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DSMP Internet | Clinical Research:Tools & Techniques | Regulations & Ethics | Scientific Writing for Clinical Research | Medical School Elective |Epidemiology & Statistical Methods 

Academic Year 2009-2010

 
  Clinical Research Education on the Internet - UTMB Internet based session providing slides, audio and resources related to clinical research.
  Data and Safety Monitoring Planning 
    Description - Free course for UTMB. Slides with synchronized audio offer overview, general requirements, and guidelines for formulating an individualized plan. Also includes resources, supplemental materials, self-study questions, and certificate of participation. Approximate time is 1 hour.
    Detailed course description and instructions - click here
    Computer system requirements - click here 
  Clinical Research Courses / Seminars
    Clinical Research: Tools and Techniques 
    Description - Series of 37 weekly sessions providing an overview of ethics, methods, and issues in the advances of medicine through the conduct of research involving human subjects. Participants may choose to attend any or all sessions. Offers CME, CME Ethics, UTMB Risk Education, and Graduate School credits.  
    Registration Form - click here 
    Detailed information and draft agenda - click here
    Regulations & Ethics in Clinical Research module included as part of full course - click here
    Epidemiology & Statistical Methods in Clinical Investigation module included as part of full course
      
    Scientific Writing for Clinical Research 2010 
    Description - Series of four interactive seminars providing strategies to develop an effective writing style for all kinds of scholarly documents, with special emphasis on research articles and grant proposals.  Planned for spring 2010.
 
     
    School of Medicine - Research Elective - Translational Research:  From Bench to Bedside (GCRR 4025)
    Description - Research-centered elective experience with an established investigator, as a full-time member of a UTMB investigative team, during a 4-week period or longer.  Provisions for combining redundant course requirements are considered for students enrolled in both this course and the basic science selective course GCRU 4011.  Students may also enroll in this course during the Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP).

The course is designed for individuals considering an academic career in a clinical department or those with an interest in translational research, basic research that has potential for translation to clinical care or public health, or clinical research conducted at the GCRC or sites other than the GCRC.

Students interested in clinical practice will benefit from a better understanding of clinical research. Potential usefulness of this selective for future clinical practice include: 1) better understanding of multi-center and national studies, which increasingly include practicing physicians outside academic medical centers as principal investigators, 2) ability to provide better advice to their patients when asked by the patient whether or not (s)he should participate in a clinical trial, and 3) direct experience with clinical research should enhance their understanding in reading the medical literature and their future continuing medical education throughout their careers.
    Detailed information - click here 
     
   
School of Medicine - Basic Science and Humanities Selective - Translational Research: From Bench to Bedside (GCRU 4011)
Description - Research-centered experience with an established investigator, as a full-time member of a UTMB investigative team, during a 4-week period.  Provisions for combining redundant course requirements are considered for students enrolled in both this course and the research elective course GCRR 4025.

This multidisciplinary selective course should be of particular interest to students who wish to pursue a career that includes clinical or translational research.
Students with research interests in the basic sciences may also benefit from a better understanding of how basic science findings are translated into clinical and public health benefits.

Students interested in clinical practice will benefit from a better understanding of clinical research. Potential usefulness of this selective for future clinical practice include: 1) better understanding of multi-center and national studies, which increasingly include practicing physicians outside academic medical centers as principal investigators, 2) ability to provide better advice to their patients when asked by the patient whether or not (s)he should participate in a clinical trial, and 3) direct experience with clinical research should enhance their understanding in reading the medical literature and their future continuing medical education throughout their careers.
Detailed information - click here
   

 

 

 

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