Program Overview
The HMS-Egypt Clinical Scholars Research Training (CSRT) program is targeted to an audience of clinicians practicing and residential in Egypt who are seeking to enhance their skills in basic concepts of clinical research methodology and its application, understanding how to interpret and publish data and how to develop strategies to evaluate evidence. These clinicians will be 5-10 years post-primary terminal degree (e.g., MBBS or MD). The program will be comprised of two Egypt-based workshops, each for 4 days. Workshop 1 will be focused on Clinical research theory and skill set development. Workshop 2 will be focused on Interpreting Evidence, Writing Papers, and Grant Applications.
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Curriculum
Including Workshop InformationLearning Objectives for Workshop 1 in Introduction to Clinical Research
- Research question development and knowledge analysis
- Study design and practical programming training in statistical software using real-life data sets
- Critical methodological assessment of the clinical research literature
- Understanding the anatomy of a clinical trial
Learning Objectives for Workshop 2 in Interpreting, Writing Papers and Grant Applications
- Skills development in data interpretation
- Understanding how to organize and write papers
- Develop skills in writing grant applications
- Understand the different approaches to summarize data (meta-analysis, systematic review, etc.)
Learners will also be required to complete online learning assignments of recorded lectures. Quizzes for the lectures will need to be completed satisfactorily. Students who complete the workshop assignments, the online assignments, and the course assessments will be eligible for a “Certificate of Completion.”
Assessment
Learners will be assessed on the successful completion of the following components:
- Capstone
- Webinar Attendance
- Formative Quiz Completion
- Attendance
- Final Examination
- A pass will be at or above the 70 percentile
- Distinction at or above 90 percentile
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Admissions
Candidates nominated for the HMS-Egypt Clinical Research Training Program (CSRT) program will be expected to have a terminal medical degree (MD, MBBS, MB ChB, or PhD). Nurses, pharmacists, and social workers with a doctoral degree or those with a Master’s degree and clinical research experience will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Applications will include the submission of a CV, letter of recommendation from a supervisor, and a participant-prepared 250-word essay. The selection panel will include an academic representative from MoHP.
