Journalists interested in scientific and medical reporting can apply for a spot in this course.

The Knight Science Journalism program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is accepting applications for its 2012 Medical Evidence Boot Camp, which will take place at MIT's campus in Cambridge on December 3-4.

Ten to 12 journalists will be chosen to attend the course. Those selected will be reimbursed for up to US$750 in travel expenses, and will be provided accommodations and most meals.

The boot camp will begin with an overview of clinical and epidemiological research methods, giving journalists the tools to understand and evaluate medical studies. Through lectures and discussions, participants will look at science’s ways of studying different phenomena, from diseases and oil spills to DNA and human migration.

Applicants may be freelance or staff reporters, writers, editors or producers, and must have at least three years of full-time experience in journalism.

The application deadline is September 14.

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