Medical Research With Big Data: The All of Us Research Program

This course, Medical Research With Big Data: The All of Us Research Program, provides an introductory understanding of secure medical data repositories, with a focus on the National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) All of Us Research Program. Participants learn how to navigate the Researcher Workbench; conduct research using large datasets; and adhere to best practices in data security, privacy and ethical considerations. The course also covers support resources and steps to initiate research projects, ensuring researchers are well equipped to leverage these data repositories effectively.

Intended audience

This course is suitable for learners at any level of interest in using large data repositories, specifically the NIH's All of Us Research Program.

Curriculum

Course director

Milovan Suvakov, Ph.D.

Course outcomes

  • Describe the structure, purpose and types of large medical data repositories available to researchers.
  • Analyze available data types and differentiate between the levels of data access provided by the All of Us Research Program.
  • Demonstrate how to access and effectively navigate the Researcher Workbench and use available tools.
  • Apply appropriate research methodologies and budgeting strategies for analyzing large, diverse datasets.
  • Learn about data security, privacy protections and ethical research practices in the All of Us Research Program.
  • Leverage institutional and community resources to enhance your project.

Course outline

This online self-paced course is divided into six units:

  1. Introduction to Medical Data Repositories
  2. Exploring the All of Us Program, Dataset and Data Access Tiers
  3. The Researcher Workbench: Access, Navigation and Tools
  4. Conducting Research: Methodologies and Best Practices
  5. Security, Privacy and Ethical Considerations
  6. Support Resources and Next Steps

Registration

Visit the Medical Research With Big Data: All of Us Research Program Executive Education page to register for this course.

Mayo Clinic employees can visit our intranet site to find out about internal pricing. Users must be logged in to the Mayo Clinic network to access this intranet site.

Contact

Direct questions to the CCaTS Workforce Development team.