Project CRESST: Enhancing Clinical Research Education for Science Students and T

描述（由申请人提供）：通过CRESST项目：加强科学学生和教师的临床研究教育，VCU将开发项目，以提高弗吉尼亚中部学生对临床研究过程和人类受试者保护的认识，加强对6-12年级生命科学教师的研究培训，并将以临床研究过程为重点的互联网课程扩展到全国课堂观众。VCU临床和转化研究中心、VCU医学院和药学院将与VCU生命科学教育中心和VCU教育学院合作，针对当地学区的学生开发一种创新的基于探究的课程。课程将与州和国家的科学和数学教育标准保持一致，并与公立学区的科学教育者和协调员合作。临床研究过程将使用一个重要的公共卫生问题——儿童肥胖来说明。将为教师开发两个为期一周的暑期学院，向教师介绍儿童肥胖的临床研究过程和保障措施，以及开发的课程工具的使用。参与的教师在提交将所学信息纳入课堂的证据后，将获得继续教育学分。课程的使用以及暑期学院的有效性将被评估，课程将以持续的质量进行修订

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Through Project CRESST: Enhancing Clinical Research Education for Science Students and Teachers, VCU will develop programs to increase awareness of the clinical research process and human subjects protection for students in Central Virginia, to enhance research training for grades 6-12 life sciences teachers, and expand internet-based curricula focusing on the clinical research process to a national classroom audience. The VCU Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy will work with the VCU Center for Life Sciences Education and the VCU School of Education to develop an innovative inquiry-based curriculum targeted to students in local school districts. Curricula will be aligned with state and national science and math educational standards and in partnership with public school district science educators and coordinators. The clinical research process will be illustrated using an important public health issue--childhood obesity. Two week-long summer institutes for teachers will be developed to expose teachers to childhood obesity, the clinical research process and safeguards and use of the curricular tools developed. Participating teachers will receive continuing education credit upon submitting evidence of incorporating learned information into their classrooms. Use of the curricula as well as the effectiveness of the summer institutes will be evaluated and programs revised in a continuous quality improvement cycle. Tested curricula will be disseminated nationally in partnership with SEPA and through a program website. Through student programs that are steeped in inquiry-based learning, sustainable teacher trainings that are strongly supported within our research environment, and curricular development that is effectively disseminated, VCU Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Center for Life Sciences Education will enhance VCU's role as a community partner and foster positive relationships surrounding clinical research in Central Virginia. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by applicant): Translating the remarkable wealth of basic research knowledge into improved public health depends on an effective clinical research enterprise. A critical component of achieving this goal is strengthening the partnership between scientists, clinicians, the local community, and patients. This project builds awareness of the value and process of clinical research by educating middle and high school teachers and their students using research in childhood obesity-a critical public health issue-as a model.