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Clinical Research Education and Career DevelopmentON THIS PAGE: Clinical Research Education and Career Development (CRECD) awards help develop and implement curriculum-dependent programs in minority institutions to train selected doctoral and postdoctoral candidates in clinical research. The program must lead to a Master of Science in Clinical Research or Master of Public Health in a clinically relevant area. The goal of the program is to promote the development of well-trained clinical researchers who can lead clinical research studies addressing health disparities among the American people. The CRECD program provides curriculum-based, multi-disciplinary, didactic training for clinical research as well as collaborative clinical research experiences for trainees to enhance clinical research skills. The CRECD program is funded by the National Center for Research Resources, the National Cancer Institute, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Currently, there are three CRECD programs: Clinical Research Education and Career Development in Minority Institutions
Morehouse School of Medicine The goals of the program at Morehouse are to establish and implement a curriculum in clinical research leading to the Master of Science in Clinical Research and to train junior faculty clinicians in the areas of health disparities. The program will develop a cadre of well-trained clinical investigators who will pursue clinical research on diseases that disproportionately impact minority populations and promote interdisciplinary discourse and scientific exchange among students, faculty and research mentors participating in the program.
Dr. Elizabeth Ofili Post-doctoral Master of Science in Clinical Research
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus This program supports clinical research training leading to a Master of Science in Clinical Research. The training requirements include a period of two years for didactic and clinical research training for students from the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus and the San Juan Veterans Administration Medical Center. To increase the depth and breadth of the training opportunities for participating trainees and faculty, the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus has partnered with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and the Puerto Rico Department of Health. The program is designed to meet the need for training in the methodological principles of clinical research including patient-oriented research, epidemiologic and behavioral studies, outcome research, and health services research. Six priority health areas include cancer, HIV, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and oral health.
Dr. Estela Estape Clinical Research Education and Career Development in Minority Institutions
Meharry Medical College The clinical research training program at Meharry is designed to implement a didactic and experiential curriculum for clinical research training that spans the spectrum of translational science, ranging from molecular medicine to epidemiology. It also provides the conceptualization, fundamental skills, and methodology needed for well-trained clinical investigators. The program, which leads to a Master's Degree of Clinical Investigation, emphasizes a multidisciplinary focus and provides training to physicians, dentists, and other doctorally-qualified individuals.
Dr. Steven Wolff Contact InformationFor further information about NCRR support for clinical research education and career development at minority institutions, contact: Krishan K. Arora, Ph.D. |
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