Student Orientation to Clinical & Population
Translational Sciences Program
Program Co-Directors:
Bob Byington, MPH, PhD (Epidemiology)
Kathryn E. Weaver, MPH, PhD (Social Sciences and Health Policy)
Program Coordinator: Tina Church (Administration)
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• Program and Course Overview
• 10:00 – Susan Pierce - Registration, Honor Code, etc.
• Building Emergency Procedures
• Administrative Details
• Break: Photographs and Tour of Floor
• Lunch and Faculty Meet & Greet
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• Program and Course Overview
• 10:00 – Susan Pierce - Registration, Honor Code, etc
• Building Emergency Procedures
• Administrative Details
• Break: Photographs and Tour of Floor
• Lunch and Faculty Meet & Greet
Introductions
• Name
• Background
• Research Interests
• Recent non-science media of interest (book, article,
v- or podcast, TV show, movie, etc.)
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• Program and Course Overview
• 10:00 – Susan Pierce - Registration, Honor Code,
etc
• Building Emergency Procedures
• Administrative Details
• Break: Photographs and Tour of Floor
• Lunch and Faculty Meet & Greet
Contacting Us
- Using this email helps us stay organized and track
communications
- Allows us to direct your questions to the right person
- Monitored daily
If you feel something is an emergency, it is best to contact
Tina directly at [email protected]. Tina knows
how to reach Kate & Bob at any given time.
Requirements
• Graduate School Bulletin
graduate.wfu.edu/bulletin.html
• CPTS web presence
• www.phs.wakehealth.edu/public/edu.cfm?
• Includes link to Program Handbook, which
contains: Program Details; Required
Coursework and Course Descriptions; and
Thesis details
• Policies and procedures specific to our program
take precedence over Graduate School
Program Goals
• Provide students with the skills necessary to:
• translate discoveries generated during laboratory
research to human populations
• conduct research aimed at enhancing the adoption
of best practices in health care settings and the
community
• function in multidisciplinary teams that will conduct
the translational research of the future
Program Competencies 1
• Develop meaningful and feasible research
questions based on literature review and appropriate
biological and psychosocial conceptual frameworks.
• Design and implement studies to answer
research questions, with appropriate balancing of
competing considerations involved in decisions about study
design; participant sampling and recruitment; and approaches
to data collection.
• Perform and interpret statistical analyses based on a foundation of statistical literacy, with graduates able
to perform basic analyses on their own and prepared to
collaborate with statisticians for more complex analyses.
Program Competencies 2
• Conduct research in a responsible and
ethical manner.
• Communicate scientific concepts orally and
in writing, including through grant applications, protocols,
manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations.
• Collaborate productively in the context of
multidisciplinary scientific teams comprised of basic, clinical,
and population scientists.
Program Structure
• Formal coursework for one year
• Courses held on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Thesis
• Apply knowledge and skills obtained during
coursework
• Publishable quality
• Closely aligned with the student’s interests and
career objectives
• Graduates receive a Master of Science (MS) in
Clinical and Population Translational Sciences
Formal Coursework
Fall (11 hours total) Spring (12 hours total) Summer (6 hours total)
Epidemiology
Introduction to Statistics
Conceptual
Foundations of
Community and Health
Services Research
Ethics & Responsibility
in CPTS I
Clinical Trial Methods
Applied Linear Models
Research Design and
Measurement Methods
for Community and
Health Services
Research
Ethics & Responsibility
in CPTS II
Research Grant
Preparation
Research (with Mentor)
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT STATISTICS
• SAS should be installed on your laptop
• Academic Computing has made JMP 11.2 (a SAS
inteface) available
Resources
Graduate School web page for students:
graduate.wfu.edu/students/
Course-specific materials:
ewake.wakehealth.edu
Registration:
graduate.wfu.edu/students/bg_registration.html
Registrar:
Susan Pierce ([email protected])
DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS?
Advising
• Coursework year
• Co-Directors (Kate & Bob)
• Faculty mentor (often a fellowship director)
• Thesis year(s)
• Thesis mentor
• Thesis committee biostatistician
• Thesis committee members
• Clinical/population topic area expert
• Research expert
Thesis Progression
• Immediately: Begin developing idea(s)
• Occasional mentor meeting to discuss
• Use topic area in coursework
• Fall 2014: Form thesis committee; develop and
receive approval for thesis proposal
• Fall 2014 onward: Conduct analyses and write
thesis
• When ready: Oral defense of thesis
Program-Specific Thesis Policy
• Must demonstrate thesis progress each semester
per thesis mentor and program co-directors
• Final thesis submitted and defended within 2 years
of completing coursework (3 years from
matriculation)
• Opportunity to request two one-year extensions
from program co-directors
• Requires explanation of delay
• Specific plans for completing thesis
Honor Code
Found at:
graduate.wfu.edu/docs/academics/HonorCode.pdf
We take this code seriously and turn any suspicions of
violation(s) over to the Honor Code Panel for
investigation and adjudication.
Susan will ask you to attest to your acceptance of this
code by signing a form.
Ethical Standards in Research
• WFUHS policy:
• http://www.wfubmc.edu/OR/IC/IC_Ethical-
Standards-in-Research.htm
• Covers students in proposing, performing or
reviewing research
• Forbids:
• Fabrication (making up data/results and
recording/reporting them)
• Falsification (manipulating methods so research
not accurately represented in research record)
• Plagiarism (appropriation of another person’s work
without giving appropriate credit)
Collaboration versus Own Work
• Collaboration accepted and expected for non-
evaluative situations
• Improves learning and develops a number of
relevant skills
• Own work required for evaluative situations
• If unclear about what is acceptable, consult course
instructor or one of the program co-directors
DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS?
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• Program and Course Overview
• Building Emergency Procedures
• 10:00 – Susan Pierce - Registration, Honor Code,
etc
• Administrative Details
• Break: Photographs and Tour of Floor
• Lunch and Faculty Meet & Greet
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• Program and Course Overview
• Building Emergency Procedures
• 10:00 – Susan Pierce - Registration, Honor Code,
etc
• Administrative Details
• Break: Photographs and Tour of Floor
• Lunch and Faculty Meet & Greet
Administrative Details
• Textbooks
• Laptops
• Parking
• eWake
• SAS installation
• Graduate Student Association representative
• Honor Code Panel representative (next year)
Fall 2014 Class Schedule
• Tu-Th 8 to 10 am = Epidemiology
• Ronny Bell
• Tu 10:15 am to 12:15 pm = Conceptual Foundations
• Capri Foy & Doug Easterling
• Tu 12:45 to 1:45 pm = Ethics & Responsibility
• Nancy King
• Tu-Th 2:00 to 4:00 pm = Statistics
• Bev Snively
Dining/Beverage Options
Brioche Doree
• http://www.briochedoree.us/files/menu_brioche_en_locations.
• Across the street in Biotech Place
• Sandwiches, salads, soup, coffee drinks, adult beverages
• Open 7am to 3:30pm
• Soda and other vending machines on 5th floor
• Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, refrigerator, microwave,
toaster oven, soda vending in break rooms
Downtown Coffee Shops
• Krankies Coffee (free wifi)
• http://www.krankiescoffee.com/
• Washington Perk & Provisions (free wifi)
• http://washingtonperk.com/wp-
content/uploads/2011/02/WashPerkMenu.pdf
• Camino Bakery (free wifi)
• http://www.caminobakery.com
• The Legendary Goat Coffee House
• http://www.legendarygoat.com/
Quick/Take Out Dining Options Near Building
Mooney’s Mediterranean Café
• http://www.mooneysmedcafe.com/
Downtown Deli
• http://downtowndelicafe.com/
Jimmy John’s (online ordering available)
• https://online.jimmyjohns.com/#/delivery
Washington Perk & Provisions (free wifi)
• http://washingtonperk.com/wp-
content/uploads/2011/02/WashPerkMenu.pdf
Camino Bakery (vegetarian, free wifi)
• http://www.caminobakery.com/
Break
• Tour of Floor
• Photos
• Brief bio paragraph
Conclusion
• Thanks for your attention
• We are happy to have you here
• Lunch
• Meet & Greet with Public Health Sciences Faculty
and Staff
• Please contact us if you have questions, problems,
suggestions
• Directly if urgent (Tina best first contact)
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