Core Curriculum in Clinical Investigation

描述(由申请人提供)： 本次临床研究课程奖的总体目标是在华盛顿大学医学院提供高质量的多学科临床研究培训，以促进临床研究人员的职业发展。这一目标将通过两个具体目标来实现，这两个目标补充了我们机构在临床研究和基础生物医学研究方面的现有优势。这些目标是：1：开发和提供临床研究的核心课程。这门核心课程将提供临床研究人员所需的基本知识框架，包括临床研究设计、流行病学、生物统计学、临床研究的法律和伦理方面的课程作业，以及科学写作。这一核心课程将为华盛顿大学医学院所有系的培训计划和获得职业发展奖的初级教师提供宝贵的资源。2：提供临床调查辅导培训计划。该计划将培训一批精选的年轻医生和科学家(每年6-10名)，以成为下一代杰出的临床研究人员。该指导培训计划将是一个为期两年的跨学科临床研究培训计划，包括教学指导和指导研究。教学指导将通过临床调查核心课程，以及通过为每个受训人员的个人需要量身定做的其他课程来提供。每位学员将在成功的临床研究人员导师的指导下完成一项研究项目，并由导师培训计划的核心教师提供额外的正式指导。扩大高质量的临床研究是华盛顿大学医学院的最高优先事项之一，而加强临床研究培训是我们扩大临床研究的核心。加强临床研究培训将使我们能够利用我们在多个部门致力于研究职业生涯的大量有才华的受训人员，并利用大型和杰出的基础生物医学研究计划与建立在现有机构优势基础上的越来越多的临床研究机会之间的许多潜在协同效应。(摘要结束)

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this Clinical Research Curriculum Award is to provide high-quality, multi-disciplinary training in clinical research at Washington University School of Medicine to enhance the career development of clinical investigators. This goal will be achieved through two specific aims, which complement the existing strengths of our institution in clinical research and basic biomedical research. These aims are: 1: To develop and offer a Core Curriculum for Clinical Investigation. This core curriculum will provide the basic framework of knowledge required by a clinical researcher, including coursework in clinical research design, epidemiology, biostatistics, legal and ethical aspects of clinical research, and scientific writing. This Core Curriculum will provide a valuable resource for training programs and junior faculty with career development awards in all departments within Washington University School of Medicine. 2: To offer a Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation. This program will train a select group of young physicians and scientists (6-10 per year) to become the next generation of outstanding clinical investigators. This Mentored Training Program will be a two-year interdisciplinary clinical research training program including both didactic instruction and mentored research. Didactic instruction will be provided through the Core Curriculum in Clinical Investigation, as well as through other course offerings tailored to the individual needs of each trainee. Each trainee will complete a research project under the tutelage of faculty mentor who is a successful clinical researcher, with additional formal mentorship provided by the core faculty of the Mentored Training Program. Expansion of high quality clinical research is one of the highest priorities for the Washington University School of Medicine, and the enhancement of clinical research training is central to our efforts to expand clinical research. Enhancement of clinical research training will allow us to take advantage of our large number of talented trainees in multiple departments committed to research careers, and to exploit the many potential synergies between a large and outstanding program of basic biomedical research and growing opportunities for clinical research built upon existing institutional strengths. (End of Abstract)