Clinical Research Enhancement from Supplemental Training

描述(由申请人提供)： 该提案要求颁发临床研究课程奖，以继续并扩大加州大学圣地亚哥分校的通过补充培训加强临床研究(CREST)计划。该奖项将使加州大学圣迭戈分校继续为临床和转化性研究的未来领导者提供全面的、多学科的研究方法培训。CREST的主要目标是为学者提供a)以患者为中心的研究方法的坚实基础，包括临床试验、流行病学、生物统计学和结果研究，b)研究资源、指导和指导，以及c)沟通、拨款撰写职业管理和跨学科合作方面的实用技能。通过学习设计、管理、分析和发表重要的临床研究，学者们被鼓励成为独立的调查人员。该计划针对的是面向临床的医学博士、药学博士或博士，他们正在接受团契培训或初级教师职位，但也接受护士和其他拥有高级学位的健康专业人员。特别努力招募少数族裔和女性申请者。课程工作包括基于计算机和基于问题的学习，以模块形式在每周一次的晚间课程中以八个季度的形式教授，从而使学者能够保持他们的主要研究、临床或其他职业活动。学者将与佳洁士顾问配对，为职业发展提供指导。由CREST学院开发的临床研究高级研究硕士学位课程提供与每位学者的需求和兴趣相关的研究方法方面的高级培训。在下一个赠款期间，我们建议通过实施新的专业发展模块、增加指导经验、为医科学生和住院医生创造培训机会以及开发基于网络的远程学习模块来加强该计划，以进一步将CREST模块转变为与时间和距离无关的教学。我们的目标是确保从这个项目中脱颖而出的学者将拥有独立临床研究所需的基本技能。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests a Clinical Research Curriculum Award to continue and expand the program for Clinical Research Enhancement through Supplemental Training (CREST) at the University of California, San Diego. This award will allow UCSD to continue to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary training in research methods for future leaders in clinical and translational research. CREST has the primary objective of providing scholars with a) a solid foundation in patient-oriented research methodology covering clinical trials, epidemiology, biostatistics, and outcomes research, b) research resources, mentorship and guidance, and c) practical skills in communications, grant writing career management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. By learning to design, manage, analyze and publish important clinical studies Scholars are encouraged to become independent investigators. The program is targeted to clinically-oriented MDs, PharmDs, or PhDs who are in fellowship training or in junior faculty positions, but also accepts nurses and other health professionals with advanced degrees. Special efforts are made to recruit minority and female applicants. The course work includes computer- and problem-based learning and is delivered in a modular format over eight quarters in evening classes once a week, thereby allowing scholars to maintain their primary research, clinical, or other occupational activities. Scholars are matched to a CREST Advisor to provide guidance for career development. A degree program for a Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research developed by the CREST faculty offers advanced training in research methods relevant to each Scholar's needs and interests. During the next grant period, we propose to enhance the program by implementing a new Professional development module, augmenting the mentoring experience, creating training opportunities for medical students and resident physicians, and developing a web-based distance learning module to further transform CREST modules into time- and distance-independent instruction. Our goal is to ensure that scholars emerging from this program will have the fundamental skills necessary for independent clinical research.