Midwest Consortium for Clinical/Translational Education & Research Collaboration

中西部教育和研究合作联盟(MC)成立于2006年，由三家路线图K12机构(梅奥诊所、明尼苏达大学和威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校)发起年度会议。这一成功的联盟持续了四年之久，最近一次会议于2009年6月在爱荷华大学举行。年度会议致力于加强K12和KL2学者的科学研究、教育和合作。这份申请要求MC的扩展，包括计划年会的五年延续，扩展的目标和继续教育的建议。MC为学者、导师和项目领导人提供了一个独特的机会，让他们专注于解决在中西部开展研究的具体挑战和机会。 目标：继续扩大临床和转化教育与研究合作的MC，以： 1.通过分享和发展地区性方法，加强临床和翻译研究人员的培训和职业发展。 2.加强临床和转化研究，以解决特定人群的问题。 3.支持目标1和目标2，每年举行一次教职调查人员和学者培训会议。 4.通过旅行研究金和基于网络的教育，在年度会议之间建立一个分享培训和研究合作的持续进程。 5.除CTSA和K12中心外，还与NCRR IDEA机构和学校合作。

The Midwest Consortium (MC) for education and research collaboration began in 2006 with three Roadmap K12 institutions (Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota, and University of Wisconsin-Madison) initiating annual meetings. This successful consortium continued over four subsequent years, with the most recent meeting at the University of Iowa in June 2009. The annual meetings were devoted to enhancing scientific research education and collaboration for K12 and KL2 scholars. This application requests an expansion of the MC with a five-year continuation of the program's annual meeting, expanded goals and a continuing education proposal. The MC provides a unique opportunity for scholars, mentors and program leadership to focus on addressing specific challenges and opportunities in conducting research in the Midwest. Objectives: Continued expansion of the MC for Clinical and Translational Education and Research Collaboration to: 1. Enhance training and career development of clinical and translational researchers by sharing and developing regional approaches. 2. Enhance clinical and translational research to address specific populations. 3. Support objectives 1 and 2 with an annual conference of faculty investigators and scholars in training. 4. Develop a continuous process of shared training and research collaborations between the annual meetings through travelling fellowships and WEB based education. 5. Engage NCRR IDeA institutions and schools in addition to CTSA and K12 centers.