An evaluation plan to assess the process and outcomes of a learner-centered training program for clinical research.

Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7909593 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0142-159X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0142159X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Med Teach Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: London : Informa Healthcare
Original Publication: London, Update Publications.

Learning*; Education, Professional/*methods ; Program Evaluation/*methods ; Research/*education ; Research Personnel/*education ; Teaching/*standards; Adult ; Career Mobility ; Curriculum ; Humans ; Teaching/methods ; Wisconsin

In 1994, the National Center for Research Resources' Committee on Addressing Career Paths for Clinical Research reported that insufficient training in research methods, inadequate mentoring, and inappropriate timing of training presented major barriers to the development of clinical researchers. The National Institutes of Health responded to the need for additional training programs by supporting 57 institutions through the Clinical Research Curriculum Award (K30) Program. The ability to assess the success of these programs depends on the nature and extent of their evaluation plans. Evaluation plans for clinical research training programs should include means of assessing both process and outcomes of a program's implementation in its formative and summative stages. This article describes the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Clinical Investigator Preparatory Program and an evaluation plan that incorporates process and outcome assessments based on a theoretical framework of adult and professional education.

HL04100-01 United States HL NHLBI NIH HHS

Date Created: 20020712 Date Completed: 20020906 Latest Revision: 20191106

20221213

10.1080/014215902201252

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