Boston University Rheumatology Research Training (BURRT) T32 Program
Boston University Rheumatology Research Training (BURRT) T32 Program, under the leadership of Dr. Tuhina Neogi (Director) and Dr. David Felson (Associate Director), is based in the Section of Rheumatology within Boston University School of Medicine. The goal of this program is to train rheumatologists, MDs/DOs from other specialties, and postdoctoral-level PhD scientists to develop necessary skills and competence as investigators carrying out clinical research.
The BURRT T32 scholars will have relevant training opportunities with a curated, focused, and specialized training curriculum to address the needs of clinical research in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
Key Program Components
- Core Curriculum focuses upon providing advanced epidemiologic and biostatistical methodology training, as well as basics of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
- Specialized Tracks (optional)
- Health Disparities and Community Engagement
- Implementation Sciences
- Bioinformatics, Genomics and Machine Learning
- Behavioral Interventions and Mobile Health Technologies
- Additional career development opportunities such as IRB, journal, and Industry internships; Journal Editors and Career planning round tables
- All T32 Scholars will be formally assigned to a mentoring team, including a primary mentor who will be responsible for the overall supervision and evaluation of the scholar
- Opportunity for graduate-level courses or degree
- Mentored Research Project, developed by the T32 Scholar and the mentoring team
- Weekly NIH-funded Section-wide Clinical Research meeting
- Methodology Journal Club monthly, where the T32 Scholar presents and appraises articles
- Participate in relevant BU-CTSI Research Career Development Programs and BU Professional Development &Postdoctoral Affairs workshops and seminars
The Multidisciplinary Training Program includes comprehensive research training and professional development. The T32 scholar will carry out research projects under the guidance of their mentoring team. In addition to the mentored research project and participation in a weekly Section-wide clinical research meeting, the postdoctoral fellow is expected to present their research at national scientific conferences, pursue additional training through courses or workshops, develop grant writing skills, and engage in career planning with their mentors and other pertinent faculty and resources. IRB, journal, and industry internships are available for interested candidates.
Candidates must hold a MD or a PhD in a relevant field, and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Statistical programming skills (SAS and/or R) preferred, but not required.
Application Information
To apply, interested candidates should complete the webcamp application
Alternatively, candidates may request an application form directly from Rhea Kahrim at rhkahrim@bu.edu.
The application form requires the following information:
Demographics:
Applicant: Name, Full first and Last
Applicant: Email
Degree(s)
Current Institution
Gender identity
Race/ethnicity
Proof of US citizenship or permanent residency
Current Mentor: Name, Full first and Last
Current Mentor: email
- NIH format biosketch, including a PubMed link of publications: Maximum 5 pages
- Personal Statement of Background and Goals for Training, including research topic area you would like to pursue: Maximum 1 page
- Research proposal: Provide a summary of a project that you are working on currently, have worked on, or provide an example of a new research idea you would like to pursue. This should include a Background/Rationale, Approach, and, if applicable (i.e., existing project), brief Results and Summary of Findings as well as Future Directions: Maximum 2 pages (not including references. Arial 11, no header/footer at least ½ inch margins)
- Current research mentor/supervisor’s biosketch: Maximum 5 pages
- Letter of Reference: minimum 1 letter, maximum 2 letters (at least one of the letters should be from current mentor; if this is not possible, please include a statement of explanation)
Optional
BURRT T32 training track you are interested in beyond the Core Curriculum- choose 1 or more from below.
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- Behavioral Interventions and Mobile Health Technologies
- Bioinformatics, Genomics, & Machine Learning
- Health Disparities & Community Engagement
- Implementation Sciences
- Proposed Mentor(s) for BURRT T32 training period, if known. If listing a proposed mentor, please include a letter of support from proposed mentor indicating their willingness and ability to dedicate the time to mentoring and an outline of potential projects and training plan: Maximum 1 page (You may request a list of our BURRT T32 Faculty, contact rhkahrim@bu.edu.)
- If applicable, contact for an administrator at current position’s institution
- If applicable, eRA commons ID
To apply, interested candidates should complete the webcamp application
Alternatively, candidates may request an application form directly from Rhea Kahrim at rhkahrim@bu.edu.