Training CAM Clinical Investigators

描述(由申请人提供)：随着越来越多的美国人使用补充和替代医学(CAM)，越来越多的人需要临床研究来评估其安全性和有效性。很难满足这一需求，因为很少有对抗疗法或CAM模式的医生接受过专门培训来进行临床研究。 双城地区三大老牌医疗机构的六个部门已经成立了明尼苏达州CAM研究联盟，以提供拟议的明尼苏达州CAM临床研究计划。该计划包括研究方法的教学课程，特别强调在CAM中的应用。完成教学课程后，将获得明尼苏达大学临床研究或卫生服务研究与政策硕士学位，辅修补充疗法和治疗实践。该计划还包括每月与CAM临床研究相关的主题的研讨会，以及一个密集的夏季计划，审查研究过程的所有方面。最后，该计划包括实习生参与正在进行的CAM临床研究项目。 参与研究的机构包括亨内平教师协会、西北健康科学大学和明尼苏达大学。牵头组织是世界著名的伯曼结果和临床研究中心，位于明尼阿波利斯医学研究基金会亨内平教员协会。理查德·格林博士是该项目的负责人。 该计划将培养一批训练有素的临床研究人员，他们具有成为CAM领先研究人员的知识和经验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): As increasing numbers of Americans avail themselves of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the need grows for clinical research to evaluate their safety and efficacy. It has been difficult to meet this need because few medical practitioners in either allopathic or CAM modalities are specifically trained to conduct clinical research. Six departments at three major, established health institutions in the Twin Cities metropolitan area have established the Minnesota CAM Research Consortium to offer the proposed Minnesota Program for Clinical Research in CAM. The Program includes didactic curriculum in research methodology, with particular emphasis on applications in CAM. Completion of the didactic curriculum leads to an M.S. degree at the University of Minnesota either in Clinical Research, or Health Services Research and Policy, with a Graduate Minor in Complementary Therapies and Healing Practices. The Program also includes monthly symposia on topics relevant to CAM clinical research, plus an intensive summer program reviewing all aspects of the research process. Finally, the Program includes Trainee involvement in an on-going CAM clinical research project. Participating institutions are Hennepin Faculty Associates, Northwestern Health Sciences University, and the University of Minnesota. The lead organization is the world-renowned Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research, at the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation of Hennepin Faculty Associates. Dr. Richard Grimm is Program Director. The Program will produce a highly trained cadre of clinical investigators with the knowledge and experience to becoming leading researchers in CAM.