UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS
The scope of the "Clinical Research Education and Career Development (CRECD) in Minority Institutions" (R25RR17589) is to enhance the participation of minority health professionals in clinical and translational research that will have a significant impact on the health of the community, particularly on underrepresented minorities. This supplement is within the existing approved scope of the project and consonant with the Recovery Act goals in promoting job creation, economic development, and accelerating the pace and achievement of scientific research. The staff hired through this supplement will be supported after the two year term by the Hispanic in Research Capability (HiREC) Endowment Program (S21MD001830). The Specific Aim of the parent grant addressed by this supplement is the following: Develop the research capacity of minority health professionals through the Master of Sciences in Clinical Research (MSc) Program. Under this Specific Aim, this supplement will address the following two objectives: 1. Transform the program's offering with new courses, seminas, and workshops in cutting-edge clinical and translational science and 2. Expand the scope of the program targeting qualified and interested candidates. To achieve these program's objectives, we are proposing the following diversified activities: Expand on line training; Electronic Portfolios; Online Tutorials; Online Mentoring; Clinical and Translational Skills; training of clinical scientists in translational research and expanding the scope of the program by targeting qualified and interested candidates. The objective of this supplement project is to provide new training opportunities for clinical and translational scientists. Our aim is to expand our capabilities for support to scholars. The activities planned in this supplement will help us prepare a cadre of Hispanic clinical researchers that will ideally positioned to initiate original and significant clinical investigations addressing the multifactorial health disparities between minority and non-minority populations.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
3R25RR017589-08S1 |
Funding Agency |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| Total Award Amount |
$600,000 |
Project Location - City |
San Juan |
| Award Date |
08/13/2009 |
Project Location - State |
PR |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
00936-5067
|
| Jobs Reported |
0.11 |
Congressional District |
01 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
|
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
|
Recipient Name
|
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
948108063
|
| Recipient Address |
PUERTO RICO MEDICAL CENTER |
| Recipient City |
SAN JUAN |
| Recipient State |
Puerto Rico |
| Recipient Zip |
00935-5067 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
01 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
CLINICAL RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT (CRECD) IN MINORITY INSTITUTIONS |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
No |
| Project Activities Description |
Medical Research, General/Other |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
The following seminars were offered to our Faculty and Scholars:
1. Database Management Seminar by Prof. Carlos Ortiz-Reyes
2. Data Analysis Plan by Dr. Enid Garcia-Rivera
3. Power Point animations by Dr. Anadel Castro-Figueroa
4. Instructional Design by Dr. Luz Muñiz-Santiago
5. E-Portfolios by Prof. Charles Segui
6. ANOV l by Dr. Rosa J. Rodriguez.
7. End Note Seminars by Mr. James Powell Robinson. |
| Jobs Created |
0.11 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
Dr. Estela S. Estape, PD/PI (0.6 calendar month /5%) will be responsible for overall leadership and direction of the Supplement including preparation of progress reports, budget management, planning and implementation. Dr. Enid García, Co-Investigator (3.0 calendar months/25%) will be part of the MSc leadership. Dr. Clemente Diaz (0.6 calendar months/5%) will help develop the "Meet the Expert Seminars" and the "Leadership and Teamwork in Clinical Research" course. Dr. Rubén García (1.20 calendar months/10%) will be the faculty to coordinate the following three activities: Electronic Portfolios, Online Tutorials and Online Mentoring. Prof. Carlos Ortiz (0.6 calendar months/5%) will be the faculty to coordinate on-line training for didactic courses with the support of and Educational Technology expert. Ms. Lizbelle de Jesus, Educational Technology (6.0 calendar months/50%), will provide the necessary support to the faculty in the process of building and organizing the course content in accordance to their teaching strategies and appropriate on-line design. Mr.Javier Avilés (6.0 calendar months/50%) our Information Technologist Specialist will provide help in all technical support for recording, editing and digitizing of all educational activities of the Postdoctoral Master in Clinical Research through supplement, mainly in seminars and activities on Friday as the Summit on Health Disparities. Recruitment of Dr. Rosa Rodriguez as consultant for research design and statistical analysis. In June she started meetings with the scholars to discuss their progress in the research proposals. Recruiment of Dr. Mary H Mays as consultor in grant writing skills. She revise current course in scientific writing and will develop a new course based on NIH comptencies for clinical and translational research. |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
75-0847 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
08/13/2009 |
| Award Number |
3R25RR017589-08S1 |
| Order Number |
|
| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
75 |
| Funding Agency Name |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
75 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| Amount of Award |
$600,000 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$552,155 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$562,417 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
Not Reported |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
H01 |
| Activity Description |
Medical Research, General/Other |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
6 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$138,194 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
18º 23' 29",
-66º 3' 45" |
| Congressional District |
01 |
| Address 1 |
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO |
| Address 2 |
MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS |
| City |
San Juan |
| County |
San Juan |
| State |
PR |
| Zip |
00936-5067 |
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