The schedule and environment for research training have been designed to ensure frequent formal and informal contact between trainees and mentors. This research training period is devoted to designing , performing and reporting an original research project with particular emphasis on training in critical thought, study design, careful and thorough organization, and attention to detail and precise presentation.
Fellows select either the basic science research track to the clinical epidemiology track.
Upon completion of each research project, the fellow will be expected to submit an abstract for presentation at a national meeting and to submit a manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal for publication. Sessions on scientific writing, grant writing, and public speaking are offered by Strong Children's Research Center. Additional coursed on study design, epidemiology, and other topics pertinent to the fellow's research are available as appropriate. With guidance from pediatric pulmonology faculty , the fellow will select a specific research project in one area, and will attend the regular research conferences of that program. A specific research mentor will be identified for each fellow, to be the direct supervisor of the fellow's research activities.