Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship (CRF) Program for Medical Students

Curriculum

This dynamic program is designed to adhere to a rigorous structure, yet maintain flexibility to accommodate diverse students and their interests and give them the opportunity to avail themselves of the vast resources – human and scientific – the medical center has to offer. This program includes both research and didactic components. The majority of time will be spent performing research in an area of your choice and under the guidance of a mentor which you will choose after entering the program (see mentors). The coursework in the didactic component is part of an ongoing Clinical Research Training Program at Mount Sinai. Courses are available from the MPH. K30, and Masters in Clinical Research programs. Courses are attended by fellows in other medical programs thus providing an interactive and supportive learning environment. Presentations by each of your preceptors on their work and career-path discussions with other clinician scientists, particularly women, are scheduled throughout the year as informal bag lunch sessions.

Some of the available courses are*

• Clinical Research and Policy Evaluation
• Introduction to Biostatistics
• Introduction to Epidemiology
• Multivariable Methods
• Culture, Illness and Community Health Outcomes
• Behavioral Medicine
• Responsible Conduct of Research
• Clinical Investigation for the Translational Scientist

*Following completion of coursework taken for credit, students may be eligible for credit and receive a transcript. Mount Sinai students may not receive elective credit during the fellowship year.

Additional activities include

• Clinician-scientist career-path luncheons
• Meet the preceptor discussions
• Sessions on proposal writing and poster preparation
• Grant writing workshops

Doris Duke Student Presentations

Fall: Presentation of proposed research projects
Winter: Work in progress talks
Spring: Final presentations