Clinical Research Education and Career Development (CRECD) Program

Council Date: February 2, 2021

Objective

The purpose of the Clinical Research Education and Career Development (CRECD) Program is to support research educational activities to enhance diversity for the research workforce in clinical and translational sciences by providing grant support to low-resource institutions that offer doctorate degrees in the health professions or in a health-related science. This is a renewal of PAR-16-350.

The program’s long-term goal is to develop a cadre of well-trained clinician scientists, particularly those from underrepresented groups, who fully grasp the complex issues associated with diseases that disproportionately impact minority and underserved populations that experience health disparities.

Awards are intended to support clinical research education and skills development for postdoctoral scholars with clinical degrees, leading to a Master’s degree in clinical research, public health, or population health, coupled with mentored experiences in clinical, translational, population health, and/or patient-oriented research on minority health and health disparities. Download full concept paper

Description of Initiative

The purpose of this initiative is to promote and support research educational activities to enhance the diversity of the clinical and translational research workforce. The program will promote the development of well-trained independent investigators who can conduct clinical and translational research in the fields of minority health and health disparities.

Awards will provide up to five years of support consisting of two components.

• Phase I is intended to improve existing courses by offering a structured didactic program and mentored clinical research project leading to a Master of Science in Clinical Research, Master of Public Health, or Master of Population Health degree for participants.
• Phase II provides up to three years of mentored research experiences in clinical research to better position scholars to become independent clinical, translational and population health investigators.

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