Global Executive Education: Clinical Research Track

Learn the foundational skills to advance clinical and translational research through every stage of a project, from proposal development and ethics to data management and manuscript writing. 

Objective: to develop leadership and know-how in conducting high quality clinical and translational research.

Expert instruction. Hands-on experiences. Behind-the-scenes tours.

Week 1

  • Welcome & Introduction to Michigan Medicine
  • Introduction to Global REACH
  • Science of Collaboration
  • Michigan Medicine's China Collaboration Platform
  • Leadership Challenge Program

Week 2

  • Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research
  • Proposal Development, Specific Aims Development
  • Effective Grant Writing
  • Manuscript Preparation and Scholarly Publishing

Week 3

  • Research Ethics
  • Conducting and Obtaining Valid Informed Consent
  • Human Subjects Protection, Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • Study Teams Qualification
  • Biomedical Informatics
  • Data Analysis, Biostatistical Consideration
  • Mixed Methods Research
  • Technology Transfer
  • Clinical and Translational Research Mentorship
  • Communication, Social Media and Branding
Learning mixed methods research with Professor of Family Medicine Michael Fetters.

Participants learn from University of Michigan leaders who are recognized some of the top experts in their respective field - not just at U-M, but across the country. Research Track program presenters include:

Steven L. Kunkel, PhD
Executive Vice Dean for Research, Medical School
Chief Scientific Officer, Michigan Medicine
Peter A. Ward Distinguished University Professor
Endowed Professor of Pathology Research

Judith Birk, JD
IRB Executive Director
HRPP Associate Director
U-M Office of Research Ethics and Compliance

David Hanauer, MD, MS, FACMI, FAMIA
Director of MICHR Informatics Program
Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences
Associate Professor of Informatics, U-M School of Information
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Anna Suk-Fong Lok, MD
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Alice Lohrman Andrews Research Professor of Hepatology
Department of Internal Medicine

Tiefei Dong, PhD
Associate Director of Licensing, Health Technologies
U-M Office of Technology Transfer