Introduction to Clinical Research
Each summer, the faculty of the UCLA-GCRC present a two-week course designed to review basics of clinical research for junior faculty members and third-year clinical fellows. The 10 day course is presented each morning for a two week period during which the participants are expected to be free of clinical responsibilities. Two hour lecture sessions address the following points: formulation of research questions, choice of research subjects, design of experimental studies, data management, data analysis, and data interpretation. The subsequent two hours are devoted to a practical workshop during which the participants formulate and develop a grant application, which are presented to the whole group at the conclusion of the course. Contact Dr. Isidro Salusky for further information regarding this course.
Biostatistical Primer
Once a year, an introductory level course is presented to third-year residents and first-year fellows who desire a summary of biostatistics and its application to clinical research. The course consists of six sessions presented twice weekly for three weeks in the late afternoon-early evening. Each 1.5 hour session consists of a one- hour lecture followed by a 30 min discussion of homework assignments, examples of biostatistical applications, and biostatistical problems offered by course participants.
The UCLA K30 Program (GTPTI)
Background
The Graduate Training Program in Translational Investigation is a cohesive and cross-disciplinary program that grows from a rich history of collaborative research and training efforts of the UCLA Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Dentistry, Nursing, the UCLA College of Letters and Science, the RAND Graduate School, and from the federally-funded General Clinical Research Centers (GCRCs) at UCLA, Harbour-UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Martin Luther King-Drew Medical Center. The curriculum consists of a newly integrated combination of two existing successful clinical research training initiatives and three new curricular elements. This initial curriculum will be evaluated after each year and be further developed to meet the needs of the trainees. For more information, please check out the UCLA K30 Program.
The Graduate Program
The UCLA K30 Program (also known as the Graduate Training Program in Translational Investigation) was developed to provide clinicians with the necessary training to become successful patient-oriented investigators.
The goal of the program is to develop a curriculum that will assist participants in preparing highly competitive:
To achieve these aims this program will provide in-depth mentoring and instruction in the following areas:
Office of Research Participant Advocacy
The Office of Research Participant Advocacy keeps abreast of clinical research training courses on campus. Please contact Dr. Laurie Shaker-Irwin at lshakerirwin@mednet.ucla.edu for more information.