Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit
Under the direction of Dr. David T. Felson, MD, MPH, the Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit began operations on October 1, 2001. The Unit’s mission is to perform and promote high-quality research using clinical epidemiologic methods to answer questions about the causes of, and therapy for, disease and disability. There may be a focus on musculoskeletal diseases, but the mission also extends to other diseases.
The Unit’s goals are to train students at various levels and in various disciplines who wish to enter academically-based careers in clinical epidemiology, as well as to advance the statistical, epidemiological, and clinical epidemiological methods used to address clinical research questions. In addition, Unit faculty members strive to develop the Internet as a tool to perform clinical research and foster scientific collaborations both within and outside Boston University.
For more about the Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, see http://www.bumc.bu.edu/clinepi/
