Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program: Curriculum

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Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career
Development Program Curriculum
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Clinical Research Curriculum - Goals

• To develop competencies to design, conduct, and
  lead rigorous, hypothesis-driven clinical and
  translational research.
• To become conversant in the science and methods
  of various disciplines.
• To work effectively within collaborative
  multidisciplinary teams.

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Core Competencies

• Clinical Research Disciplines
• Methodological and Analytical Strategies
• Professional Development
• Responsible Conduct of Research

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Curriculum Content

• Formal Courses
• Short Courses
• Seminars
• Mentored Research Experiences

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Formal Courses

• EPID 805/806 (4 hrs/week)
• Overview clinical, translational, health
  services research
• EPID 711 (3 hrs/week fall)
• Clinical epidemiological research methods
• BIOS 541 (4 hrs/week fall)
• Introduction to biostatistics
• BIOS 542 (4 hrs/week spring not required of
  all)
• Application of biostatistics

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Short Courses

• Introduction to Clinical Research
• 1 week, summer
• Responsible Conduct of Research
• 1 week, summer

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Seminars

• Clinical Research Curriculum Epid 896
• 2 hrs, weekly
• Roadmap K12 Scholars Seminar
• twice monthly

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Research Experiences

• Mentored Research Internship (Year 1)
• ½ year, weekly, ½ day experience or
• 1 2 week full time experience
• may be at UNC or off-campus
• Mentored Research Project (Year 1)
• - preliminary studies, mentored project
• Independent Research Project (Years 2-3)

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Typical Schedule Year 1

• Summer
• Short courses (Intro Ethics)
• Research internship
• Begin EPID 805
• Fall (? 10 hours/week)
• EPID 805 / EPID 711/ BIOS 541
• K30 CRC Seminar Mentored research project
• Spring (? 8 hours/week)
• EPID 806/ BIOS 542 K30 CRC Seminar (EPID 896)
  Mentored research project

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Typical Schedule Year 2

• Additional coursework, if needed
• K30 CRC Seminar (EPID 896)
• Individual Research Project

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FAQ Will a scholar have to take all the formal
courses?

• The formal courses are required unless a
  scholar can demonstrate either previous
  coursework or lack of relevance to his/her career
  development.
• EPID 805/806 and Roadmap K12 seminar
  participation is required of all scholars.

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FAQ Can a scholar earn a degree?

• Yes, enrolling in a masters or PhD program is
  possible. Most courses and seminars are
  available for credit.
• A new MSCR program is being developed. It is
  currently under review by the University.

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FAQ What if other coursework is more relevant
for a scholar?

• The program is intended to serve the needs of
  clinical researchers, broadly defined. If a
  scholar has special needs, for example in
  qualitative methods, the curriculum can be
  adapted to their needs.