DISTANCE LEARNING MODELS FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD

该项目的长期目标是根据NIH主任临床研究小组的建议，增加临床研究定量和方法技术方面经过验证的学术培训的可用性。 自1986年以来，杜克大学医学中心的临床研究培训计划（前身为生物统计学培训计划）为临床研究员和其他卫生专业人员提供了临床研究定量和方法技术方面的正式学术课程。 在与Warren G. Magnuson临床中心在美国国立卫生研究院是今年秋天实施的，这个培训计划目前提供给医学生，临床研究员和其他卫生专业人员在美国国立卫生研究院通过互动视频会议从杜克，辅以基于网络的教学模块。 该建议的具体目标是：（1）实施和评估为有效的远程学习而设计的教师发展和课程提供系统的有效性;（2）进行随机试验，比较两种课程提供模式;（3）利用由此产生的课程提供模式将课程扩展到另一个地点;（4）向远程学习者传播我们关于教师发展和课程提供的研究结果。 这些具体目标将通过临床研究培训计划的远程学习计划的系统扩展，实施和评估来实现。 教师在使用技术和所使用的课程交付系统的发展将专门针对课程中的主题和参与该计划的远程学习者的独特需求而设计。 随机试验将使用两种课程交付模式比较指定的教育成果，一种涉及视频会议和基于网络的教学模块的组合，另一种完全基于网络。 由此产生的课程模型（S）将被导出到至少一个额外的网站和研究结果有关教师的发展和培训临床研究人员的课程交付将被传播。

The long-term objective of this project is to increase the availability of proven academic training in the quantitative and methodological techniques of clinical research in accordance with the recommendations of the NIH Director's Panel on Clinical Research. The Clinical Research Training Program (formerly the Biometry Training Program) at Duke University Medical Center has offered a formalized academic program in the quantitative and methodological techniques of clinical research to clinical fellows and other health professionals since 1986. In a collaboration with the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center at NIH that was implemented this fall, this training program is currently offered to medical students, clinical fellows and other health professionals at NIH by means of interactive video- conferencing from Duke, supplemented by web-based instructional modules. The specific aims of this proposal are: (1) to implement, and assess the effectiveness of, faculty development and curriculum delivery systems designed for effective distance learning; (2) to conduct randomized trial comparing two curriculum delivery models; (3) to expand the curriculum to another site utilizing the resulting curriculum delivery model(s); (4) to disseminate our findings with regard to faculty development and curriculum delivery with remote learners. These specific aims will be accomplished through a systematic expansion, implementation and evaluation of the Clinical Research Training Program's distance learning initiative. Faculty development in the use of technology and the curriculum delivery systems used will be designed specifically for the subject matter in the curriculum and the unique needs of the distance learners participating in the program. The randomized trials will compare specified educational outcomes using two curriculum delivery models, one involving a combination of video-conferencing and web-based instructional modules and one that is totally web- based. The resulting curriculum model(s) will be exported to at least one additional site and findings regarding faculty development and curriculum delivery for training clinical researchers will be disseminated.