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About UIC's CCTS Research Education, Training, and Career Development (RETCD) Core and Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP)...

UIC's CCTS RETCD Core and CRTP are designed to train clinicians to become leaders in clinical research. As such, they need to understand the basic analytical tools used by biostatisticians and epidemiologists, to know the basic concepts and theories of the social and behavioral sciences relevant to clinical research and to realize how their particular area of research is related to the broader dilemmas facing the U.S. healthcare system. They will also need to be able to communicate their insights effectively, to write well-conceived and persuasive grant applications, and to ensure the ethical treatment of their subjects. Finally, as apprentice clinical investigators, they will need to learn how to participate in a broader multidisciplinary research community that includes basic and social scientists, as well as clinicians from other areas of clinical practice.

PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT—CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) invites applications for the 2008 Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Scholars Awards to support the research efforts and career development of scientists dedicated to patient oriented research. Grants will support clinical research training and career development for individuals in clinical disciplines and professions, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, psychology, pharmacy, and physical and occupational therapy. Please click here for more information.

Overall Goals

  • To launch a range of new educational programs, including an undergraduate "Introduction to Clinical Research" course, a certificate in Clinical Research Methodologies, an MS in Clinical and Translational Science, and a series of clinical research short programs, seminars and workshops.
  • To provide a diverse group of clinicians with a set of skills that prepares
    them to become leaders in multidisciplinary clinical research
  • To attract experienced mentors across the six health sciences colleges
  • To improve and expand the pool of clinical researchers at UIC

 


  Audio Overview
Click the audio icon above to hear a brief presentation about the UIC CRTP program.

Upcoming Seminars
See Seminars Calendar for a complete listing of topics and dates.  Videos and podcasts are available for recent seminars.

Use of e-Health Technology in Research: Ecological Momentary Assessment
Robin Mermelstein, PhD
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
College of Medicine
Research Building
909 S. Wolcott, 5th Floor
Conference Room 5175
(Click for Seminar Schedule)


Save the dates!
The Center for Clinical and Translational Science sponsors Translational Research Seminars on a monthly basis.  Seminars are currently planned for the following dates:

  • March 26, 2008
  • April 23, 2008
  • May 28, 2008

Seminar Archives
Click Seminars / Archives for streaming videos and downloadable audio files of recent seminars from the CRTP series.

Clinical Research News

New UIC Center to Study Drug Choices, Safety
 The University of Illinois at Chicago has been named one of 10 new centers in the United States to study how consumers and clinicians make critical treatment decisions about therapeutic products and interventions. It will design and test systems to optimize drug choice, monitoring and safety, said Bruce Lambert, UIC professor of pharmacy administration and director of the new center. invasiveness."

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