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Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine

Taipei Medical University

Main Areas of Interest

The main research areas of our lab are:

Predicting clinical deterioration post-hospitalization for pneumonia patients
Unveiling functional trajectory post-hospitalization for trauma patients
Researching the impact of air pollution on trauma patients
Road traffic injury epidemiology
Spinal cord injury epidemiology
Injury prevention
Emergency medicine

Techniques You Will Learn

What you will learn in our lab:

ED Medical record reading and clinical data Interpretation
Study design for injury epidemiology research
Design and execution of statistical analysis methods
Familiarity with the data structure and extraction methods of the Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD)
Establishing predictive models using machine learning
Operational methods and spatial data analysis of Geographic Information System (GIS) software
Principles and applications of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data in air pollution study
Writing research reports and papers
Writing proposal for grant application

Curriculum

6-12 weeks curriculum

Applicants will be supported in settling into their new environment. A desk space will be allocated. I will
arrange an initial meeting with the applicants to discuss the objectives of the program and the
applicants’ expectations.

The applicants will be supervised to run each study. They can discuss any aspects of the general running
of the study protocols with me and other lab members. I will arrange a weekly or bi-weekly meeting
with the applicants to follow up on their progress.

The applicants will participate in the research group meetings in our lab. The applicants must give an
oral presentation of their study at a research group meeting at least once before they complete their
programs.

We will meet with the applicants toward the end of the programs to discuss plans to publish or
disseminate their research results. We will assist them in identifying existing or future opportunities to
apply the knowledge and skills gained to their further research.

Accommodation

Guest house/accommodation near the lab (2-5 minutes walking)

International House of Taipei (30 minutes by bus):

Website (possible online reservation): https://www.ihouse.taipei/

Fees and Program Logistics

This program has the following durations available:

Duration	Fee
2 weeks	$625.00
6 weeks	$1,000.00
12 weeks	$1,500.00

Who Can Apply

The applicants will participate in the research group meetings in our lab. The applicants must give an oral presentation of their study at a research group meeting at least once before they complete their programs.

Host Details

Host Name: SK LAM

Affiliation: Taipei Medical University

Address: No. 250; Wuxing St; Xinyi District; Taipei City; Taiwan

Website URL: https://www.tmu.edu.tw/

Disclaimer:It is mandatory that all applicants carry workplace liability insurance, e.g., https://www.protrip-world-liability.com (Erasmus students use this package and typically costs around 5 € per month - please check) in addition to health insurance when you join any of the onsite Trialect partnered fellowships.