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HSPH Summer Session
Trainees funded by or otherwise participating in the Research Training Program in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology may be expected to complete two or more courses in the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Summer Session.
Trainees may be required to take at least two courses in the HSPH's Summer Program for Clinical Effectiveness. Some trainees opt to complete the entire Clinical Effectiveness program, and still others go on to complete a Masters in Public Health (MPH). Individual trainees should discuss the various options with their mentor and Academic Advisor in deciding which option is best for them.
Please note that while waivers of certain courses or requirements may be obtained by documenting with the Academic Advisor previous completion of the same or an equivalent course, other (non-HSPH) courses are unlikely to be approved as substitutes for this requirement. Documentation of course completion must be filed with the program administrator.
Please refer to the table of Academic Requirements to determine whether courses in the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Summer Session are required or recommended for you. Confirmation of requirements should be made in consultation with your Academic Advisor.
Program in Clinical Effectiveness
The Program in Clinical Effectiveness is a joint program of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health. It is designed for clinicians seeking the quantitative and analytic skills needed for clinical research or interested in health care administration. The program begins with an intensive seven-week, 15-credit summer program, which contains summer-long core courses in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. All participants also select two half-summer courses from offerings in Current Issues in Health Policy, Decision Analysis in Clinical Research, Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Health: Health Care Delivery, Improving Quality in Health Care, Linear and Longitudinal Regression, Medical Informatics, Methods for Decision Making in Medicine, Research with Large Databases, and Survey of Methods and Applications in Health Services Research. These courses can be applied as credits to either a Master of Science degree or a Master of Public Health degree if trainees wish to complete the degree course requirements.
Summer Session for Public Health Studies
The Summer Session for Public Health Studies at Harvard School of Public Health is a program designed to provide quantitative and analytic skills required by Track II trainees. Pre-doctoral students, MDs, and PhDs whose prior training provides insufficient background for a career in patient-oriented/applied research in this track at required to complete two courses in this program. The Harvard Summer Session for Public Health Studies introduces students to the core areas of patient-oriented/applied research and public health in two intensive sessions. The courses are the same as those offered during the Program in Clinical Effectiveness and during the academic year for degree candidates, and are taught by Harvard faculty, but shortened from 8 weeks to 3 weeks. As a result, the sessions are intense, demanding the full-time attention of participants. Summer students attend one or two sessions in July and August. The curriculum includes courses in biostatistics, epidemiology, health care management, health policy, ethics, environmental health, and social and behavioral science. These courses are essential for evaluating clinical effectiveness in specialty medicine, and the practice of public health. Each course offers 2.5 credits, and the maximum recommended course load is 5 credits (two courses) per session. Summer Session participants include physicians in training (including preventive medicine residents, and medical students in an MD/MPH joint-degree program), candidates for a part-time MPH program, trainees requiring basic knowledge or patient-oriented research, public health professionals, primary care practitioners, and physicians engaged in the evaluation of health care delivery and management. As electives, some patient-oriented research trainees may continue to complete all courses offered, thereby completing the entire Program in Clinical Effectiveness and degree courses if applicable.
Trainees may be required to take at least two courses in the HSPH's Summer Program for Clinical Effectiveness. Some trainees opt to complete the entire Clinical Effectiveness program, and still others go on to complete a Masters in Public Health (MPH). Individual trainees should discuss the various options with their mentor and Academic Advisor in deciding which option is best for them.
Please note that while waivers of certain courses or requirements may be obtained by documenting with the Academic Advisor previous completion of the same or an equivalent course, other (non-HSPH) courses are unlikely to be approved as substitutes for this requirement. Documentation of course completion must be filed with the program administrator.
| Harvard School of Public Health - Program for Clinical Effectiveness |
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| The Program for Clinical Effectiveness is a seven week intensive program, generally running from the first of July through the middle of August. The registration deadline for the following summer is approximately February 1st. The Administrator and contact for this program is Barbara C. Rosen: (617) 732-5648 or brosen@partners.org. For more information, please view the description below, or visit the Program in Clinical Effectiveness website. |
| Harvard School of Public Health - Summer Session for Public Health |
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| The Harvard Summer Session for Public Health Studies introduces students to the core areas of patient-oriented/applied research and public health in two intensive sessions. Pre-doctoral students, MDs, and PhDs whose prior training provides insufficient background for a career in patient-oriented/applied research in Track II are required to complete two courses in this program. For more information, please see the description below, or visit the HSPH Summer Session website. |
Please refer to the table of Academic Requirements to determine whether courses in the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Summer Session are required or recommended for you. Confirmation of requirements should be made in consultation with your Academic Advisor.
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Program in Clinical Effectiveness
The Program in Clinical Effectiveness is a joint program of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health. It is designed for clinicians seeking the quantitative and analytic skills needed for clinical research or interested in health care administration. The program begins with an intensive seven-week, 15-credit summer program, which contains summer-long core courses in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. All participants also select two half-summer courses from offerings in Current Issues in Health Policy, Decision Analysis in Clinical Research, Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Health: Health Care Delivery, Improving Quality in Health Care, Linear and Longitudinal Regression, Medical Informatics, Methods for Decision Making in Medicine, Research with Large Databases, and Survey of Methods and Applications in Health Services Research. These courses can be applied as credits to either a Master of Science degree or a Master of Public Health degree if trainees wish to complete the degree course requirements.
Summer Session for Public Health Studies
The Summer Session for Public Health Studies at Harvard School of Public Health is a program designed to provide quantitative and analytic skills required by Track II trainees. Pre-doctoral students, MDs, and PhDs whose prior training provides insufficient background for a career in patient-oriented/applied research in this track at required to complete two courses in this program. The Harvard Summer Session for Public Health Studies introduces students to the core areas of patient-oriented/applied research and public health in two intensive sessions. The courses are the same as those offered during the Program in Clinical Effectiveness and during the academic year for degree candidates, and are taught by Harvard faculty, but shortened from 8 weeks to 3 weeks. As a result, the sessions are intense, demanding the full-time attention of participants. Summer students attend one or two sessions in July and August. The curriculum includes courses in biostatistics, epidemiology, health care management, health policy, ethics, environmental health, and social and behavioral science. These courses are essential for evaluating clinical effectiveness in specialty medicine, and the practice of public health. Each course offers 2.5 credits, and the maximum recommended course load is 5 credits (two courses) per session. Summer Session participants include physicians in training (including preventive medicine residents, and medical students in an MD/MPH joint-degree program), candidates for a part-time MPH program, trainees requiring basic knowledge or patient-oriented research, public health professionals, primary care practitioners, and physicians engaged in the evaluation of health care delivery and management. As electives, some patient-oriented research trainees may continue to complete all courses offered, thereby completing the entire Program in Clinical Effectiveness and degree courses if applicable.
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