Clinical Research Curriculum Award

描述（由申请人提供）：田纳西大学健康科学中心（UTHSC）和圣犹达儿童研究医院（SJCRH）组成了一个联盟，以改善和扩大临床研究技能的多学科教学培训，并为新的临床研究者的职业发展提供指导。我们将以每个机构的优势为基础，包括现有的流行病学硕士项目（MSE），综合临床研究中心，21世纪学者项目，以及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资深研究人员，跨越两个校区。与南加州大学医学院、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。具体来说，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临床研究证书课程来提高培训的可访问性，该课程提供基于网络的、自定进度的学习，包括临床研究的4门核心课程。这些证书课程将提供可转入MSE的学分。此外，为了提高培训的可及性，我们希望为合格的学生设立奖学金。最后，我们计划建立一个监督指导计划，以促进各机构、学院、部门和学科之间的联系。该联盟将赞助关于成功指导的正式讲习班。临床研究项目的K30 MSE参与者将被分配一个由5人组成的指导团队，其中至少2人已完成正式的导师培训，以协助他们的职业发展。这项拟议的K30资助计划将允许该财团通过教育（课程）、指导和21世纪学者计划的财政支持，将现有的临床研究培训和支持纳入一个综合计划。通过增加培训的相关性，繁忙的临床医生的可及性，以及正式的指导，我们将为下一代临床研究人员提供持续的职业发展支持，以推进人类疾病的预防、诊断和管理。

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.