Clinical Research Training Center Part of the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Transl

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Clinical Research Training Center Part of the
Washington University Institute of Clinical and
Translational Sciences (ICTS) Supported
provided by Grant Numbers KL2RR024994 and
TL1RR024995 (subprojects of Grant Number
UL1RR024992)

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Clinical Research Training Center

• Offers didactic coursework in clinical
  investigation and three clinical research
  training programs Certificate and MSCI degree
• Coursework
• Introduction to Statistics for the Health
  Sciences
• Intermediate Statistics for the Health Sciences
• Designing Outcomes and Clinical Research
• Epidemiology for Clinical Research
• Scientific Writing and Publishing
• Grant Writing and Grantsmanship
• Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Research

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Clinical Research Training Programs

• Predoctoral Program (formerly roadmap T32 - J.
  Piccirillo)
• Postdoctoral Program (formerly K30 - B. Evanoff)
  
• Career Development Program (formerly K12 - V.
  Fraser)

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CRTC Predoctoral Program

• Predoctoral students in medical and allied health
  professions
• Two cores 
• short-term (summer)
• intensive (one-year)
• 8 scholars accepted in each core annually
• Conduct clinical research, complete didactic
  coursework in clinical investigation, and attend
  seminars
• Option to earn Masters of Science in Clinical
  Investigation (MSCI)
• Stipends and funds for research-related expenses
  available

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CRTC Predoctoral Program
Julie Follman, MBA Program Coordinator follman_at_wu
stl.edu Kate Kruse, BS/BA Administrative
Assistant kkruse_at_im.wustl.edu

• Jay Piccirillo, MD
• Program Director
• piccirilloj_at_ent.wustl.edu
• Brian Gage, MD, MSc
• Program Co-Director
• bgage_at_wustl.edu
• Michael DeBaun, MD, MPH, MSc
• Program Co-Director
• debaun_kids_at_wustl.edu

URL http//t32.im.wustl.edu Online Applications
accepted 11/1/07 3/3/08 for June 2008
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CRTC Postdoctoral Program

• Postdocs, fellows and junior faculty in medicine
  and allied health professions
• Conduct clinical research, complete didactic
  coursework, attend seminars, and submit a thesis
  - either a submitted manuscript or grant proposal
• Can be completed in 2-3 years
• Option to earn an MSCI
• 10 scholars accepted annually 80 pursue MSCI
• Some funding for research related expenses, no
  funding for salary or tuition
• 19,800 for Masters Degree (after 40 reduction
  for WU affiliates)
• Tuition payment typically comes from training
  grants and/or departmental funds

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Program DirectorBradley Evanoff, MD,
MPHbevanoff_at_wustl.eduProgram Co-DirectorBrian
Gage, MD, MScbgage_at_wustl.eduProgram
Co-DirectorJay Piccirillo, MDpiccirilloj_at_ent.wus
tl.edu
CRTC Postdoctoral Program
Program Co-DirectorJane Garbutt,
MDjgarbutt_at_wustl.edu Program CoordinatorJulie
Follman, MBAfollman_at_wustl.edu URL
http//k30.im.wustl.edu Online Applications
accepted 11/1/07 3/1/08 for August 2008
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CRTC Career Development Program

• Junior faculty in medical and other allied health
  professions
• MSCI -- Washington University School of Medicine
• Masters of Science in Public Health (MSPH) --
  Saint Louis University
• Individualized coursework, e.g., WUs Genetic
  Epidemiology Masters of Science (GEMS) degree
• Minimum of two years, may request a third year
• Complete didactic coursework, conduct clinical
  research, and attend research and career
  development seminars
• Funding includes 75 salary support, 30,000
  tuition, and 25,000 research-related expenses /
  scholar

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CRTC Career Development Program
Alison Ebers, BS Program Coordinator aebers_at_im.wu
stl.edu Mary Favazza Program Secretary mfavazza_at_
im.wustl.edu Online Applications March
2008-Sept 2008 to start July 2009 (2008
applications closed) URL http//crscholars.im.w
ustl.edu

• Vicky Fraser, MD
• Program Director
• vfraser_at_wustl.edu
• Bradley Evanoff, MD, MPH
• Program Co-Director
• bevanoff_at_wustl.edu
• William True, PhD, MPH
• Program Co-Director
• true_at_slu.edu