Hematology Fellows and Junior Faculty Participate in 2018 ASH Clinical Research Training Institute in Latin America
This week, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) announced the names of the 35 hematologists participating in the 2018 ASH Clinical Research Training Institute in Latin America (CRTI-LA) and Advanced CRTI-LA. This education and mentorship program was held April 23–26, prior to the Highlights of ASH in Latin America Meeting, taking place today and tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
CRTI-LA is a 2-day program designed to prepare hematology fellows and junior faculty members working in Latin America for careers in clinical research. During that time, ASH member experts from around the world introduced participants to the fundamentals of clinical trial design through educational sessions on topics such as biostatistics, developing clinical research questions, and writing an abstract and manuscript for publication.
Advanced CRTI-LA is a 1.5-day workshop that provides ongoing training and mentorship for graduates of CRTI-LA. It focuses on continuing to educate and strengthen the clinical trial design and execution skills gained from previous participation in CRTI-LA.
“This program provides trainees in Latin America with a unique opportunity to learn best practices in clinical trial design that they can take away and apply to accelerating research in the region,” said ASH President Alexis Thompson, MD, MPH, of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. “Supporting the careers of these talented fellows and junior faculty members, in this instance by guiding them from clinical trial design to implementation, is a priority for ASH.”
Click here for a full list of the 2018 CRTI-LA participants.
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