Status: Filled – Intern: Emily Ness
Intern: Emily Ness
Faculty Name: smita-bhatia
UAB Department: Pediatrics
UAB School: Medicine
Campus Address: Lowder 500
Telephone Number: (205) 638-2120
Email: sbhatia@peds.uab.edu or Click to Send E-Mail
For how many summers have you served as a preceptor: 2
CCC Research Area: Cancer Control and Population Science
Number of hours per week that the preceptor will personally supervise or work with the intern: 4
Other faculty, staff, or graduate students who may help to supervise the intern:
1. Lindsey Hageman
2. Wendy Landier
Title of Project: 20SB – Characteristics of BMT survivors who participated in the BMT Survivor Study
Project Description:
The Blood or Marrow Long-Term Follow-Up Study (BMT LTFU) is a collaborative study that has constructed a retrospective cohort of patients with hematologic malignancies who were treated with blood or marrow transplant (BMT) and survive 2 or more years BMT at City of Hope, University of Minnesota, and University of Alabama at Birmingham – the BMT Survivor Study (BMTSS). Survivors self-reported on their health and well-being after BMT, by completing a comprehensive BMTSS survey (n=~4000). The student will conduct 2 studies: i) determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients who completed the survey; those who refused to participate and those who were lost to follow-up; ii) Among those who completed the BMTSS, describe the prevalence and predictors of self-reported health (excellent to poor).
This project will require a student that is independent, motivated, and has a background with statistical analysis software. At the end of the summer the goal will be for the student to have a cohesive project that can be presented as an abstract, poster, or paper.
Project Status: Already up and running
Location of Project: Birmingham, AL (UAB)
Proposed Start Date: June 1, 2020
Proposed End Date: August 14, 2020
Expected work schedule for intern: Not very flexible, intern MUST be at work on certain days of the week and at certain times of the day (as may be necessary to interview patients, attend lab meetings, process samples, etc.) and should contribute full-time effort.
Category of Project: Analytical/Statistical Research
Cancer topic: Survivorship, Multiple Cancer Sites
Does this project involve human subjects: Yes
Does this project involve animal subjects: No
Duty:
1.
Determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients who completed the BMTSS survey; those who refused to participate and those who were lost to follow-up.
2.
Among those who completed the BMTSS, describe the prevalence and predictors of self-reported health (excellent to poor).
3.
Draft poster and manuscript with findings.
Preceptor will provide intern with access to the following:
Office or desk space, Computer and printer, Supplies needed to complete project
Likelihood that intern will be included as an author on one or more publications
related to this summer research project: Possible
Areas in which the ideal candidates will have experience:
Epidemiologic Methods, Literature Review Skills, SAS Programming, Scientific Writing Skills, Statistics and Data Management, basic knowledge, Survivorship
