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MAKING AN IMPACT
Alicia Armstrong, M.D. (Chair)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development
Yvonne T. Maddox, Ph.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development
Phyllis C. Leppert, M.D., Ph.D.
Duke University School of Medicine
Ruben J. Alvero, M.D.
University of Colorado, Denver
John L. Frattarelli, M.D.
Fertility Institute of Hawaii
Rebecca S. Usadi, M.D.
Carolinas Medical Center
Louis V. DePaolo, Ph.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development
Esther Eisenberg, M.D., M.P.H.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development
Alan H. DeCherney, M.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development
Valerie L. Baker, M.D.
Stanford University Medical Center
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM • SYMPOSIA
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:45 pm – 5:45 pm
CREST Symposium
Needs Assessment and Description
The Clinical Research/Reproductive Scientist Training (CREST)
program is offered by the National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development (NICHD), the Clinical Research
Training Program (CRTP) at Duke University, and the
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), and
it meets an existing need for formalized academic training
in the quantitative and methodological principles of clinical
research in reproductive medicine. Designed specifically
for physicians in private or academic clinical practice in
reproductive medicine, this innovative program engages
the practicing physician in clinical research while allowing
the individual to maintain an active role in clinical practice.
Participants in the program, CREST scholars, receive didactic
online training from the CRTP and attend two intensive
weekend seminars at the NIH and CREST seminars at the
Annual Meeting of ASRM. Successful participants in the
program receive a Certificate in Clinical Research from the
Clinical Research Training Program at Duke University.
Room 224 C/D
80
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able
to:
1. Identify the objectives of the CREST training program.
2. Describe the application process for the CREST program.
ACGME COMPETENCY
Systems-based Practice
TEST QUESTION:
1. Which one of the following is a stated objective of the
CREST program?
A. To provide review of RO-3 and RO-1 proposals submitted
by ASRM members enrolled in the CREST program.
B. To provide university credits towards a master’s degree in
health science and clinical research.
C. To meet an existing need for formalized academic
training in the quantitative and methodological
principles of clinical research in reproductive medicine.
D. To provide supplemental funding for existing NICHD
grants for ASRM member principal investigators who are
enrolled in the program.
2. In which of the following scenarios is CREST training most
likely to be beneficial?
A. Physicians in private or academic clinical practice in
reproductive medicine, who have an active role in
clinical practice, who want to become engaged in
clinical research.
B. Junior investigators who need assistance with the
development of RO-3 proposals.
C. Junior Investigators with NICHD grants who need
supplemental funding.
D. ASRM members who are pursuing a master’s degree in
health science.