I found the program to be fertile ground for collaboration, networking and building bridges all over the world. The participants’ varied skillsets presented many opportunities to exchange and improve our knowledge of clinical research.
Lukman Abdurrahim, MBBS
Chief Resident, Pediatrics
Hamad Medical Corporation
Qatar
The program encouraged me to publish my first paper, something I always hoped to do.
Iman Al Lawati, BPod
Podiatrist
United Medical Center
Oman
Research, in its essence, is a team building exercise. It’s an opportunity to collaborate. I can safely say that if you want to get an introduction to fundamental concepts in clinical research, this program is the way to go.
Omar Shehab, MBBS
Physician Intern
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
This program was like a new starting point in my career.
Ahmed Youssef Ibrahim, MBBS, MSc, EBDV
Dermatology Specialist
Cosmetic Surgery Clinic Kuwait
Kuwait
The program helped me a lot in adding to the technical capacity of my work. There was a lot of networking and great exposure as well.
Nada Abu Kishk, MS
Senior Health Nutrition Officer
United Nations Relief And Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Jordan
The program gives you sound insight into different areas of research including epidemiology, biostatistics, the design of clinical trials, and the dissection of papers. After completing the course, I now have the knowledge I need to kickstart my career in clinical research.
Neelesh Gupta, MBBS
Junior Medical Doctor
Alliance Medical Imaging Clinic
India
I think this was the perfect program to refresh my existing knowledge and add a new level of skills to my understanding of clinical research. It efficiently delivered the central knowledge for my future career in clinical research. Now when I read medical literature I have a much deeper understanding of the material and greater confidence to start my own research.
Jingjing Zhang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Attending Physician
Thomas Jefferson University
United States
This is a fabulous course. I was a total novice in this area at the beginning of the course, but the well-structured curriculum took me to an advanced level. I made wonderful and ambitious friends who I look forward to collaborating with.
Makiko Mitsunami, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department
Omihachiman Community Medical Center
Japan
This program is really a great opportunity to meet and study with people who have a real interest in research. The most exciting part of the program for me was the final assignment, applying my new epidemiology understanding, biostatistical knowledge and programming skills to an enormous dataset to produce a novel high quality abstract. This was my first time successfully mining an enormous database to produce scholarship.
Karen Ann Dalingding, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
MMG Cooperative Hospital
Philippines
The program gave me the knowledge about basics of clinical research and skills to collaborate with other researchers. I took the first step toward producing high-quality clinical research that will promote new discoveries that can influence treatment strategies for disease.
Rieko Eriguchi, MD, PhD
Head Physician, Nephrology Department
Kaizuka Hospital
Japan
This program teaches how to untwist and overcome the predicted and unpredicted difficulties when a novice wishes to footstep into clinical research.
Mahbub Hasan, MD
Advanced Trainee
John Hunter Hospital
Australia
The program enables one to transform scattered pieces of data and floating unfinished ideas into a solid research paper. Going all the way from formulating the research hypothesis, methods, data analysis and presentation, the program enables and motivates one to be an efficient, critical and successful researcher.
Osama Tanous, MD
Pediatrics Resident
HaEmek Medical Center
Israel
No matter where you are on this planet, no matter how you continue to work, you can receive the best practical clinical research education of Harvard Medical School. This program has made a significant difference to my clinical research skills and career.
Takashi Watari, MD, DTMH, MS, MCTM
Postgraduate Clinical Training Center
Shimane University Hospital
Japan
This program allowed me to gain in-depth analytical skills in biostatistics, which I have used to evaluate databases and to learn the overall processes of clinical trials. These skills allowed me to design and implement three projects with heavy components of biostatistics and epidemiology that I presented at international scientific meetings.
Su Htwe Cho, MSc, BSc Hons, BCSc, RSci, MRSB, MIBMS
Infection & Immunity Scientist
Myanmar