CREST

CREST is targeted to fellows, junior faculty, Pharm.D, faculty members, and research associates interested in receiving supplemental training in clinical and translational research. We accept researchers from all disciplines, particularly physicians enrolled in fellowship training or starting their academic career... Our MISSION is to facilitate the research of others by providing resources, training, and collaboration opportunities for ACTRI scientists, health care providers, and the community... As clinical research is often multidisciplinary and multifaceted, a curriculum for instruction should be representative of the different components of clinical research, as defined by the NIH. Taking this into account we have incorporated all major elements of clinical research in the design of the curriculum. The curriculum is designed with courses given over two years. It is comprised of eight modules which cover the principles of epidemiology, biostatistics, patient-oriented research..

Primary location: La Jolla United States