Completion of a standardizable competency-based research training program improves understanding and preparedness for both new and experienced clinical research professionals
Clinical research professionals (CRPs) are integral to the academic medical center workforce, research operations, and daily clinical research tasks; however, due to inconsistent training, there is a shortage of qualified CRPs. The Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency created a competency...
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| description | Clinical research professionals (CRPs) are integral to the academic medical center workforce, research operations, and daily clinical research tasks; however, due to inconsistent training, there is a shortage of qualified CRPs. The Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency created a competency framework for CRPs, which has demonstrated positive results from various institutions, but training programs have been limited in standardization, replicability, and dissemination. To improve this, we designed the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center Clinical Research Foundations (CRF) training program, which is a competency-based online self-paced CRP training curriculum hosted via the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) portal. We examined feasibility, acceptability, and uptake of the UTSW CRF training on an institutional scale and were pleased to find this curriculum is not only feasible but has high levels of acceptability. Furthermore, faculty, clinicians, and trainees voluntarily completed this training program indicating utility across diverse groups. The UTSW CRF combines the existing CITI training modules with UTSW-created material, providing an optimal balance between generalized clinical research education and institutionally tailored content. We believe the UTSW CRF curriculum could serve as a plug-and-play foundational model for other research centers to tailor according to their audience and institutional needs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6802e0d942294398afc9e3e2726e1a512025-01-22T08:24:18ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Clinical and Translational Science2059-86612025-01-01910.1017/cts.2024.690Completion of a standardizable competency-based research training program improves understanding and preparedness for both new and experienced clinical research professionalsLucy Palmer0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2218-6104Sandra E. Morones1Heidi T. Jacobe2Rhonda Oilepo3Office of the Provost, Office of Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USAOffice of the Provost, Office of Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USAOffice of the Provost, Office of Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USAHuman Research Protection Program, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USAClinical research professionals (CRPs) are integral to the academic medical center workforce, research operations, and daily clinical research tasks; however, due to inconsistent training, there is a shortage of qualified CRPs. The Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency created a competency framework for CRPs, which has demonstrated positive results from various institutions, but training programs have been limited in standardization, replicability, and dissemination. To improve this, we designed the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center Clinical Research Foundations (CRF) training program, which is a competency-based online self-paced CRP training curriculum hosted via the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) portal. We examined feasibility, acceptability, and uptake of the UTSW CRF training on an institutional scale and were pleased to find this curriculum is not only feasible but has high levels of acceptability. Furthermore, faculty, clinicians, and trainees voluntarily completed this training program indicating utility across diverse groups. The UTSW CRF combines the existing CITI training modules with UTSW-created material, providing an optimal balance between generalized clinical research education and institutionally tailored content. We believe the UTSW CRF curriculum could serve as a plug-and-play foundational model for other research centers to tailor according to their audience and institutional needs.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866124006903/type/journal_articleResearch personneleducation programcurriculum developmentclinical researchworkforce development |
| spellingShingle | Lucy Palmer Sandra E. Morones Heidi T. Jacobe Rhonda Oilepo Completion of a standardizable competency-based research training program improves understanding and preparedness for both new and experienced clinical research professionals Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Research personnel education program curriculum development clinical research workforce development |
| title | Completion of a standardizable competency-based research training program improves understanding and preparedness for both new and experienced clinical research professionals |
| title_full | Completion of a standardizable competency-based research training program improves understanding and preparedness for both new and experienced clinical research professionals |
| title_fullStr | Completion of a standardizable competency-based research training program improves understanding and preparedness for both new and experienced clinical research professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Completion of a standardizable competency-based research training program improves understanding and preparedness for both new and experienced clinical research professionals |
| title_short | Completion of a standardizable competency-based research training program improves understanding and preparedness for both new and experienced clinical research professionals |
| title_sort | completion of a standardizable competency based research training program improves understanding and preparedness for both new and experienced clinical research professionals |
| topic | Research personnel education program curriculum development clinical research workforce development |
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