State the application's broad, long-term objectives and specific aims, making reference to the health relatedness of the project. Describeconcisely the research design and methods for achieving these goals. Avoid summaries of past accomplishments and the use of the first person. This abstractis meant to serve as a succinct and accurate description of the proposed work when separated from the application. If the application is funded, thisdescription, as is, will become public information. Therefore, do not include proprietary/confidential information. DO NOT EXCEED THE SPACEPROVIDED.The Rochester Clinical Research Curriculum (RCRC) has developed a comprehensive program to provideclinical research trainees with the knowledge, methods, and skills to be successful clinical investigators. Theoverall goal of this proposed program is to further refine and expand the core competencies and educationalobjectives for clinical research training. The RCRC will build upon an excellent established curriculum ofdidactic coursework, a program of skill-building workshops to provide practical tools for contemporary clinicalresearch, a Clinical Research Seminar Series, and mentored research experiences. The RCRC hassuccessfully recruited 89 Scholars who have already shown considerable research productivity. On thissolid foundation, clinical research at the University of Rochester has been reorganized and expanded. Fivemultidisciplinary research tracks (translational research; experimental therapeutics; population-basedresearch; outcomes research; and ethics, law and policy) have been developed. Two new skill-buildingworkshops are proposed: Recruitment and Retention of Research Subjects, and Research ProgramAdministration. Three workshops (Ethical Conduct of Research, Grant Writing and Research ProjectAdministration) will be provided online for sharing with clinical research partners. A Clinical ResearchResource Inventory will be kept current for trainees to identify mentors and research resources. Thementored research experience will be improved by an online Mentor Development Course to improve thequality and quantity of clinical research mentors. Recruitment of Scholars will be expanded withcollaboration with regional and national partners. The RCRC will simultaneously be evaluated for completionof learning objections, productivity of trainees during the training period and thereafter, and RCRC Scholars'career development. With these improvements the RCRC should be even more successful in training RCRCScholars for successful careers in clinical research.PERFORMANCE SITE(S) (organization, city, state)University or Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New YorkUniversity of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, New YorkEastman Dental Center, Rochester, New YorkUniversity of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New YorkKEY PERSONNEL. See instructions.Start with Principal Investigator. ListNameSee AttachedDisclosure Permission Statement.PHS 398 (Rev. 05/01) Use continuation pages as needed to provide the required information in the format shown below.all other key personnel in alphabetical order, last name first. Organization Role on ProjectApplicable to SBIR/STTR Only. See instructions. [] Yes [] No Page 2 Number pages consecutively at the the application. Do not use suffixesbottom throughout Form Page 2such as 2a, 2b. NameThomas Pearson, MD, MPH, PhDJune Arkoulis-SinclairDiane Becker, RN, ScDCarla BoffPatricia Braus, MPHGary Chadwick, PhDNancy Chin, PhDMark Cobum, MSAndrew Dick, PhDWill DiGrazioAnn Dozier, RN, PhDTimothy Dye, PhDC. McCollister Evarts, MDHoward Federoff, MD, PhDDiana Fernandez, MD, PhDSusan Fisher, RN, PhDThomas Fogg, MPPJohn Gerich, MDDonna Giles, PhDYana Grady-Weliky, MDSandra Griffin-RothJoseph Guido, MSDavid Guzick, MD, PhDRobert Haggerty, MDKathleen Hoeger, MDRobert Holloway, MD, MPHKarl Kieburtz, MD, MPHPattie KolomicKerry Knox, PhDNorman LaFrance, MDJill Lavigne, PhDGunta LidersMichael McDermott, PhDBernadette Melnyk, RN, PhDCyril Meyerowitz, DDSEkaterina Noyes, PhD, MPHElizabeth Ofili, MDDeborah Ossip-Klein, PhDGary Paige, MDRichard Reichman, MDChristopher Ritchlin, MD Michael RitzJason Roy, PhDStanley Schaffer, MD, MPHJulie SollenbergerDwight Stapleton, MDPeter Szilagyi, MD, MPHJames Tacci, MD, MPH, JD Mark Taubman, MD Helena Tempkin-Greener, PhD Sally Thurston, PhD Russell Tracy, PhD Sarah Traflon, JDMichael Weitzman, MDJanet Williams, MDElizabeth Woodard, MD, MPH Key Personnel OrganizationProfessor and Chair, Department of Community andPreventive Medicine, Sr. Associate Dean for ClinicalResearch, SOMDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineProfessor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins UniversityDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineDirector, Office of Human Subjects ProtectionDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineOffice of Technology Transfer, U of RDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineGCRC, SOMDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineSr. Vice President for Health AffairsSr. Associate Dean for Basic ResearchDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineOffice of Clinical Research, SOMDirector, GCRC, Department of Medicine, SOMDepartment of PsychiatrySr. Associate Dean for Medical EducationDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineDean, SOMProfessor Emeritus, Pediatrics, SOMDepartment of Obstetrics/GynecologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineSr. Vice President, Celltech Americas, Inc.Department of Community and Preventive MedicineDirector, Office of Research and Program AdministrationBiostatistics and Computational BiologyAssociate Dean for Research, SONDirector, Eastman Dental Center; Chair, DentistryDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineProfessor and Director of CRC, Morehouse SOMDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineDepartment of Anatomy and NeuroscienceDepartment of MedicineDepartment of MedicineOffice of Special Project AccountingDepartment of BiostatisticsDepartment of PediatricsDirector, Miner Library, SOMDirector of Clinical Research, Guthrie Health SystemDepartment of PediatricsDepartment of Community and Preventive MedicineDepartment of MedicineDepartment of Community and Preventive Medicine Department of BiostatisticsSr. Associate Dean for Research, University of VTAssociate Chair, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine Department of Pediatrics Department of Emergency MedicineDepartment of Community and Preventive Medicine Role in ProjectProgram Director; Chair, Mentoring CommitteeWorkshop FacultyExternal Advisory BoardEvaluation CommitteeWorkshop FacultySeminar CommitteeCourse FacultyWorkshop FacultyCurriculum CommitteeWorkshop FacultyChair, Evaluation Committee, ExecutiveCommitteeCurriculum Committee, Workshop FacultyChair, External Advisory BoardMultidisciplinary Advisory CommitteeCourse FacultyMultidisciplinary Advisory Committee, CourseFaculty, Curriculum CommitteeProgram AdministratorMultidisciplinary Advisory CommitteeMentoring CommitteeCo-Chair, Admission Committee, ExecutiveCommitteeSeminar CoordinatorCourse FacultyChair, Multidisciplinary Advisory CommitteeExternal Advisor'/BoardMultidisciplinary Advisory CommitteeMultidisciplinary Advisory Committee, CourseFacultyMultidisciplinary Advisory Committee Graduate Advisor Course FacultyExternal Advisory Board Course Faculty Workshop Faculty Course Faculty Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee Course Faculty External Advisory BoardCurriculum Committee, Course Faculty Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee Workshop Faculty Course Faculty Course Faculty Workshop Faculty Extemal Advisory Board Mentoring Committee Course Faculty Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee Course Faculty Course Faculty External Advisory BoardChair, Curriculum Committee; Program Associate Director Multidisciplinary Advisor}, Committee Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee Course Faculty Principal Investigator/Program Director (Last, First, Middle): Pearson, Thomas A.The name of the principal investigator/program director must be provided at the top of each printed page and each continuation page. 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