Training Opportunities

• Human Research Protection
• Seminars, distance learning, on-line learning resources
• Postdoctoral Fellowships in Health Services Research
• Postdoctoral Fellowships in Rehabilitation Research
• Non-Profit Research and Education Corporation (NPC) Board Governance Training
• ORD Unified Career Development Program

 

Human Research Protection

The Program for Research Integrity Development & Education (PRIDE) is responsible for all policy development and guidance, and all training and education in human research protection throughout the VA.

Seminars, distance learning, on-line learning resources

• Health Services Research and Development Service Biostatistics Unit - statistically-related training tutorials for HSR&D investigators and fellows
• Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (ERIC) - distance learning/cyber courses and summer courses
• Health Economics Seminar Series - monthly teleconference series on health economics
• VA Information Resource Center - Clinical Informatics - monthly teleconference series of key issues in clinical informatics for VA researchers
• VA Information Resource Center - Databases and Methods - monthly teleconference series to assist VA researchers in accessing and using VA databases for research

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Health Services Research

• Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research (CCDOR)
• Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
• Center for Health Quality Outcomes & Economic Research (CHQOER)
• Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care
• Center For Management of Complex Chronic Care (CMC3)
• Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice
• Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research (COLMR)
• Center for Practice Management & Outcomes Research
• Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice (CRIISP)
• Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior
• Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies
• Northwest Center for Outcomes Research in Older Adults

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Rehabilitation Research

• National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR)
• Cleveland FES Center Education and Training

Non-Profit Research and Education Corporation (NPC) Board Governance Training

VA-Affiliated Non-Profit Research and Education Corporation (NPC) board governance training is available in two formats:

1. NPC Board Governance Training Manual

2. DVD video training in three parts. Governance training DVDs have been distributed to all medical centers with NPCs and to all OGC Regional Counsel Offices. Copies are available from the NPC Program Office. The video is also available for download here from the Governance Training for NPC Board Members section.

Contacts

Barbara F. West
Executive Director
National Association of Veterans' Research and Education Foundations (NAVREF)
5480 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 214
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
T: 301-656-5005
F: 301-656-5008
Email: bwest@navref.org
Web Site: http://www.navref.org

Amy Centanni
Director, Technology Transfer (12TT)
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20420
(202) 254-0199
(202) 254-0460 (fax)

This training is mandatory for all statutory VA board members (the facility director, Chief of Staff and ACOS R&D and ACOS Education) and is strongly recommended for all other board members and NPC administrative staff.

ORD Unified Career Development Program

The Office of Research and Development (ORD) is pleased to announce a new career development program that streamlines career development opportunities across services into one ORD-wide program. As always, this career development program is designed to attract, develop and retain talented VA researchers in areas of particular importance to VA by providing a well-constructed, mentored research development experience. The new program is intended to clarify, simplify, and enhance VA research career development opportunities for clinicians and non-clinicians. The program was developed by an ORD-wide work group and has been vetted by the Field Research Advisory Committee, the National Research Advisory Committee, and VA research center directors.

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