdph.org |
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Hal Barron, MD
Associate Professor
barronh@gene.com |
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Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD PhD
Associate Professor
bibbinsk@medicine.ucsf.edu |
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Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH
Professor
sue.hellmann@ucsf.edu |
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Sandy Feng, MD PhD
Professor
Sandy.feng@ucsfmedctr.org |
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Laurence Huang, MD, MAS
Professor
lhuang@php.ucsf.edu |
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Steven Schroeder, MD
Professor
schroeder@medicine.ucsf.edu |
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Michael Shlipak, MD, MPH
Professor
Michael.shlipak@ucsf.edu |
| FORMAT |
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Content will be delivered through lectures and panel discussions. All sessions will be recorded and made available on the course website later in the day.
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Grades will be satisfactory/unsatisfactory. To achieve a satisfactory grade, students must:
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Attend lecture
- Complete assigned readings
- Prepare a UCSF-format curriculum vitae (guidelines on course website)
- Prepare a career plan (guidelines on course website)
- Meet with mentor to review CV and career plan
- Provide confirmation that mentor approves of the CV and career plan
For you to receive credit for the course, your mentor must send an email to Olivia@epi.ucsf.edu by no later than 5 PM on September 28, 2012, stating that s/he has reviewed your UCSF-formatted CV and written career plan with you. Olivia will reply to your mentor confirming that this email has been received. Please note that the CV and career plan themselves need not be turned in. The only documentation required for course credit is an email from the mentor stating that s/he has reviewed your CV and career plan with you. Please ask your mentor to cc you on this email. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that the mentor has emailed (and received confirmation from) Olivia.
Students who satisfactorily pass all course requirements will receive a Certificate of Course Completion.
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