CLINICAL
Is your proposed research clinical, translational or both?
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Clinical research is defined as patient-oriented research, that is, research conducted with human subjects or on material of human origin such as tissues, specimens and cognitive phenomena, for which an investigator or colleague directly interacts with human subjects. Clinical research embraces a spectrum of scientific disciplines (e.g. epidemiology, biostatistics, pharmacology, biology and psychology), methodologies (e.g. observational, experimental), health professions (e.g. radiology, nursing, clinical psychology), and specialties and subspecialties (e.g. internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, oncology, cardiology, nephrology and others).
Examples of Clinical Research:
1. Patient-oriented research, include:
a. Mechanisms of human disease
b. Therapeutic interventions
c. Clinical trials
d. Development of new technologies
2. Epidemiologic and behavioral studies
3. Outcomes research and health services research
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"T1 translational research" may include laboratory-based research aimed at clarifying mechanisms of disease; developing measures or markers of disease presence, severity, or improvement; and developing drugs, devices, or interventions to treat disease or to improve health.
"T2 translational research" generally identifies community, patient, physician, and organizational factors that serve as barriers and facilitators to translation; develops novel intervention and implementation strategies to increase translation, such as quality improvement programs or policies; and evaluates the impact of strategies to increase translation of relevant healthy behaviors and processes of care.
***Keep in mind that for the k12 award your research project must not focus solely on an animal model. The basis of this award is centered around clinical research, and therefore you must be able to show that your research has to meet the definitions above.***