In 1999 the Irving Center and Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health introduced a new, broadly based didactic training program that prepares young researchers for independent careers as clinical scientists. The Patient Oriented Research (POR) track offers comprehensive didactic training in the fundamental skills required for conducting high-quality clinical and translational research. This two-year, 30-credit Master's degree program is comprised of a multidisciplinary series of courses and colloquia, some of which were designed exclusively for the POR track. The program emphasizes strong quantitative training as well as critical thinking skills and practical strategies for addressing the complex challenges of clinical and translational research, with the overall goal of enabling its trainees to compete successfully for peer-reviewed research funding.
Successful completion of the Master of Science degree in Biostatistics/Patient Oriented Research track requires a Master's essay in the form of an NIH-style research grant application, written under the supervision of program faculty. Full-tuition scholarships are available to 4-8 of the most highly qualified applicants each year. Applications from post-doctoral fellows or junior faculty are welcome.
Applications for the MS/POR are due January 5, 2010 to begin study July 1, 2010.
Please visit our website for more information, or contact us directly at the email addresses below.
TRANSFORM Master of Science POR Degree Director
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Melissa D. Begg, ScD |
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Henry N. Ginsberg, MD |
For more information or a 2009 MS/POR application, please contact Justine Herrera, MPOR Coordinator.
Class of 2009
Jinsy Andrews, Instructor in Clinical Neurology
Gudrun Aspelund, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Allegra Broft, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Catherine Clelland, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Cell Biology
Anupam Kharbanda, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Alex Reyentovich, Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine
Scott Schobel, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Schizophrenia, Psychiatry
Alexandra Sporn, Assistant Professor of Neurology
Marcella Walker, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
Jae-Joon Yim, Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Seoul National University
Class of 2010
Roy Alcalay, MD, Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow
Kathleen Friel, PhD, Assistant Professor
Anjali Ganda, MD, Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow
Alexander Iribarne, MD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Vaidehi Jobanputra, PhD, Assistant Professor, Clinical Pathology
Benjamin Lebwohl, MD, Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow
Amanda Pong, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Bret Rutherford, MD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Elizabeth Verna, MD, Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow
Daniel Wang, MD, Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow
Graduates of the POR Program |
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Cheryl Corcoran, MD, MS |
Julian Abrams, MD, MS |
Katherine DeCastro, MD, MS |
Neeraj Badjatia, MD, MS |
Steven Engebretson, MD, MS |
David Lederer, MD, MS |
Matthew Matasar, MD, MS |
Carlton Reid Moore, MD, MS |
Deborah Levy Miller, MD, MS |
Samiya Razvi, MD, MS |
Richard Murphy, MD, MS |
Lesley Stephens Hanes, MD, MS |
Aliza Thompson, MD, MS |
James C. Brust, MD, MS |
Valerie Waters, MD, MS |
Rose Cohen, MD, MS |
Cindy Basran, MD, MS |
Krzysztof Kiryluk, MD, MS |
Kristin Ognibene, MD, MS |
Jennifer Levine, MD, MS |
Bhavana Pothuri, MD, MS |
Abby Siegel, MD, MS |
Mishaela Rubin, MD, MS |
Thomas Uldrick, MD, MS |
Ismee Williams, MD, MS |
Hector Vazquez, MD, MS |
