EVALUATION OF AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON CLINICAL RESEARCH FOR INNER CITY

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 作为GCRC NIH资助赠款的一部分，长滩理工高中（LB Poly）临床研究课程于2001年开始。修读荣誉课程或进阶课程的高中生有资格修读本课程。每年吸引10-17名学生，自2001年以来已有66名学生完成了课程。该课程为期14周，每周5小时，包括LB Poly的活动和医院现场的活动。LB Poly的活动包括期刊俱乐部、研讨会、考试和生物医学伦理讨论。在医院的活动包括实验设计，文献检索，统计，研究伦理学，包括人类受试者研究的伦理学，临床研究与研究导师，并介绍研究工作。 我们假设，参加这门课程会导致对科学和研究的更大兴趣，从而增加成为医生科学家的兴趣。 为了验证我们的假设，一个20分钟长，73个项目的电话调查已经开发来衡量高中后的教育和研究活动的课程参与者。利用课程记录作为联系信息，将邀请所有66名课程参与者参加调查。参与调查的邀请函将包括一份调查信息表、一份调查副本和一张已注明地址的邮资已付明信片，以拒绝参与。将通过电话与没有拒绝参加的学员联系，询问他们是否愿意参加调查。那些年龄被调查将被问到15-73个问题，关于他们的大学出勤率，学习领域，研究活动，未来计划和LB Poly课程的影响。为了保密，回复将被安全地保存和匿名。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. As part of the GCRC NIH funded grant, the Long Beach Poly Technic High (LB Poly) course in clinical research began in 2001. Senior high school students taking honors courses or advanced placement courses are eligible to take this course. Attracting 10-17 students each year, 66 students have completed the course since 2001. The course is 14 weeks long, five hours per week consisting of activities at LB Poly and activities at a hospital site. Activities at LB Poly include journal club, seminars, exams and biomedical ethics discussions. Activities at the hospital sites include experimental design, literature searching, statistics, research ethics including the ethics of human subject research, clinical research with a research mentor, and presentation of research work. We hypothesize that participation in this course leads to a greater interest in science and research leading to increased interest in becoming a physician-scientist. To test our hypotheses, a twenty minute long, 73-item telephonic survey has been developed to measure the post-high school educational and research activities of the course participants. Using course records for contact information, all 66 course participants will be invited to participate in the survey. The invitation to participate in the survey will include an information sheet on the survey, a copy of the survey and an addressed, postage-paid postcard to decline participation. Course participants who do not decline participation will be contacted by telephone and asked if they would like to participate in the survey. Those ageeing to be surveyed will be asked 15-73 questions regarding their college attendance, field of study, research activities, future plans and impact of the LB Poly course. To maintain confidentiality, responses will be securely kept and anonymous.