Developing a clinical research infrastructure embedded in an academic medicine center that equitably supports future clinician scientists.

Autor: Holsti M; Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA., Keenan HT; Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA., Kadish HA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA., Sapiro HK; Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA., Giardino AP; Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA., Osborn KA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA., Cline KL; Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA., Byington CL; University of California Health, University of California, Oakland, California, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical and translational science [Clin Transl Sci] 2023 Sep; Vol. 16 (9), pp. 1547-1553. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 18.
DOI: 10.1111/cts.13565
Abstrakt: Clinical research in academic medical centers can be difficult to conduct and meet enrollment goals. Students under-represented in medicine (URiM) are also under-represented in academic leadership positions and as physician-scientists but are critical to help solve health disparities. Barriers in pursuing medicine as a career may be high for URiM students, therefore it is important to create pre-medicine opportunities accessible to all students interested in healthcare careers. We describe an undergraduate clinical research platform, the Academic Associate (AcA) program, embedded in the medical system that supports clinical research for academic physician scientists and provides students equitable access to experiences and mentoring opportunities. Students have the opportunity of completing a Pediatric Clinical Research Minor (PCRM) degree. This program satisfies many pre-medicine opportunities for undergraduate students, including those URiM, and allows access to physician mentors and unique educational experiences for graduate school or employment. Since 2009, 820 students participated in the AcA program (17.5% URiM) and 235 students (18% URiM) completed the PCRM. Of the 820 students, 126 (10% URiM) students matriculated to medical school, 128 (11%URiM) to graduate school, and 85 (16.5% URiM) gained employment in biomedical research fields. Students in our program supported 57 publications and were top-enrollers for several multicentered studies. The AcA program is cost-effective and achieves a high level of success enrolling patients into clinical research. Additionally, the AcA program provides equitable access for students URiM to physician mentorship, pre-medical experiences, and an avenue to early immersion in academic medicine.
(© 2023 The Authors. Clinical and Translational Science published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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