September 4, 2007

Featured CTSA Committee

The CTSA Education/Career Development Steering Committee provides a forum for the advancement of integrated and interdisciplinary education, training, and career development in the clinical and translational sciences and serves as a clearinghouse for novel concepts, methodologies, and approaches in curriculum development, program development, clinical research training, and recruiting. The committee also facilitates the dissemination of new teaching ideas and the sharing of curricula and teaching modules.

The committee chair, Dr. Sherine Gabriel, provided an update from the Steering Committee to the CTSA Consortium Operations Committee on July 24, 2007. Her report was enthusiastically received by the PIs, particularly with respect to the priority issues of scholar retention and IT/informatics.

Additional Priorities for the CTSA Education/Career Development Steering Committee include:

  • Continued collaboration with the NIH Clinical Center in CTSA Research Education efforts
  • Planning for the CTSA K12 meeting
  • Sharing coursework, web-based modules, and web-accessible resources from each institution among the CTSA training programs
  • Planning a meeting workshop to develop national standards, coursework, and core competencies for clinical and translational research. The 1½-day workshop will be scheduled for late January 2008.

CTSA Communication Tool Kit

The Consortium has begun developing a CTSA Communication Tool Kit on CTSAweb.org as part of the ongoing effort to inform the greater research community and the public about the goals and purpose of the CTSA program.

The Tool Kit provides a central location for access to background information on CTSA; a basic set of PowerPoint slides from NCRR about the CTSA program; articles highlighting the CTSA program; and a link to the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology's resource on communicating about clinical and translational science.

The development and expansion of this resource is an ongoing effort. We encourage you to review the web page and provide feedback on information that would be helpful to include as a part of the Tool Kit.

Please submit comments and feedback to Kameha Kidd.

Announcements

New information has been posted to the Resource Access page.
Information on this page provides centralized access for basic, clinical, and translational research communities to these publicly available resources. Information is presented by topic and contains web links.

Clinical and Translational Science Award Applications
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) published a notice in the NIH Guide extending certain key dates for RFA RM-07-007 (NOT-RM-07-013) Clinical and Translational Science Award applications, as follows:
  • Letters of Intent Receipt: canceled date: September 24, 2007; new date: October 9, 2007
  • Application Receipt: canceled date: October 24, 2007; new date: November 7, 2007
  • Expiration: canceled date: October 25, 2007; new date: November 8, 2007

Additionally, NCRR announced the intent to issue an RFA for Clinical and Translational Science Award applications in January 2008. Receipt dates will be June 17, 2008, for the January 2009 National Advisory Research Resources Council and October 21, 2008, for the May 2009 Council. The earliest awards will be made in March 2009.

Upcoming Committee Meeting Dates*

September 2007
CTSA Consortium Committee Meeting
NIH Staff CTSA Meeting
Workshop
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Workshop
Pediatric Research: Challenges Facing Institutional Review Boards
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
6100 Executive Blvd., Room 5A01
Web Participation
Adobe Connect
Conf. Number
1-877-239-6423
Part. Code
344907
NIH coordinator
Steven Hirschfeld
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Consortium Meeting Regulatory Knowledge
8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Democracy One, Room 987
Web Participation
Adobe Connect
Conf. Number
1-877-713-2255
Part. Code
243769
NIH coordinator
Jody Sachs
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Consortium Meeting Clinical Research Ethics
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
NIH coordinator
Dan Rosenblum
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Consortium Meeting Consortium Oversight Committee Instructions
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Web Participation
Adobe Connect
Conf. Number
1-800-256-1922
Part. Code
447142
NIH coordinators
Anthony Hayward & Andrea Sawczuk
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Informatics Symposium Clinical Data Repository
Rochester, Minnesota
NIH coordinator
Elaine Collier

Consortium Meeting Consortium Oversight Committee Introductions
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Web Participation
Adobe Connect
Conf. Number
1-800-256-1922
Part. Code
447142
NIH coordinators
Anthony Hayward & Andrea Sawczuk
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Consortium Meeting Community Engagement
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Web Participation
Adobe Connect
Conf. Number
1-800-914-3397
Part. Code
249904
NIH coordinator
Andrea Sawczuk
Consortium Meeting Consortium Oversight Committee Introductions
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Web Participation
Adobe Connect
Conf. Number
1-800-256-1922
Part. Code
447142
NIH coordinators
Anthony Hayward & Andrea Sawczuk
Informatics Symposium CTSA Standards
Rochester, Minnesota
NIH coordinator
Elaine Collier
October 2007
CTSA Consortium Committee Meeting
NIH Staff CTSA Meeting
Workshop
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NIH Staff Meeting Pediatrics
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Rockledge II, Room 711
NIH coordinator
Gail Pearson
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Consortium Meeting
Consortium Oversight Committee
8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Building 31C, Conference Room 10
Web Participation
Adobe Connect
Conf. Number
1-800-256-1922
Part. Code
447142
NIH coordinators
Anthony Hayward & Andrea Sawczuk
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* Please note that the meetings and events listed in this newsletter are provided for your information. If you wish to participate, please contact the NIH coordinator.

Updated Information on CTSAweb.org


We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative. If you have any questions or comments, please direct them to Kameha Kidd, Office of Science Policy and Public Liaison, NCRR.