Clinical Research Curriculum Award

描述（由申请人提供）：田纳西大学健康科学中心（UTHSC）和圣裘德儿童研究医院（SJCRH）已经成立了一个联盟，以改善和扩大临床研究技能的多学科教学培训和新临床研究者职业发展的指导。我们将建立在每个机构的优势，包括现有的流行病学硕士项目（MSE），综合临床研究中心，21世纪世纪学者项目，以及丰富的临床研究活动环境，包括活跃的卓越中心和经验丰富的高级研究教师，跨越两个校区。与UTHSC的医学，护理，牙科和药学学院的密切合作将加强我们的多学科努力。具体而言，我们计划通过建立临床研究跟踪来增加当前MSE的相关性。我们还计划通过创建一个临床研究证书计划来提高培训的可访问性，该计划提供基于网络的自定进度学习，其中包括4门临床研究核心课程。这些证书课程将提供可转移到MSE的学分。此外，为了提高培训的可获得性，我们希望为合格的学生设立奖学金。最后，我们计划建立一个监督指导计划，将促进机构，学院，部门和学科之间的联系。联合会将主办关于成功辅导的正式讲习班。K30 MSE临床研究跟踪的参与者将被分配一个由5人组成的指导团队，其中至少2人已完成正式的导师培训，以帮助他们的职业发展。这项拟议的K30赠款计划将允许该财团通过教育（课程），指导和21世纪世纪学者计划的支持，将现有的临床研究培训和支持纳入一个综合计划。通过增加培训的相关性，其可访问性为忙碌的临床医生，并正式指导，我们将提供一个连续的职业发展支持下一代临床研究人员推进预防，诊断和人类疾病的管理。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH) have formed a consortium to improve and expand multidisciplinary didactic training of clinical research skills and mentorship for career development of new clinical investigators. We will build on the strengths of each institution, including the existing Master of Science in Epidemiology Program (MSE), the General Clinical Research Center, the 21st Century Scholars Program, and a rich environment of clinical research activities, including active Centers of Excellence and experienced senior research faculty, spanning both campuses. Close collaboration with UTHSC's Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy will strengthen our multidisciplinary efforts. Specifically, we plan to increase the relevance of the current MSE by establishing a Clinical Research Track. We also plan to improve accessibility to training by creating a Clinical Research Certificate program that offers web-based, self-paced learning, with 4 core courses in clinical research. These certificate courses will offer credit transferable to the MSE. Additionally, to improve accessibility to training, we hope to establish scholarships for qualified students. Finally, we plan to establish a supervised mentorship program that will facilitate linkages across institutions, colleges, departments, and disciplines. The consortium will sponsor formal workshops on successful mentoring. K30 MSE participants in the Clinical Research Track will be assigned a mentoring team consisting of 5 individuals, at least 2 who have completed formal mentor training, to assist in their career development. This proposed K30 grant initiative will allow the consortium to incorporate existing pockets of clinical research training and support into an integrated program through education (coursework), mentoring, and financially through the support of the 21st Century Scholars Program. By increasing the relevance of training, its accessibility for busy clinicians, and formal mentoring, we will provide a continuum of career-development support for the next generation of clinical researchers advancing prevention, diagnosis, and management of human disease.