Supplemental Training Programs

Other training programs within the medical college are available to supplement fellowship training, depending on the fellow’s specific interests.

Clinical Research Training: Certificate and Master’s Degree Programs

The Graduate Program in Clinical and Translational Investigation at Weill Cornell Medical College trains patient-oriented researchers to conceive, design, and conduct independent clinical research in a well-structured cross-disciplinary team environment. The National Institutes of Health funds this program through their Clinical & Translational Science Award. The curriculum offers two tracks that are designed for rigorous training in clinical investigation.

The first track covers a core curriculum providing the basic skills of clinical investigation, and leads to a Certificate of Clinical Investigation. It includes training in the development of research hypotheses and methods of hypothesis testing; grant writing and manuscript preparation; data collection, construction of databases and data management systems; computer programs for data analysis; statistical analysis and the appropriate use of various statistical techniques in clinical research; basic epidemiologic principles in clinical research; design and conduct of meta-analyses and clinical trials; ethics and human subjects protection in the conduct of patient-oriented research; regulatory requirements of clinical research; preparing protocols for the Institutional Review Board and other agencies; grants management and intellectual property; and general and specific state-of-the-art research tools and techniques.

The second track leading to a Master’s Degree in Clinical and Translational Investigation from Cornell University includes the core curriculum; additional electives in the trainee’s area of interest; and a clinical research project mentored in its design and implementation by a clinical investigator. Members of the Infectious Disease Division (Drs. Glesby, Gulick, and Wilkin) serve as faculty for this training program. Many of our fellows and junior faculty members have used this program to supplement their training as clinical researchers. A K30 training grant covers tuition for those accepted to the program.

Graduate Program in Clinical Epidemiology & Health Services

The Graduate Program in Clinical Epidemiology & Health Services offers an 8-week intensive summer program or a 2-year Master of Science (MS) degree in Clinical Epidemiology & Health Services Research from Cornell University. The program is designed for fellows who wish to plan, implement and analyze quantitative and qualitative research studies, using appropriate research designs. The core of the curriculum includes research methodology, biostatistical techniques, data management, decision analysis, health economics and program evaluation. Graduates of the Master’s program will be prepared to pursue academic careers in a variety of settings where data is required to answer complex questions. The emphasis is on training clinician researchers to teach research methods, conduct methodologically rigorous and scientifically sound studies, evaluate programs and perform cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit studies in a variety of populations. Many of our fellows doing international research have supplemented their clinical research training by participating in this program’s Global Health track. Members of the Infectious Diseases Division (Drs. Fitzgerald, Glesby) serve as faculty for this training program.

Infectious Diseases

Roy M. Gulick, M.D., Chief

Avi Bueno, Administrator
Tel: (212) 746-4914
Fax: (212) 746-8675
aeb3001@med.cornell.edu

Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

Matthew S. Simon, M.D., Program Director
Rosy Priya L. Kodiyanplakkal, M.D, Associate Program Director
Ole Vielemeyer, M.D., Associate Program Director


Lizzette Checo, Program Coordinator
1300 York Avenue, A-421
New York, NY 10065
Tel: (212) 746-7602
Fax: (212) 746-8675
lch4008@med.cornell.edu

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