Developing an engaging and accessible clinical research training program for new investigators.

ABSTRACT: Clinicians who are interested in becoming principal investigators struggle to find and complete training that adequately prepares them to conduct safe, well-designed clinical and translational research. Degree programs covering these skills require a significant time investment, while online trainings lack engagement and may not be specific to local research contexts. Staff at Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute sought to fill the gap in junior investigator training by designing an eight-module, noncredit certificate program to teach aspiring clinician-investigators about good clinical practice, clinical research processes, and federal and local regulatory requirements. The first iteration of this program was evaluated using pre- and posttest questionnaires and by gathering

SUBMITTER: Markman KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10052402 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature