Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Training Program
Abstract
The goal of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Training Program (IBCTP) is to educate and train predoctoral students in a multidisciplinary environment with a focus on breast cancer research. The aims are to l)recruit predoctoral trainees to the Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Training program; 2) assure that predoctoral trainees obtain a broad-based breast cancer education and carry out interdisciplinary breast cancer research; 3)administer this program with sufficient oversight to ensure high-quality education and training, efficient completion of degree requirements, and productive research careers. For academic year 2003-2004, we recruited 3 new students, resulting in a total of 9 students in the IBCTP. The previous 6 students are in good academic standing. The IBCTP hosted 9 scientists to present seminars on cancer related research and to talk to the predoctoral trainees. The Breast Cancer Causation and Regulation course and Breast Cancer Journal Club reveived "very good" evaluations. One second year student and mentor submitted and received a Susan Komen predoctoral award for breast cancer research, and two new research grants were awarded to faculty, in part, because of student data used in the preparation of the grant applications. Five abstracts/presentations were made by 3 students at breast cancer related scientific meetings.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA421736
Entities
People
- Coral A. Lamartiniere
Organizations
- University of Alabama