Clinical Research Curriculum Award

描述(由申请者提供)：田纳西大学健康科学中心(UTHSC)和圣裘德儿童研究医院(SJCRH)组成了一个联合体，以改进和扩大临床研究技能的多学科教学培训，并为新的临床研究人员的职业发展提供指导。我们将巩固每个机构的优势，包括现有的流行病学理学硕士项目(MSE)、综合临床研究中心、21世纪学者项目，以及两个校区丰富的临床研究活动环境，包括活跃的卓越中心和经验丰富的高级研究人员。与UTHSC医学院、护理学院、牙科学院和药学学院的密切合作将加强我们的多学科努力。具体地说，我们计划通过建立临床研究轨道来增加当前MSE的相关性。我们还计划通过创建一个临床研究证书计划来改善培训的可及性，该计划提供基于网络的、自定进度的学习，包括4个临床研究核心课程。这些证书课程将提供可转移到MSE的学分。此外，为了改善接受培训的机会，我们希望为符合条件的学生设立奖学金。最后，我们计划建立一个有监督的导师计划，促进机构、学院、院系和学科之间的联系。该联盟将主办关于成功辅导的正式研讨会。临床研究课程的K30 MSE参与者将被指派一个由5人组成的指导团队，其中至少有2人完成了正式的导师培训，以帮助他们的职业发展。这项拟议的K30赠款计划将允许该财团通过教育(课程作业)、指导和21世纪学者计划的支持在财政上将现有的临床研究培训和支持纳入一个综合计划。通过提高培训的相关性、忙碌的临床医生的可及性以及正式的指导，我们将为推动人类疾病预防、诊断和管理的下一代临床研究人员提供持续的职业发展支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH) have formed a consortium to improve and expand multidisciplinary didactic training of clinical research skills and mentorship for career development of new clinical investigators. We will build on the strengths of each institution, including the existing Master of Science in Epidemiology Program (MSE), the General Clinical Research Center, the 21st Century Scholars Program, and a rich environment of clinical research activities, including active Centers of Excellence and experienced senior research faculty, spanning both campuses. Close collaboration with UTHSC's Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy will strengthen our multidisciplinary efforts. Specifically, we plan to increase the relevance of the current MSE by establishing a Clinical Research Track. We also plan to improve accessibility to training by creating a Clinical Research Certificate program that offers web-based, self-paced learning, with 4 core courses in clinical research. These certificate courses will offer credit transferable to the MSE. Additionally, to improve accessibility to training, we hope to establish scholarships for qualified students. Finally, we plan to establish a supervised mentorship program that will facilitate linkages across institutions, colleges, departments, and disciplines. The consortium will sponsor formal workshops on successful mentoring. K30 MSE participants in the Clinical Research Track will be assigned a mentoring team consisting of 5 individuals, at least 2 who have completed formal mentor training, to assist in their career development. This proposed K30 grant initiative will allow the consortium to incorporate existing pockets of clinical research training and support into an integrated program through education (coursework), mentoring, and financially through the support of the 21st Century Scholars Program. By increasing the relevance of training, its accessibility for busy clinicians, and formal mentoring, we will provide a continuum of career-development support for the next generation of clinical researchers advancing prevention, diagnosis, and management of human disease.