2011 - NIH Clinical Center - National Institutes of Health

Training the Next GenerationTRAINING TODAY’S INVESTIGATORS TO FIND TOMORROW’S CURESThe Clinical Center continues to be a primaryresource for training in clinical research, and thedemand for such training has never been higher.The Office of Clinical Research Training andMedical Education develops, administers, andevaluates clinical research training initiatives fornearly every level of career development. Witha summer internship program for high school,college and graduate students, a year-long clinicaland translational research enrichment program formedical and dental students, and even a sabbaticalprogram for experienced researchers, the ClinicalCenter has something for everyone. The CCalso manages a curriculum of three courses inclinical research and graduate medical educationopportunities for clinical fellows.CURRICULUM IN CLINICAL RESEARCHThanks to the latest technology, the CC is ableto broadcast its popular courses, Introduction to thePrinciples and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR),Principles of Clinical Pharmacology (PCP), and Ethicaland Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research, to remotesites domestically and around the world.Thirty-two remote sites with more than 1,100 studentsparticipated in the 2010-11 IPPCR course,including ten international locations such as theAsan Medical Center Clinical Research Centerin Seoul, Korea, and the Walter Sisulu Universityin Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The CCmakes content available for students using livestream and archived content on the web for thesites without a live broadcast.A record number (1,563) of students enrolled inIPPCR in 2010-11, demonstrating the strong andsustained interest in the subject matter and thepositive reputation of the course. And the wordkeeps spreading. In May 2010, course facultyincluding CC Director Dr. John I. Gallin, conducteda five-day version of the IPPCR coursein-person at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria.Local faculty then continued to work withstudents on the full syllabus.Designed to meet the needs of researchers whohave an interest in the clinical pharmacologicaspects of contemporary drug development andutilization, the Principles of Pharmacology coursehas entered its twelfth year. The course has alsoreached students far away from NIH’s Bethesdacampus. Twenty-three remote sites, includingseven international, and a record 1,200 studentsparticipated in the 2010-11 course.Even the newest course, Ethical and RegulatoryAspects of Clinical Research, saw growth for the2010-11 year. More than 475 students enrolledat both NIH and at 12 remotes sites, includingsix international, which represents a 40% increasefrom 2009.Student participationfor 2010-11IPPCR and PCPANNU AL REPORT 2011 • 39