Lister Hill Letter
Newsletter of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences at UAB

September/October 1999

LHL staff to participate in clinical research curriculum award

     Several Lister Hill Library staff members will be actively involved in a UAB training program funded by a $1 million NIH Clinical Research Curriculum Award. UAB is one of 35 institutions to receive the Award to ".provide didactic courses in fundamental skills needed for clinical research."  Specifically, awardee institutions will develop curricula that focus on multidisciplinary training in biostatistics, epidemiology, research project design, research ethics, legal and regulatory issues in human subject research, and other subjects.

     The ultimate goal of these awards is to enhance and increase the cadre of individual investigators who are knowledgeable about the many complex issues surrounding sound clinical research, and who will be competitive in seeking sponsored research support in the future."  Larry Moreland, MD is principal investigator of the project and Richard Kaslow, MD, professor of epidemiology is co-principal investigator of the project.  LHL Director, Scott Plutchak, will be the module leader for the "Computer Technology in Clinical Research Module" of the training program.