This is a renewal application for years 11-15 of this summer research training program in Cancer Epidemiology for public health graduate students. This is a 4-month summer field research experience in foreign countries and among minority populations in the U.S. There are few cancer epidemiologists who have the skills and experience to implement studies in ethnically diverse settings, whether in other countries or among migrant and minority populations in this country. Our faculty and field collaborators have the experience to provide expert field research training and mentorship. The objective of this proposal is to continue developing and implementing a summer research program to prepare graduate students from accredited U.S. schools and programs of public health in the field of cancer epidemiology in special populations. A new feature of this renewal application is increasing the number of annual positions from 10 to 15. To achieve this objective, the following specific aims are proposed: 1. Recruit and select first-year MPH and PhD students to fill 15 positions during each year of the 5-year grant renewal period. 2. Maintain and enhance the infrastructure developed in the past 9 years that supports students in summer field research experiences in cancer epidemiology in special populations. A new innovation in this renewal will be the development of a new 2-day session on career development and employment in the last week of the summer research experience. 3. Maintain and increase the pool of UNMC-COPH/Cancer Center faculty mentors and off-campus field site research mentors developed in the past 9 years. 4. Maintain and enhance review and oversight functions of a Cancer Epidemiology Research Training Advisory Committee. 5. Maintain and enhance the process and outcome evaluation and long-term tracking. This program will continue to define cancer epidemiology in special populations as a future career discipline for students in the field of epidemiology. Our evaluation shows a high level of productivity for our graduates, particularly in their publications and their career directions. The successful implementation of this program will continue to provide a source of skilled professionals needed to carry out cancer epidemiology research in special populations.

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This is a renewal application for years 11-15 of this summer research training program in Cancer Epidemiology for public health graduate students. This is a 4-month summer field research experience in foreign countries and among minority populations in the U.S. Our evaluation in the current grant period shows a high level of productivity for our graduates, particularly in their publications and their career directions. The implementation of this program will provide a source of skilled professionals needed to carry out cancer epidemiology research in special populations.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Education Projects (R25)
Project #
5R25CA112383-14
Application #
9550917
Study Section
Subcommittee I - Transistion to Independence (NCI)
Program Officer
Korczak, Jeannette F
Project Start
2018-01-01
Project End
2021-08-31
Budget Start
2018-09-01
Budget End
2019-08-31
Support Year
14
Fiscal Year
2018
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
City College of New York
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
603503991
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10036
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Xu, Kerui; Liu, Li-Ming; Farazi, Paraskevi A et al. (2018) Adherence and perceived barriers to oral antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B. Glob Health Action 11:1433987
Le, Lynne; Schairer, Catherine; Hablas, Ahmed et al. (2017) Reliability of medical records in diagnosing inflammatory breast cancer in Egypt. BMC Res Notes 10:126
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Compaore, Salomon; Ouedraogo, Charlemagne M R; Koanda, Seni et al. (2016) Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening in Burkina Faso: Needs for Patient and Professional Education. J Cancer Educ 31:760-766
Rieke, Katherine; Boilesen, Eugene; Lydiatt, William et al. (2016) Population-based retrospective study to investigate preexisting and new depression diagnosis among head and neck cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiol 43:42-8
Campbell, Julee A; Soliman, Amr S; Kahesa, Crispin et al. (2016) Changing Patterns of lung, liver, and head and neck non-AIDS-defining cancers relative to HIV status in Tanzania between 2002-2014. Infect Agent Cancer 11:58
Smith, Teresa M; Dunton, Genevieve F; Pinard, Courtney A et al. (2016) Factors influencing food preparation behaviours: findings from focus groups with Mexican-American mothers in southern California. Public Health Nutr 19:841-50
Lovgren, Kathleen; Soliman, Amr S; Ngoma, Twalib et al. (2016) Characteristics and geographic distribution of HIV-positive women diagnosed with cervical cancer in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Int J STD AIDS 27:1049-1056
Nelson, Stephanie; Kim, Jungyoon; Wilson, Fernando A et al. (2016) Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment for Cervical Cancer in Tanzania: Implications for other Sub-Saharan African Countries. Value Health Reg Issues 10:1-6

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