Clinical Research Training Currculum

描述（由申请人提供）： 范德比尔特大学在推进医学科学和实践以及为基础和临床研究准备学者方面有着悠久而杰出的历史。 K30临床研究课程，成立于1999年，提供了支持的基础，加强和扩大了范德比尔特的能力，培训临床研究人员。 它目前的44个国家卫生研究院培训赠款和显着扩大其研究计划在过去五年证明了其令人兴奋的临床研究环境。 1999年，范德比尔特与梅哈里医学院建立了正式联盟，以支持临床研究和培训，该学院已成功获得66项赠款，几个NIH资助的中心和赠款，以及广泛利用范德比尔特K30课程的临床研究培训计划。 本提案的目标是改进正式的临床研究课程，该课程是通过最初的K30奖为范德比尔特大学医学中心和梅哈里医学院的临床研究者学员提供多学科临床研究培训而开发的。这个正式的课程提供了基本的技能，方法，理论和概念化必要的一个训练有素的，独立的，临床研究人员作出终身贡献的医学和医学科学的进步。 课程和学习环境旨在为整个临床研究领域的职业发展和科学努力提供基础。 因此，培训为（1）以患者为导向的研究-包括人类疾病的机制，治疗干预措施，临床试验和新技术的开发;（2）流行病学和行为研究;和（3）卫生服务研究。 该课程通过三个学位课程为学员提供支持：（1）范德比尔特临床调查理学硕士;（2）范德比尔特公共卫生硕士和（3）Meharry临床调查理学硕士。 在临床研究课程的下一阶段，该计划将（1）与范德比尔特教学中心合作，评估和改进每门课程，（2）扩展和改进选修课程，以在选定的领域增加深度，（3）在所有课程和整体计划结构内实施持续质量改进流程，并继续招募和培训优秀的临床研究人员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Vanderbilt University has a long and distinguished history of advancing the science and practice of medicine and preparing scholars for basic and clinical research. The K30 Clinical Research Curriculum, founded in 1999, provides the foundation of support that has strengthened and expanded Vanderbilt's capacity to train clinical investigators. Its 44 current NIH training grants and remarkable expansion of its research programs over the past five years exemplifies its exciting clinical research environment. In 1999, Vanderbilt created a formal alliance with Meharry Medical College to support clinical research and training which has successfully competed for 66 grants, several NIH funded centers and grants, and a clinical research training program that extensively utilizes the Vanderbilt K30 curriculum. The goal of this proposal is to improve the formal clinical research curriculum developed through the initial K30 award for the multidisciplinary clinical research training of clinical investigator trainees at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College. This formalized curriculum provides fundamental skills, methodology, theories, and conceptualizations necessary for a well-trained, independent, clinical researcher to make life-long contributions to the advancement of medicine and medical science. The curriculum and learning environment is designed to provide a basis for the development of careers and scientific endeavors across the spectrum of clinical investigation. The training therefore provides preparation for (1) patient-oriented research -including mechanisms of human disease, therapeutic interventions, clinical trials, and the development of new technologies; (2) epidemiologic and behavioral studies; and (3) health services research. The curriculum supports trainees through three degree programs: (1) Vanderbilt Master of Science in Clinical Investigation; (2) Vanderbilt Master of Public Health and (3) Meharry Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. In this next phase of the clinical research curriculum, the program will (1) work with the Vanderbilt Center on Teaching to evaluate and improve each course, (2) expand and improve elective courses for additional depth in selected areas, (3) implement continuous quality improvement processes within all courses and within the overall program structure, as well as continue to recruit and train exceptional clinical investigators.