Master in Clinical Research

描述(由申请人提供)：我们寻求正式和实施临床研究培训计划，最终在夏威夷大学获得理学硕士学位，面向选定的医学生、住院医生和研究员、博士后研究员、博士候选人和初级教职员工。参与者将来自约翰·A·伯恩斯医学院(JABSOM)、夏威夷癌症研究中心(CRCH)、社会工作学院、护理和牙齿卫生学院(SONDH)和太平洋生物医学研究中心(PBRC)。这一目标的实现将使我们能够实现增加成功的临床研究人员的数量和质量的总体目标，特别是那些进行旨在减少和消除夏威夷不同种族人口之间健康差距的研究的人。具体目标1：(课程)完善和实施专门用于培训熟练临床研究人员的课程。课程将包括：1)专门为MSCR创建的新课程；2)以夏威夷健康差距为重点的研究研讨会系列；3)夏威夷大学其他学院和系已开设的现有课程，作为临床研究理学硕士(MSCR)的选修课；4)设计和实施独立的临床研究项目。具体目标2：(行政)巩固JABSOM院长办公室的行政结构，以执行以下任务：1)促进MSCR活动，包括招募、监测和评估MSCR学员、导师和教职员工，2)寻找更多具有临床研究专长的资助研究人员作为项目的额外导师和导师，3)瞄准和招募项目参与者，并正式确定招募和遴选机制，4)确保遵守NIH的要求、夏威夷大学的政策和程序以及其他监管措施，5)确定外部资金来源和其他资金来源，以确保在本奖项任期结束后继续开展MSCR。具体目标3：(职业发展)促进MSCR项目学员、导师和讲师之间的职业发展和合作，确保持续的跟踪监测，帮助指导应届毕业生在临床研究领域开始有前途的职业生涯。上述具体目标的实现将导致夏威夷训练有素的临床研究人员数量大幅增加，从而提高研究能力，最终导致旨在减少健康差距的干预措施。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We seek to formalize and implement a clinical research training program leading to a Master of Science at the University of Hawaii for selected medical students, residents and fellows, post-doctoral fellows, PhD candidates, and junior faculty members. Participants will be drawn from the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii (CRCH), the School of Social Work, the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene (SONDH), and the Pacific Biomedical Research Center (PBRC). Accomplishment of this objective will enable us to achieve the overall goal of increasing the number and quality of successful clinical investigators, particularly those conducting research designed to reduce and eliminate health disparities among Hawaii's diverse ethnic population. Specific Aim 1: (Curriculum) To refine and implement a curriculum specifically for the training of skilled clinical researchers. The curriculum will include: 1) New courses specifically created for the MSCR; 2) A research seminar series focused on health disparities in Hawaii; 3) Existing courses already offered by other University of Hawaii Schools and Departments as electives for the Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR); 4) The design and implementation of an independent clinical research project. Specific Aim 2: (Administrative) To solidify an administrative structure based in the Dean's office at JABSOM to perform the following: 1) Facilitate MSCR activities, including recruitment, monitoring and evaluation of MSCR trainees, mentors and faculty members, 2) Identify further funded investigators with expertise in clinical research to serve as additional instructors and mentors for the program, 3) Target and recruit program participants and formalize the mechanism for recruitment and selection, 4) Ensure compliance with NIH requirements, University of Hawaii policy and procedures and other regulatory measures, 5) Identify extramural and other funding sources to ensure continuation of the MSCR once the term of this award is complete. Specific Aim 3: (Career Development) To foster career development and collaboration between trainees, mentors, and instructors of the MSCR program, ensuring continued follow-up surveillance that will help guide new graduates as they embark on promising careers in clinical research. Accomplishment of the above specific aims will lead to a dramatic increase in the number of trained clinical investigators in Hawaii, thereby resulting in an increased research capacity that will ultimately lead to interventions designed to reduce health disparities.