title: An interdisciplinary cancer prevention and control training program in public health.
abstract: Description. From 1988 through September 2001 the Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has supported 52 pre- and postdoctoral trainees in Public Health disciplines, with 31% of the trainees members of minority groups (21% African Americans). Strengths of the program are director, co-director, and advisor accessibility, latitude in selecting research topics, and focus on prevention and control. Public health trainees have co-authored 135 publications and made 141 other professional contributions. The program plans to add trainees in outcomes research and a second advisor for each trainee to enhance its inherent interdisciplinarity.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294-0222, USA. h2obor@uab.edu
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Waterbor
authors.forename: Douglas C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Heimburger
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fish
authors.forename: Tamryn J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Etten
authors.forename: C Michael
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching