CCTST Workforce Development Highlights Research 101 in Chennai, India
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Jason Blackard, PhD, who leads pipeline and community outreach for the CCTST Workforce Development program, recently spoke with medical students and faculty at Madha Medical College and Research Institute in Chennai, India about the importance of scholarly activity. During his presentation, he discussed the Research 101 series developed by the Workforce Development team.
Research 101 is a set of modules designed to introduce trainees at a variety of levels to multiple topics that are relevant to the conduct of research, including:
Introduction to research
Aligning expectations
Identifying a research mentor and a research project
Study design and data analysis basics
Submitting an Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol
Conducting a literature search
Introduction to human subjects research and protections
Presenting our research
Introduction to team science
Transparency, rigor, and reproducibility in research
Evaluating the literature and presenting a journal club
Effective writing for publication
NIH grant basics
The modules are free and offered asynchronously, so learners may participate at their own pace. To register, please contact Anna Johns: Anna.Johns@uc.edu.
To learn more about Research 101, click here to watch a short video.



