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KEY INITIATIVE:
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
PROGRAM
Organizational Priority #5
Develop and conduct state-of-the-art training programs in
clinical research.
Leader
Art Atkinson
Collaborators
ClinPRAT Coordinator, ClinPRAT Steering Committee, CC/OD
Description
As part of the CC's long-range goal of providing clinical
research support and training, a post-doctoral research training
program in clinical pharmacology (ClinPRAT) is being established
in conjunction with NIGMS. As part of this initiative, a core
course in Principles of Clinical Pharmacology is being offered
at the CC and has been made generally available to interested
individuals in metropolitan Washington and by videoconferencing
to Georgetown University.
Accomplishments-to-Date
- Program Director brought to the CC
- Steering Committee for the program selected to shape form
and content of the program and of a core course in Principles
of Clinical Pharmacology
- ClinPRAT web site created
- Coordinator for ClinPRAT Program recruited
- Principles of Clinical Pharmacology Course offered from September
1998 through April 1999. Registration reached 180 individuals
from NIH, FDA,
and other DC area institutions
- First ClinPRAT fellow recruited to start fellowship in July
1999
- Course task force met to plan 1999-2000 course and to accept
offer from Academic Press to prepare a textbook based upon the
course
FY2000 Goals
- Recruit 3 fellows to begin ClinPRAT program in July 2000
- Provide revised version of course in "Priniciples of
Clinical Pharmacology"
- Prepare text on "Priniciples of Clinical Pharmacology"
by November 1, 2000
- Provide leadership for NIH Interest Group in Clinical Pharmacology
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