The Midwest Consortium (MC) for education and research collaboration began in 2006 with three Roadmap K12 institutions (Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota, and University of Wisconsin-Madison) initiating annual meetings. This successful consortium continued over four subsequent years, with the most recent meeting at the University of Iowa in June 2009. The consortium expanded as other institutions were funded under the CTSA and IDeA mechanisms. The annual meetings were devoted to enhancing scientific research education and collaboration for K12 and KL2 scholars. The MC provides a unique opportunity for scholars, mentors and program leadership to focus on addressing specific challenges and opportunities in conducting research in the Midwest. In this application, we seek to continue and expand this successful collaboration by adding new institutions in the Midwestern United States and expanding the annual event to a continuing education model for clinical/translational education and research collaboration.
University of Kansas and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.
| Time |
Agenda | |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00-12:00 | Registration | |
| 12:00-1:00 | Luncheon Buffet | |
| 12:15–12:30 | Welcome – Richard Barohn, MD, Director, Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research | |
| 12:30–1:30 | Innovations in CTR Education – Highlights from Four Regional Participants (TBD) | |
| 1:30–2:15 | Keynote Address: NCMHD priorities or description of regional disparities program (Ruffin) | |
| 2:15–3:00 | Break | |
| 3:00–4:30 | Scholar’s Track Research Skills and Methods Workshops (Choose One) | Faculty/Administrator Track |
| Pharmacoepidemiology - Shireman | Distance education and web-based learning | |
| Community Based Practice Networks with a focus on American Indians- Daley | ||
| Rural health research - Greiner | ||
| Telemedicine in health disparities research – Richter/Spaulding | ||
| 4:30–6:00 | Scholar’s Track Research Skills and Methods Workshops (Choose One) | Sharing coursework across universities: Lessons from the Great Plains Consortium |
| Pharmacogenomics and health - Wan | ||
| Practice networks - Targonski | ||
| Breast Cancer in AA women - Gehlert | ||
| Measuring quality of life - Spertus | ||
| 6:00–6:30 | Social Gathering | |
| 6:30–8:30 | Dinner and Keynote Address: Informed Decision making and health disparities (TBD) |
| Time |
Agenda | |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30-- | Breakfast Buffet | |
| 7:45-8:45 | Scholar Presentations (presentations from 4 scholars) | |
| 8:30–9:15 | Plenary Session: Health disparities research for AIs in the Plains (TBD) | |
| 9:15-9:30 | Break | |
| 9:30–10:30 | Scholar’s Track Mini-Review Sessions | Faculty/Administrator Track |
| Rural Health | Building the pipeline for health disparities research: creating valuable experiences for predoctoral students | |
| Pharmacogenomics | ||
| Pharmacoepidemiology | ||
| Community-based research | ||
| Latino Health | ||
| Obesity and health disparities | ||
| Outcomes research | Building the pipeline for health disparities research: reaching out to tribal colleges and other minority institutions | |
| 11:45 | Lunch Buffet | |
| 12:00–1:00 | Closing Address | |
| 1:00–3:00 | One-on-One Mentoring Sessions “Meet the Professor” Sessions |
