# Clinical Pharmacoepidemiology Training Grant

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · 2021 · $567,627

## Abstract

Project Summary
The Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics (DBEI), the Center for Clinical Epidemiology
and Biostatistics (CCEB) and the Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training (CPeRT) of the
University of Pennsylvania (Penn) Perelman School of Medicine submit this renewal application to continue
and improve our innovative and highly successful post-doctoral training program in clinical pharmaco-
epidemiology. Pharmacoepidemiology is the study of the use and effects of medications and other medical
products in populations. Our training program attracts highly qualified clinicians from across the nation.
 This two- to three-year intensive clinical research training program is designed to: 1) train clinicians to
be rigorous and independent investigators able to formulate research questions and use a wide range of
pharmacoepidemiologic approaches to answer those questions; 2) provide an understanding of the basic
principles of clinical pharmacology; 3) provide intensive, supervised research experience with mentors in
clinical pharmacoepidemiology and other content-area mentors; and 4) strengthen the links between clinical
epidemiology and clinical pharmacology. To learn the basic sciences of clinical research, fellows matriculate in
our highly-successful Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE) or PhD in Epidemiology degree
programs and complete required courses in clinical epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, outcomes
measurement, biostatistics, and database management; elective courses in drug development, pharmacology
and other areas relevant to the fellows' interests and experience; independent readings; and participation in
research seminars and other activities within DBEI/CCEB and CPeRT. These skills are applied to the primary
focus of the training program, which is the design, implementation, analysis, and publication of mentored
independent research projects of the fellow's design that targets their independent research career goals.
 Strengths of the program include: 1) the large pool of highly qualified candidates with clinical training
seeking rigorous research training in pharmacoepidemiology; 2) the long history of successful research training
programs in the DBEI/CCEB, including in pharmacoepidemiology and comparative effectiveness
research/patient-centered outcomes research; 3) the comprehensive course offerings and research programs
available to fellows; and 4) the successful training record of the program director and other faculty. In addition,
the availability of the CPeRT and other CCEB faculty, who provide expertise in a wide range of methodologic
and clinical disciplines; numerous epidemiologic databases useful for research projects and training; a broad
array of specialized analytic capabilities available for clinical studies (e.g., clinical trials, case-control, cohort,
self-controlled designs); and the faculty members' commitment to collaborative research and training, combine
to pr...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9854019
- **Project number:** 2T32GM075766-16
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Sean Hennessy
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $567,627
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2006-07-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9854019

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9854019, Clinical Pharmacoepidemiology Training Grant (2T32GM075766-16). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9854019. Licensed CC0.

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