Masters in Clinical Masters in Clinical ResearchResearch

RR-03-007, “Clinical Research RR-03-007, “Clinical Research Education and Career Development Education and Career Development (CRECD) in Minority Institutions.”(CRECD) in Minority Institutions.”

Principal Investigator - Rosanne Principal Investigator - Rosanne Harrigan, EdD, MS, APRN-Rx, FAANHarrigan, EdD, MS, APRN-Rx, FAAN

Co-Principal Investigator - David Easa, Co-Principal Investigator - David Easa, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and MD, Professor of Pediatrics and

Obstetrics and Associate Dean for Obstetrics and Associate Dean for Clinical ResearchClinical Research

IntroductionIntroduction

This program will provide high quality This program will provide high quality training for doctoral and postdoctoral training for doctoral and postdoctoral candidates in order to enrich the body of candidates in order to enrich the body of clinical researchers, including minority clinical researchers, including minority investigators, at UH. investigators, at UH.

GoalsGoals

To offer knowledge and skills needed to pursue careers To offer knowledge and skills needed to pursue careers in clinical researchin clinical research

To function as a supportive mechanism for newly trained To function as a supportive mechanism for newly trained investigatorsinvestigators

To actively facilitate career developmentTo actively facilitate career development

To encourage research collaborations, particularly those To encourage research collaborations, particularly those related to health disparities researchrelated to health disparities research

To produce well-educated clinical researchers capable of To produce well-educated clinical researchers capable of implementing clinical research studiesimplementing clinical research studies

To increase the number and quality of successful clinical To increase the number and quality of successful clinical investigators, particularly those conducting research investigators, particularly those conducting research designed to reduce and eliminate health disparities designed to reduce and eliminate health disparities among Hawai`i’s diverse ethnic population.among Hawai`i’s diverse ethnic population.

Benefits for TraineesBenefits for TraineesSalarySalary

Tuition and BooksTuition and Books

They will acquire skills in epidemiology and biostatisticsThey will acquire skills in epidemiology and biostatistics

They will master the scientific principles that underlie clinical They will master the scientific principles that underlie clinical research methodsresearch methods

They will develop the ability to identify and resolve ethical They will develop the ability to identify and resolve ethical issues involved in clinical researchissues involved in clinical research

They will ensure the safeguarding of human subjectsThey will ensure the safeguarding of human subjects

They will understand Institutional Review Boards and other They will understand Institutional Review Boards and other relevant requirementsrelevant requirements

They will gain increased capacity to seek and obtain NIH and They will gain increased capacity to seek and obtain NIH and other extramural funding for conducting clinical researchother extramural funding for conducting clinical research

The part-time curriculum can be completed in two years and The part-time curriculum can be completed in two years and is competency basedis competency based

Aspects of the CurriculumAspects of the Curriculum

Didactic and problem-based modulesDidactic and problem-based modules

A Mentored research projectA Mentored research project

A Seminar seriesA Seminar series

Some Sources of Some Sources of ParticipantsParticipants

Trainees from diverse disciplines to broaden their Trainees from diverse disciplines to broaden their perspectives as well as increase opportunities for perspectives as well as increase opportunities for innovative, cross-disciplinary collaborations in clinical innovative, cross-disciplinary collaborations in clinical researchresearch

The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)

The Cancer Research Center of Hawai`i (CRCH)The Cancer Research Center of Hawai`i (CRCH)

The School of Social WorkThe School of Social Work

The School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene (SONDH)The School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene (SONDH)

The Pacific Biomedical Research Center (PBRC)The Pacific Biomedical Research Center (PBRC)

Eligible ParticipantsEligible ParticipantsMedical studentsMedical students

Residents and fellowsResidents and fellows

Post-doctoral fellowsPost-doctoral fellows

PhD candidatesPhD candidates

Junior faculty Junior faculty

Faculty members who have successfully competed for Faculty members who have successfully competed for career development awards from the NIH and other career development awards from the NIH and other grantorsgrantors

Intentions Intentions To offer an accredited training program that will To offer an accredited training program that will emphasize epidemiological, methodological, cultural, and emphasize epidemiological, methodological, cultural, and ethical issues inherent to clinical researchethical issues inherent to clinical research

To improve the quantity and quality of research in the To improve the quantity and quality of research in the state.state.

To refine and implement a rigorous clinical research To refine and implement a rigorous clinical research curriculumcurriculum

To solidify the administrative structure needed to support To solidify the administrative structure needed to support MSCR activitiesMSCR activities

To foster career development of traineesTo foster career development of trainees

To help ensure their success as leading investigators in To help ensure their success as leading investigators in their chosen research fieldstheir chosen research fields

Current ParticipantsCurrent Participants

Dr. Noelani ApauDr. Noelani Apau

Dr. Alyssa ChapitalDr. Alyssa Chapital

Dr. Larry DayDr. Larry Day

Dr. Hanan Hassanin Dr. Hanan Hassanin

Dr. David KimDr. David Kim

Dr. Edna KretzerDr. Edna Kretzer

Dr. May OkihiroDr. May Okihiro

Dr. Kelley WithyDr. Kelley Withy

Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention