Training mentors of clinical and translational research scholars: a randomized controlled trial

Christine Pfund1, Stephanie C House, Pamela Asquith

  • 1Dr. Pfund is researcher, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research and Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Ms. House is research project director, Research Education and Career Development, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Asquith is administrative director, Research Education and Career Development, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Fleming is interim chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, and professor, Family and Community Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Buhr is associate scientist, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Burnham is associate professor, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado. Dr. Gilmore is associate administrator, Education, Preventive and Community Dentistry, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Huskins is professor, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. McGee is professor of medical education and faculty development and associate dean for faculty recruitment and professional development, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Schurr is assistant researcher, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Shapiro is professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Epidemiology, and Investigative Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Ms. Spencer is research specialist, Research Education and Career Development, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Sorkness is professor, School of Pharmacy and School of Medic

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