Clinical Research Education and Career Development in M*

描述(由申请人提供)：本申请的长期目标是在MMC实施临床研究培训计划。该计划将扩大训练有素的少数族裔临床研究人员队伍，以此作为培养解决种族和民族健康差异的临床研究职业生涯的一种方法。 这一应用程序的具体目标是：1)实施临床研究培训的核心教学和体验式课程，该课程横跨从分子医学到流行病学的翻译科学的范围，并提供训练有素的独立临床研究人员所需的概念化、基本技能和方法论；2)确保课程科学合理，与解决影响服务不足和少数群体的健康差距和健康问题相关，并以成人学习理论为基础；3)确保课程足够灵活，允许学员区分到不同的临床研究领域，满足机构需求，并鼓励新的科学追求领域；4)结合地方和国家战略，招募合格的博士和博士后候选人参加项目；5)建立支持项目的管理结构，使其具有凝聚力，为指导委员会的选择提供指导，并全面支持学员的职业发展；6)确保项目要求的完成导致临床调查硕士(MSCI)；7)实施评估程序，允许密切监测学员的进展、指导，以及对项目的课程和研究部分的持续改进；以及8)强调该计划的多学科重点，为医生、牙医和其他具有博士资格的个人提供培训。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term objective of this application is to implement a clinical research training program at MMC. This program will expand the cadre of well-trained, minority clinical researchers as an approach to fostering careers in clinical investigation that will address racial and ethnic health disparities. The specific aims of this application are to: 1) implement a core didactic and experiential curriculum for clinical research training that spans the spectrum of translational science, ranging from molecular medicine to epidemiology and providing the conceptualization, fundamental skills, and methodology needed for well-trained independent clinical investigators; 2) ensure that the curriculum is scientifically-sound, pertinent in addressing the areas of health disparities and health issues affecting underserved and minority populations, and grounded in adult learning theory; 3) ensure that the curriculum is flexible enough to allow differentiation of trainees into a variety of areas of clinical research, meet institutional needs, and encourage new areas of scientific pursuit; 4) incorporate local and national strategies to recruit well-qualified doctoral and postdoctoral candidates to the program; 5) develop an administrative structure that supports the program, giving it cohesion, providing guidance in the selection of the mentoring committee, and overall support of the trainees' career development; 6) assure that the completion of program requirements results in the Master's Degree of Clinical Investigation (MSCI); 7) implement an evaluation process that allows for close monitoring of trainees' progress, mentoring, and continued improvement of the curricular and research components of the program; and 8) emphasize the multidisciplinary focus of the program in providing training to physicians, dentists, and other doctorally-qualified individuals.