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archers, such as the Mailman School?s already distinctive Biostatistics Department consulting service," noted Allan Rosenfield, MD, dean of the Mailman School. "I truly am delighted that one of the Mailman School?s outstanding faculty members in Biostatistics is co-directing this important new initiative at Columbia."

As a member of the Mailman School faculty, Dr. Begg's primary focus has been the development and administration of training programs for clinical investigators. In addition to clinical research education, Dr. Begg has contributed to research in the areas of oral health, mental health, categorical data analysis, and statistical methods for analyzing clustered data, for which she also received an NIH award. In addition to her activities at the Irving Center for Clinical Research, she also serves as the director of academic programs for the Department of Biostatistics.

"The development of this consortium represents the first systematic change in our approach to clinical research in 50 years," said NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "Working together, these sites will serve as discovery engines that will improve medical care by applying new scientific advances to real world practice. We expect to see new approaches reach underserved populations, local community organizations, and health care providers to ensure that medical advances are reaching the people who need them."

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Contact: Stephanie Berger
sb2247@columbia.edu
212-305-4372
Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
29-Jan-2007


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