Mentored Clinical Research Training Program (MCRTP)

Frederick J. Meyers, MD – PI

Gregg Servis – Program Manager

Glynis Butler-Stone - Program Rep.

Purpose

• Prepare UC Davis for clinical/translational team-science research (NIH Roadmap)

• Through a multi-layered, multi-disciplinary, didactic curriculum and mentored research program (MCRTP)

Clinical Translational Science Center (CTSC)

• The MCRTP is a core component of the UC Davis Clinical Translational Science Center established in October 2006

• The CTSC is part of a national consortium of 12 Centers (awarded by the NIH)

• Graduates from the MCRTP will be eligible for the UC Davis K12 Program

Participants

• Advanced Post-Doctoral Trainees

• Senior Fellows and Residents

• Junior Faculty (current & new recruits)

* Required: Pre-clinical/translational or clinical research career goals

Perspective: Multi-Disciplinary

• School of Veterinary Medicine

• College of Biological Sciences

• Department of Biomedical Engineering

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Perspective: Multi-Affiliate

• Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System

• Western Human Nutrition Research Center

• Shriners Hospitals for Children

• Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute

Programmatic Core

• Didactic Instruction

• Mentored Research Experience

• Integrated Workshops/Seminars

Successful Completion

• Masters of Advanced Study in Clinical Research (minimum of 36 units required)

• UCOP is currently evaluating and calculating the amount of tuition to be charged for the MCRTP and Master’s degree. (scholar costs are admission fee and books)

Curriculum OverviewYear I Year II

Summer Fall Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring

Intensive Session

Core CourseI

Core Course II

Core Course III & IV

Elective I

Elective II

Elective III

Core Course IV

Annual Retreat

Annual Retreat

Integrated Workshops

Seminar Series

Mentored Clinical Research

Intensive Summer SessionWeek 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9 - 5 Clinical Epidemiology and Study Design

 Weeks

2 – 12

Monday Wednesday Friday

9:00 - 9:50 Strategies for Grant Writing

Methods in Clinical Research

Strategies for Grant Writing

Health InformaticsStudy Design/Small Groups

10:05 - 10:55 Intro. to Clinical Research

11:10 - 12:00

Lunch

1:00 - 1:50 Intro. to Medical Statistics

Responsible Conduct of Research

Med. Statistics LabOr

Special Workshop

2:05 - 2:55

3:10 - 4:00

Strategic Career Development

• Integrally woven into MCRTP:

– Mentor Meetings– Mini-Advisory Committee– Workshop Topic(s)– Annual Retreat– Individual Development Plan

Governance Structure

Executive Committee

Educational Policy &

Curriculum Development Committee

MCRTPDirector

External Advisory Board

Admissions & Awards

Committee

Executive Associate Dean

Academic Affairs

CTSC

GCLR Graduate Group

Application ProcessCandidates submit:

• Research proposal (2 - 4 page maximum)• Curriculum Vitae• Career Development Goals• Mentoring Plan• Letters of support

– Prospective mentor (specific time commitment)

– Department Chair (release time)

Review and Selection Process

• Each application will be reviewed by two members of the GCLR Graduate Group who will prepare a written critique and NIH score.

• The critiques are presented to the GCLR

Admissions and Awards Committee who will make their recommendations to the GCLR Executive Committee for final selection.

Criteria

• Commitment to a career in clinical research – track record in clinical research

• Quality of proposed research– interdisciplinary research and team-building– improve patient-oriented research at UC Davis

Criteria (con’t)

• Mentor’s clinical research and training record

• Funding support for training and career development– NIH (F32, T32, K’s, etc.) or non-NIH

Program Effectiveness

On-going evaluation process:

• Core Curriculum – Educational Policy & Curriculum Development Committee

• Mentorship Experience – Admissions & Awards Committee

• Student Assessment – Mini-Advisory, GCLR Graduate Group , EAB

Time Commitment

• As required by the NIH K30 grant, candidates will need an estimated 70% time commitment to complete the MCRTP two year curriculum

Conclusion: Action Items

• Call for Candidates (10-12 participants)– deadline: February 1, 2007 – submit application to Glynis Butler-Stone (email only) glynis.butler-stone@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu – selection notification: by March 1, 2007

• Questions?– Contact Glynis Butler-Stone (916) 703-9181

or Gregg Servis, (916) 703-9182– http://som.ucdavis.edu/ome/MCRTP/