Chiropractic Clinical Research Curriculum

描述（由申请人提供）：帕尔默脊椎指压研究中心（PCCR）致力于卓越的脊椎指压临床研究，包括识别、培训和发展新的临床科学家的责任。拟议的脊骨临床研究课程（CRC）与国家补充和替代医学中心（NCCAM）制定的战略计划战略区域2的目标1一致，即“增加CAM研究者的数量，质量和多样性”，以追求CAM的有效性和安全性的研究。根据临床研究课程奖励项目公告（K-30: CRCA），该项目的具体目标是：1)培养选定的脊医成为富有成效的临床研究人员，能够成功竞争外部资金并推进脊医和cam相关研究的使命；2)增加脊椎指压疗法的研究队伍。一个为期两年的教学课程，汇集了新的和现有的课程，导师，研讨会，讲习班和研究专业知识，旨在为博士后研究员，教师，住院医生，研究学员和其他人提供知识，初步经验和技能，以选择和应用适当的研究设计和统计，b)根据专业和法律道德进行临床研究，c)领导和管理临床研究的生产性职业生涯。D)获得并保持研究领域的专业知识，e)通过口头陈述交流知识，f)撰写组织良好且有效的期刊出版物、研究提案和拨款申请。脊医CRC将为PCCR现有的培训项目增加一个重要的新维度。PCCR是帕尔默脊椎按摩学院的一个分支，也是一个迅速崛起的CAM研究中心，它正在与爱荷华大学公共卫生学院合作，开发、实施和评估脊椎按摩CRC。CRC项目的组成部分包括：管理和评估、招聘和选拔、个性化发展计划、教学课程和研究环境。CAM机构和一所成熟的研究型大学之间的这一重要合作，将通过培养具有CAM和标准研究培训的临床科学家骨干，为未来CAM和传统临床的整合奠定基础。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research (PCCR) is committed to excellence in CAM clinical research, including the responsibility to identify, train and develop new clinical scientists. The proposed Chiropractic Clinical Research Curriculum (CRC) addresses this goal in congruence with Goal 1 of Strategic Area 2 of the Strategic Plan developed by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), which is to "increase the number, quality and diversity of CAM investigators" to pursue research on the effectiveness and safety of CAM. In response to the Program Announcement for clinical research curriculum awards (K-30: CRCA), the specific aims of this project are to: 1) train selected chiropractors to become productive clinical investigators capable of competing successfully for extramural funding and advancing the mission of chiropractic and CAM-related research; and 2) to increase the chiropractic research workforce. A two-year didactic curriculum that assembles new and existing coursework, mentors, seminars, workshops and research expertise has been designed to provide post-doctoral fellows, faculty, residents, research trainees and others with the knowledge, initial experience and skills to a) select and apply appropriate study design and statistics, b) conduct clinical research according to professional and legal ethics, c) lead and manage a productive career in clinical research, d) acquire and maintain expertise in a research domain, e) communicate knowledge through verbal presentations, and f) write well-organized and effective journal publications, research proposals, and grant applications. The Chiropractic CRC will add an important new dimension to the existing training program at PCCR. The PCCR, a division of Palmer College of Chiropractic and a rapidly emerging CAM research center, is partnering with the University of Iowa College of Public Health to develop, implement and evaluate the Chiropractic CRC. The CRC program components include: Administration and Evaluation, Recruitment and Selection, Individualized Development Plan, Didactic Coursework, and the Research Environment. This significant collaboration between a CAM institution and a well-established research-oriented university will set the stage for future CAM and conventional clinical integration through the development of a cadre of clinical scientists with both CAM and standard research training.