Clinical Research Training Program at Einstein

描述(由申请人提供)： 阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦医学院的临床研究培训计划(CRTP)于1998年招收了第一批参与者，自1999年以来得到了AT K30赠款的支持，并于2000年6月毕业了第一批硕士学位获得者。在其短暂的存在时间里，CRTP已经成为一项重要的、非常有价值的机构资源，在组成爱因斯坦临床和学术项目的机构中受到高度重视。它的44名毕业生一直是爱因斯坦及其附属机构和其他机构的成功研究人员，并一直是这种培训方法的价值和有效性的有效大使。该计划包括教学课程(流行病学、生物统计学、研究设计、研究伦理、科学交流和其他技能)；指导临床研究经验(导致硕士论文)；协作、跨学科环境；以及计划承诺、机构资源和机构间合作的重要重点。CRTP学者是多样化的、高度积极的、精选的和得到支持的临床医生-研究人员，他们中的大多数都有临床研究经验，但没有接受过正式培训。课程受到了好评，导师们也很有效，也很投入。CRTP主任和副主任、教师、导师和咨询委员会一直致力于这一计划，爱因斯坦一直非常支持。该项目的知名度和成功对阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦医学院及其附属机构的文化产生了深远的影响，表明研究人员发起的临床研究对我们学术中心的未来具有至关重要的作用。CRTP与包括我们的GCRC在内的其他机构项目密切合作，并催生了几个重要的培训计划，其中最引人注目的是一个多学科K12奖。下一阶段的K30支持将建立在我们早期成功的基础上，并将包括几个新的课程增强，包括分子流行病学、拨款撰写技能和高级统计方法。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine enrolled its first participants in 1998, was supported by at K30 grant since 1999, and graduated its first cohort of MS degree recipients in June, 2000. In its short existence, the CRTP has become a major and much-valued institutional resource, highly regarded throughout the institutions that make up the clinical and academic programs at Einstein. Its 44 graduates have been successful investigators at Einstein, its affiliates, and in other institutions, and have been effective ambassadors of the value and effectiveness of this training approach. The program comprises a didactic curriculum (in epidemiology, biostatistics, study design, research ethics, scientific communication, and other skills); a mentored clinical research experience (leading to the Master's Thesis); a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment; and an important focus of programmatic commitment, institutional resources, and inter-institutional collaboration. CRTP Scholars are diverse, highly motivated, selected, and supported clinician-investigators, most of whom have experience in clinical research but no formal training. The curriculum has been well received, and the mentors effective and engaged. The CRTP Director and Associate Directors, faculty, mentors, and Advisory Committees have been committed to this program, and Einstein has been extremely supportive. The visibility and success of this program has had a profound effect on the culture at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and its affiliates, demonstrating that investigator-initiated clinical research has a critical role in the future of our academic center. The CRTP has operated hand in glove with other institutional programs, including our GCRC, and has spawned several important training initiatives, most notably a multidisciplinary K12 award. The next period of K30 support will build upon our early success, and will include several new curriculum enhancements, including molecular epidemiology, grant writing skills, and advanced statistical methods.