Northwestern University Clinical Research Curriculum

Project: Research project

Project Details

Description

DESCRIPTION: State the application's broad, long-term objectives and specific aims, making reference to the health relatedness of the project. Describeconcisely the research design and methods for achieving these goals. Avoid summaries of past accomplishments and the use of the first person. This abstractis meant to serve as a succinct and accurate description of the proposed work when separated from the application. If the application is funded, thisdescription, as is, will become public information. Therefore, do not include proprietary/confidential information. DO NOT EXCEED THE SPACEPROVIDED.The shortage of clinical research trainees continues to be a crisis for academic medicine. This competingcontinuation application for a Clinical Research Curriculum Award (CRCA) at Northwestern University'sFeinberg School of Medicine (FSM) responds to the ongoing need for an expanding program of clinical researchtraining by assuring leadership, oversight, coordination, and expansion of course offerings and workshops for theclinical investigator training enterprise. The goal of this competing application is to expand an existing cohesiveframework for training a critical mass of clinical investigators and to address ongoing needs identified by ourevaluation process. Objectives of this renewal application for the Clinical Research Curriculum program at FSMare: 1) To further develop and strengthen an established interdepartmental administrative structure which overseesthe research training of junior faculty, clinical fellows, and residents; 2) To develop 3 new clinical researchcourses (Clinical Measurement; Medical Informatics; and Bioinformatics) to expand existing offerings in asuccessful Masters in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) degree program; 3) To continue an ongoing process forevaluation of the program's effectiveness in meeting its goals and objectives; and 4) To develop new activities inthis application including the establishment of a Visiting Clinical Scientist program
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date9/1/055/31/08

Funding

  • National Center for Research Resources (5 K30 RR022261-07)

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