title: Implementing a Graduate Certificate Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology: The Jackson Heart Study.
abstract: The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) is committed to providing opportunities for expanding the understanding of the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The JHS Graduate Training and Education Center (GTEC) has initiated the Daniel Hale Williams Scholar (DHWS) program where students are afforded the opportunity to interact with epidemiologists and other biomedical scientists to learn to identify, predict, and prevent cardiovascular disease using the Jackson Heart Study data. This study describes the structured programs developed by JHS GTEC seeking to alleviate the shortage of trained professionals in cardiovascular epidemiology by training graduate students while they complete their academic degrees. The DHWS program provides: (1) an enrichment curriculum; (2) a learning community; (3) quarterly seminars; and (4) a Summer Institute. Students attend enrichment activities comprising: (1) Applied Biostatistics; (2) Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology; (3) Social Epidemiology; (4) Emerging Topics; and (5) Research Writing. Training focuses on developing proficiency in cardiovascular health knowledge. The DHWS program is a unique strategy for incorporating rigorous academic and career-focused training to graduate students and has enabled the acquisition of competencies needed to impact cardiovascular disease management programs.
authors.affiliation: Jackson Heart Study, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, 350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 2900B, Jackson, MS 39213, USA. brenda.w.campbell@jsums.edu.
authors.forename: Brenda W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Campbell Jenkins
authors.affiliation: Jackson Heart Study, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, 350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 2900B, Jackson, MS 39213, USA. clifton.addison@jsums.edu.
authors.forename: Clifton
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Addison
authors.affiliation: Jackson Heart Study, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, 350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 2900B, Jackson, MS 39213, USA. gregory.wilson@jsums.edu.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Jackson Heart Study, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, 350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 2900B, Jackson, MS 39213, USA. lavon.young@jsums.edu.
authors.forename: Lavon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: Jackson Heart Study, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, 350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 2900B, Jackson, MS 39213, USA. regina.fields@jsums.edu.
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.affiliation: Jackson Heart Study, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, 350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 2900B, Jackson, MS 39213, USA. clevette.woodberry@jsums.edu.
authors.forename: Clevette
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Woodberry
authors.affiliation: Jackson Heart Study, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, 350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 2900B, Jackson, MS 39213, USA. marinelle.payton@jsums.edu.
authors.forename: Marinelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Payton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008922:Mississippi / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Jackson heart study; cardiovascular epidemiology; graduate training