DC Clinical Research Training Consortium

本申请建议建立一个新的中心--DC临床研究培训联盟 （CRTC）-为临床研究培训提供严格的教学课程和课程支持。 CRTC是美国国会大厦两所大学和四个医疗中心之间的合作： 乔治城大学（GU）、霍华德大学（HU）、GU医院、HU医院、儿童国家 医学中心和华盛顿医院中心（WHC）及其研究机构MedStar研究所 （MRI）。CRTC将利用每个机构的固有优势，包括其大型临床研究机构。 培训计划，对研究培训和教师发展的承诺，资助的研究组合， 和庞大的教师资源，以吸引有才华的人到临床研究的职业生涯，并提高他们的 培训，使他们成为成功的调查员和学者。采用创新的教学方法， 包括多媒体和远程学习技术，这个为期两年的临床研究培训计划将 包括（1）第一年专门开设六门核心课程，生物统计学、临床流行病学 研究设计和人类受试者保护;（2）专业轨道的差异化第二年： 遗传、机制和转化临床研究，药物开发和发现临床 调查，社区和行为临床调查，与选修先进的课程和 每个课程都需要一系列的短期研讨会课程;（3）为期两年的多学科会议，重点是 对受训人员的研究进行严格的评估;以及（4）建立一个中央机制， 学员和导师的学习机会。教学和师友 教师代表了一个积极的教学团队，在临床研究培训中取得了成功 以及课程和课程发展。关键资源包括三个全球区域中心，一系列尖端的 研究支持核心设施，以及协作临床研究和研究培训的记录， 参与机构。CRTC成员致力于成功和可持续发展， 计划，以加强和保持他们在临床研究培训的使命。

This application proposes to establish a new center-the DC Clinical Research Training Consortium (CRTC)-to provide rigorous didactic course work and curriculum support for training in clinical research. The CRTC is a collaboration among two universities and four medical centers in the nation's capitol: Georgetown University (GU), Howard University (HU), GU Hospital, HU Hospital, Children's National Medical Center, and Washington Hospital Center (WHC) with its research arm, MedStar Research Institute (MRI). The CRTC will utilize the inherent strengths of each of the institutions, including their large clinical training programs, commitments to research training and faculty development, funded research portfolios, and vast faculty resources, to attract talented individuals to clinical research careers and improve their training so that they will succeed as investigators and scholars. Using innovative teaching methods, including multimedia and distance-learning technology, this 2-year clinical research training program will include (1) a first year devoted to six core courses, two each on biostatistics, clinical epidemiology and study design, and human subjects protection; (2) a differentiated second year of specialized tracks: genetic, mechanistic, and translational clinical investigation, drug development and discovery clinical investigation,and community and behavioralclinical investigation,with elective advanced coursework and a required series of short seminar courses for each; (3) a two-year multidisciplinaryconference focused on critical appraisal of trainee research; and (4) development of a centralized mechanism to inform participant trainees and mentors of learning opportunitiesin all of the CRTC institutions.The teaching and mentorship faculty represents a team of motivated investigatorswith demonstrated success in clinical research training and curriculum and course development. Key resources include three GCRCs, an array of cutting-edge research support core facilities, and a record of collaborativeclinical research and research training uniting the participatinginstitutions. The CRTC members are committed to the success and sustainability of this program in order to enhance and maintain their missions in clinical research training.