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

描述（由申请人提供）：通过项目CRESST：加强科学学生和教师的临床研究教育，VCU将制定计划，以提高对临床研究过程的认识和对弗吉尼亚州中部学生的人类受试者保护，加强对6-12年级生命科学教师的研究培训，并将基于互联网的课程扩展到全国课堂观众。VCU临床和转化研究中心和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，开发针对当地学区学生的创新探究课程。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工作者和协调员合作。临床研究过程将使用一个重要的公共卫生问题-儿童肥胖症来说明。将为教师举办为期两周的暑期培训班，让教师了解儿童肥胖、临床研究过程和保障措施以及开发的课程工具的使用。参与的教师将获得继续教育学分后，提交证据，将学到的信息纳入他们的课堂。课程的使用以及暑期研究所的有效性将得到评估，并不断修订课程质量。 改善周期。经过测试的课程将与国家环保总局合作，通过一个方案网站在全国范围内传播。通过沉浸在探究式学习的学生计划，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，VCU临床和转化研究中心和VCU生命科学教育中心将增强VCU作为社区合作伙伴的作用，并促进围绕弗吉尼亚州中部临床研究的积极关系。 公共卫生相关性（由申请人提供）：将基础研究知识的显著财富转化为改善的公共卫生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。本项目以儿童肥胖症这一重要的公共卫生问题为研究对象，通过教育初中和高中教师及其学生，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.