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NIH offers many training opportunities on how to effectively and safely conduct clinical research. Trainings include courses in biostatistical and epidemiologic methods, study design, protocol preparation, patient monitoring, quality assurance, ethical and legal issues, and much more. In addition, many career development opportunities, such as pathways to become a dentist-scientist, are available to help prepare individuals for careers in biomedical, behavioral, social, and clinical research. Below are examples of some NIH opportunities available.
NIH Research Training and Career Development
NIH programs help prepare individuals for careers in biomedical, behavioral, social, and clinical research. Career pathways may include physician-scientist, veterinarian-scientist, dentist-scientists and research-scientist. Included is the pathway for becoming a dentist-scientist!
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NIH Research Training & Career Development
Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research
This course focuses on the spectrum of clinical research and the research process by highlighting biostatistical and epidemiologic methods, study design, protocol preparation, patient monitoring, quality assurance, ethical and legal issues, and much more.
Clinical Research Education at NIH
One of NIH's goals is "to develop, maintain, and renew scientific, human, and physical resources that will ensure the Nation's capability to prevent disease." Training and education are the means to provide these capabilities. The Office of Clinical Research Education and Collaboration Outreach is responsible for providing clinical research courses and training for investigators and others involved in clinical research.
Office of Clinical Research Training and Medical Education
The NIH Clinical Center offers training to help prepare the next generation of translational and clinician-scientists. Its innovative programs include summer internships, postbaccalaureate fellowships, clinical elective rotations, medical student research programs, graduate medical education, and continuing medical education.
Good Clinical Practice Training
All NIH-funded clinical investigators and clinical trial staff, as well as NIH staff, who are involved in the design, conduct, oversight, or management of clinical trials can learn about the requirement to be trained in Good Clinical Practice (GCP). GCP helps assure the safety, integrity, and quality of clinical trials by addressing elements related to the design, conduct, and reporting of clinical trials. GCP training describes the responsibilities of investigators, sponsors, monitors, and institutional review boards in the conduct of clinical trials. NIH offers GCP training modules to help clinical study and NIH staff meet the expectation of training in Good Clinical Practice. Completion certificates are awarded after registrants successfully complete the module.