Investigator Manual
II.
Training
The CRC is the focal point for training young physician-scientists in the
process of clinical investigation. In 1993, the Clinical Investigation.
This process begins through a program offered to house staff. There are
three components to this program: dedicated mentors, a research project, and
didactic sessions. The program begins in the intern year when a faculty
mentor is chosen from a list of dedicated mentors from BIDMC or from within the
Harvard Medical School system. The mentor will work with the house officer
in developing the timelines and providing guidance for the research component of
the course. Lastly, a didactic lecture is given once per month replacing
one of the residents' weekly mandatory lectures. The lecture topics range
from how to best use PowerPoint in presentations to study design, the IRB
process, grant writing, and publishing. For further information on this
training opportunity, contact Steven D. Freedman, MD, PhD either via e-mail or
at (617) 5756.
In
addition, researchers may participate in the Clinical Investigator Training
Program (CITP), which was created in 1993. The program represents a unique
merger between the fields of healthcare, academia, and industry; and is
supported by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Harvard-MIT Division
of Health Sciences and Technology, and by a grant from Pfizer, Inc.
The
goal of the fellowship is the training of physicians from a variety of clinical
disciplines in the techniques and processes utilized in patient orientated
research. The program is based on a specific curriculum that allows
trainees to develop direct experience in the performance of clinical
investigation and, at the same time, through didactic course work, provides them
with strong foundation in the computational and statistical sciences, biomedical
ethics, principals of clinical pharmacology, in vitro and in vivo measurement
techniques, and many aspects of the drug development process. The program
is funded by Pfizer Inc., which also contributes faculty to the didactic
curriculum.
Upon completion of the two years of training, the fellows have developed a
strong foundation in patient-oriented research. They are able to apply
contemporary research tools to clinically relevant areas of investigation, and
they are competitive for careers in patient-orientated research in academic
medicine, industry, and regulatory affairs.
Fellows have the option to
pursue a Master of Medical Sciences Degree from Harvard Medical School in
conjunction with the Clinical Investigator Training Program. The degree is
awarded at the end of the two-year period, upon successful completion of the
program requirements. For further information about the Clinical
Investigator Training Program contact Linda Bard (617) 667-4816.
GCRC investigators may also
participate in the Scholars in Clinical Science Program, a two-year
post-graduate training program in clinical investigation. Funded by a
Clinical Research Curriculum Award from the National Institutes of Health, the
Scholars in Clinical Science Program consists of formal didactic coursework, a
longitudinal seminar series, and a mentored clinical research project.
Similar to the Clinical Investigator Training Program, the Scholars in Clinical
Science Program was established to address the critical need for formal training
opportunities in clinical research, which is vital to the advancement of
scientific knowledge and the development of improved treatments for human
disease. The goal of the SCSP is to provide superior, coordinated didactic
and practical training for individuals interested in careers in translational
investigation (human physiology, pathophysiology, and genetics), human
pharmacology, and clinical trials. The program prepares trainees to be
effective leaders of complex research groups, academic departments, academic
medical centers, or industrial or managed care groups.
The GCRC also encourages the
development of independent clinical investigation through participation in the
Mentored Patient-oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) program, a
competitive NIH program for investigators who seek further training in clinical
investigation. The purpose of the K23 award is to support the career
development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research
endeavors on patient-oriented research. This mechanism provides support for
three to five years of supervised study and research for clinically trained
professionals who have the potential to develop into productive, clinical
investigators focusing on patient-oriented research. For more information
about NIH-funded training opportunities, please contact Michelle Beck (617)
667-4269.
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