Cousin Carolyn, Blancato Jan
University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2010 Sep;25(3):442-4. doi: 10.1007/s13187-010-0070-5.
The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC), Georgetown University Medical Center established a Masters Degree Program in Cancer Biology, Prevention and Control at UDC that is jointly administered and taught by UDC and LCCC faculty. The goal of the Masters Degree Program is to educate students as master-level cancer professionals capable of conducting research and service in cancer biology, prevention, and control or to further advance the education of students to pursue doctoral studies. The Program's unique nature is reflected in its philosophy "the best cancer prevention and control researchers are those with a sound understanding of cancer biology". This program is a full-time, 2-year, 36-credit degree in which students take half of their coursework at UDC and half of their coursework at LCCC. During the second year, students are required to conduct research either at LCCC or UDC. Unlike most cancer biology programs, this unique Program emphasizes both cancer biology and cancer outreach training.
哥伦比亚特区大学（UDC）与乔治敦大学医学中心的隆巴迪综合癌症中心（LCCC）合作，在UDC设立了癌症生物学、预防与控制硕士学位项目，该项目由UDC和LCCC的教师联合管理与授课。该硕士学位项目的目标是将学生培养成为能够在癌症生物学、预防和控制领域开展研究与服务的硕士级癌症专业人员，或进一步推进学生接受博士学习的教育。该项目的独特之处体现在其理念“最佳的癌症预防与控制研究人员是那些对癌症生物学有深入理解的人”。这个项目是一个全日制、为期两年、36学分的学位项目，学生一半的课程在UDC学习，另一半在LCCC学习。在第二年，学生需要在LCCC或UDC进行研究。与大多数癌症生物学项目不同，这个独特的项目既强调癌症生物学，也强调癌症外展培训。
