The program covers all costs for trainees, including travel to Los Angeles, housing, meals, and tuition, while also providing a $2,500 stipend and 2.0 units of USC college credit.
LA's Biostatistics and Data Science Summer Training Program at USC (LA's BeST @ USC) is a six-week program designed to introduce undergraduate students to biostatistics and data science, with a focus on public health research. Participants receive formal training, analyze health data using R, and present their research findings to the Keck community. The program emphasizes hands-on data science training, rigorous research projects, and networking opportunities with experts in epidemiology, molecular biology, cancer, and clinical research. Students gain valuable experience working with real datasets, particularly from groundbreaking public health studies like the Southern California Children's Health Study. The program aims to increase awareness of career opportunities for quantitative scientists in public health and the number of scientists working in STEM fields.
Trainees attend classes in the morning with various faculty members, followed by afternoon sessions dedicated to group projects where they apply their new skills and prepare for a culminating poster presentation.
This program is ideal for undergraduate students who have completed at least two years of study, are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and are interested in exploring careers in biostatistics and data science, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds.
University of Southern California
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