ICCR is a week-long intensive "immersion" experience. Students spend six days and a few early evenings immersed in all aspects of research study design and performance. The format combines didactics with intensive group activities focused on structured critique and improvement of the students’ projects, in which the mentors play a key role. This course has long served as a critical foundation for the careers of research fellows and junior faculty, and our ability to provide it without charge has been due to the extraordinary voluntary contributions of faculty.
Prior to the course each student must submit a brief research "concept proposal" and at that time be assigned to learning groups with 5-6 students. Each team will also be assigned a Stanford biostatistician and two seasoned faculty clinical investigators who serve as team mentors. After a careful review by the team that includes preliminary study design steps for all students’ questions, each team selects one question to develop fully into a study proposal then spends the remainder of the week designing the study and writing the proposal. Teams will present their completed projects to the group at large on Friday and mentors and peers will critique the projects.
Mentors are needed for approximately 2-4 hours per day plus an orientation in August. The first two days of the course are most important, so we hope you can join us on the first Friday and first Monday of the course, as well as the remaining times during the week as projects are further discussed and a team project is selected for presentation on the last Friday.
We would be very grateful for your involvement. If interested in mentoring, please contact Jessica Meyer.
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