The Elm

Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research at UMB and Baltimore VA

Aug. 5-9, 2024

9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Monday-Friday)*

*times vary

Location: Health Sciences Research Facility II Auditorium, first floor, 20 Penn St., Baltimore, Md., 21201 (corner of Penn and Lombard streets)

The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) is pleased to sponsor the 23rd annual “Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research at UMB and Baltimore VA” course.

This course is free and open to all University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and Baltimore VA faculty, fellows, residents, students, and staff  with an interest in clinical and translational research. This course is designed for anyone interested in improving skills in study design for clinical research, scientific communication, and grant writing.

The course is free to those affiliated with UMB and Baltimore VA and investigators at the Baltimore VA Medical Center.

Credits: To receive academic/graduate school credit, students already enrolled in a UMB graduate school program should register for PREV 616 in the 2024 fall semester. To register for PREV 616 in the fall, contact your graduate program office. Anyone who is interested in registering for PREV 616 in the fall, must contact Kristen Stafford, PhD, MPH, to discuss eligibility prior to registering. Stafford’s email is kstafford@ihv.umaryland.edu.

CME credits and other continuing medical education credits will not be offered for this course.   

Course Agenda: https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/k30/summer-course-introduction-to-clinical-and-translational-research-at-umb--baltimore-va/

Course Directors:

• Jennifer Albrecht, PhD, associate professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UMSOM 
• John Sorkin, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Medicine, and chief, Biostatistics and Informatics, UMSOM 

This course is jointly sponsored by:

• University of Maryland Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (UM-OAIC)
• Baltimore VA Medical Center, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
• Center for Advanced Research Training and Innovation, UMSOM 

Questions: Contact Stacie Mendoza at smendoza@som.umaryland.edu

Registration is requested online at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/center-for-advanced-research-training-innovation-carti/introduction-to-clinical-and-translational-research-at-umb-baltimore-va-1-week-course/e-mbzvdg