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将制定计划，以提高弗吉尼亚州中部学生对临床研究过程和人类学科保护的认识，加强对6-12年级生命科学教师的研究培训，并将侧重于临床研究过程的基于互联网的课程扩展到全国课堂受众。VCU临床和翻译研究中心、VCU医学和药学院将与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创新的探究式课程。课程将与州和国家的科学和数学教育标准相一致，并与公立学区的科学教育者和协调员合作。临床研究过程将以一个重要的公共卫生问题--儿童肥胖症为例进行说明。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症、临床研究过程以及所开发课程工具的保障和使用。参与计划的教师在提交将所学知识融入课堂的证据后，将获得持续教育学分。将对课程的使用以及暑期学院的有效性进行评估，并对计划进行持续质量修订 改进周期。经过测试的课程将与国家环保总局合作，并通过一个项目网站在全国范围内传播。VCU临床和翻译研究中心和VCU生命科学教育中心将通过深入开展探究式学习的学生项目、在我们的研究环境中得到大力支持的可持续教师培训以及有效传播的课程开发，加强VCU作为社区合作伙伴的角色，并围绕弗吉尼亚州中部的临床研究培养积极的关系。 公共卫生相关性(由申请者提供)：将基础研究知识的非凡财富转化为改善公共健康取决于有效的临床研究企业。实现这一目标的一个关键组成部分是加强科学家、临床医生、当地社区和患者之间的伙伴关系。该项目通过教育初中和高中教师及其学生，以儿童肥胖研究--一个关键的公共卫生问题--为榜样，建立对临床研究的价值和过程的认识。

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.