DC Clinical Research Training Consortium

本申请建议成立一个新的中心--DC临床研究培训联盟 (CRTC)-为临床研究培训提供严格的教学课程工作和课程支持。 CRTC是由首都的两所大学和四个医疗中心合作建立的： 乔治城大学(GU)、霍华德大学(HU)、GU医院、胡医院、国立儿童医院 医疗中心和华盛顿医院中心(WHC)及其研究机构MedStar研究所 (核磁共振)。CRTC将利用每个机构的固有优势，包括其庞大的临床 培训计划，对研究培训和教师发展的承诺，资助研究项目组合， 和庞大的师资资源，以吸引有才华的人投身临床研究事业，并提高他们的 培训，使他们能够成为成功的研究人员和学者。采用创新的教学方法， 包括多媒体和远程学习技术，这项为期两年的临床研究培训计划将 包括：(1)第一年专门开设六门核心课程，每门两门，分别是生物统计学、临床流行病学和 研究设计和人体受试者保护；(2)不同的第二年专业轨道： 遗传学、机械性和转译临床研究、药物开发和临床发现 调查、社区和行为临床调查，以及选修的高级课程和 每个人都需要一系列的短期研讨会课程；(3)为期两年的多学科会议，重点是 对受训人员研究进行严格评估；以及(4)建立一个中央机制，告知学员 所有CRTC机构的学员和学习机会导师。教学和导师 教师代表了一支积极进取的研究人员团队，他们在临床研究培训方面取得了成功 以及课程和课程开发。关键资源包括三个GCR、一系列尖端技术 研究支持核心设施，以及联合临床研究和研究培训的记录 参与机构。CRTC成员致力于实现这一目标的成功和可持续性 计划，以加强和保持他们在临床研究培训中的使命。

This application proposes to establish a new center-the DC Clinical Research Training Consortium (CRTC)-to provide rigorous didactic course work and curriculum support for training in clinical research. The CRTC is a collaboration among two universities and four medical centers in the nation's capitol: Georgetown University (GU), Howard University (HU), GU Hospital, HU Hospital, Children's National Medical Center, and Washington Hospital Center (WHC) with its research arm, MedStar Research Institute (MRI). The CRTC will utilize the inherent strengths of each of the institutions, including their large clinical training programs, commitments to research training and faculty development, funded research portfolios, and vast faculty resources, to attract talented individuals to clinical research careers and improve their training so that they will succeed as investigators and scholars. Using innovative teaching methods, including multimedia and distance-learning technology, this 2-year clinical research training program will include (1) a first year devoted to six core courses, two each on biostatistics, clinical epidemiology and study design, and human subjects protection; (2) a differentiated second year of specialized tracks: genetic, mechanistic, and translational clinical investigation, drug development and discovery clinical investigation,and community and behavioralclinical investigation,with elective advanced coursework and a required series of short seminar courses for each; (3) a two-year multidisciplinaryconference focused on critical appraisal of trainee research; and (4) development of a centralized mechanism to inform participant trainees and mentors of learning opportunitiesin all of the CRTC institutions.The teaching and mentorship faculty represents a team of motivated investigatorswith demonstrated success in clinical research training and curriculum and course development. Key resources include three GCRCs, an array of cutting-edge research support core facilities, and a record of collaborativeclinical research and research training uniting the participatinginstitutions. The CRTC members are committed to the success and sustainability of this program in order to enhance and maintain their missions in clinical research training.