Program Courses
The program duration is 12 months, starting July 1 and ending June 30.
Required Courses
CEED trainees are required to participate in the following courses:
CLRES 2050: Ethics and Regulation of Clinical Research
Aims to enhance students' ability to think about the ethical dimensions of research, especially research involving human subjects, and to participate thoughtfully and knowledgeably in the ethical design and review of research protocols. By the end of the course, students should be able to: (1) Describe the historical context for today's heightened scrutiny of clinical research, (2) Identify and explain the basic concepts, values, and potential ethical conflicts associated with the conduct of human subjects research, (3) Define the elements of scientific misconduct, (4) Demonstrate a commitment to integrity in the conduct of scientific research, (5) Demonstrate a commitment to advocate for the rights and welfare of human research subjects, (6) Analyze a research protocol from the ethical point of view according to criteria developed by federal regulatory agencies and local Institutional Review Boards, (7) Explain a scientific research protocol in language that promotes laypeople's understanding sufficient to provide meaningful informed consent and (8) Demonstrate communication skills adequate to obtain a potential research subject's meaningful informed consent. (This Learning Objective applies only to students enrolled in the ICRE Grant Writing Course.)
CLRES 2071 and 2072: Research Design and Development Part I and Part II
The purpose of these method courses is to provide a hands-on research experience. Trainees will learn the phases of the research process from conception to design and, ultimately, to implementation of the research. Through a combination of group seminars and independent work, trainees will use a research topic of their choice to develop their own research proposal in the form of an NIH grant application. The application will include sections on specific aims, background and significance, previous work, and methods. In addition, trainees will review and critique the work of their peers. (Prerequisite: Mentor must be identified prior to class. CLRES 2050 is taken simultaneously.)
MEDEDU 2140: Medical Writing and Presentation Skills
Medical educators and researchers must be able to present their work clearly and effectively. However, important educational material and important research data are sometimes obscured by poorly delivered presentations or poorly written papers. The main objective of this course is to help trainees develop excellent medical writing and presentation skills. This objective will be achieved through a combination of lectures, readings, and individual and small-group projects in which trainees will practice specific skills. Trainees will have the opportunity to be videotaped while they present a talk and will receive anonymous written feedback.
Seminar on Scientific Leadership and Management
Whether trainees are starting out in their research career and looking for direction or they want to discover and develop their leadership skills or learn how to work effectively in collaborative teams, this seminar will introduce them to and provide them with some of the skills required for successful career development in both basic and clinical research. The interactive 3-day workshop is designed for postdoctoral and clinical fellows and junior faculty in the schools of the health sciences and will provide insight into leadership and team building as well as direction on how to develop and manage a scientific laboratory or research program, how to improve productivity, and how to enhance creativity and innovation. The seminar provides a unique opportunity for trainees to work with a diverse and multidisciplinary group of senior faculty members and to network with both basic and clinical researchers from across the schools of the health sciences.
