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The training programs of the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS) at Tufts Medical Center include a long-standing, federally funded (T32) post-graduate Clinical Care Research Fellowship. Fellows in this program enroll in the Clinical and Translational Science Graduate Program at the Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. This graduate program was developed by, and continues to be taught by, the faculty of the ICRHPS.

A limited number of Fellowships (K30 and T32 awards), sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Institutes of Health and other sources of support, are available to citizens of the United States and non-citizens with a permanent residency status. Information and applications for fellowships may be obtained at admissions information.

David M. Kent, MD, MSc, Program Director

1U01TR002070-01, NIH/NCATS 09/01/2017-05/31/2022 
Translating Research into Practice: A Regional Collaborative to Reduce Disparities in Breast Cancer Care 
To implement scientific evidence and systems interventions in order to promote utilization of guideline concordant therapies, and ultimately reduce disparities in breast cancer care in Boston, MA and beyond.

1K12HD092535-01, NIH/NIDCR 09/11/2017-08/31/2022 
Tufts BIRCWH Program (K12) 
The program seeks to support investigators through a mentored research and career development experience leading to an independent scientific career that will 1) benefit the health of women or advance research on sex/gender influences on health, and 2) encourage interdisciplinary research methodology.

R01 MD007735, NIMHD 2014/09/25-2018/05/31 
Insurance Instability and Disparities in Chronic Disease Outcomes 
To address the impact of insurance instability on continuity of care for chronic disease management focusing on racial and ethnic health disparities.

R01 MD007735-02S1, NIMHD 2015/06/01-2018/05/31 
Gender Disparities in Stability of Insurance Coverage and Chronic Disease Management  
To address the impact of insurance instability on continuity of care for chronic disease management focusing on gender health disparities.

CRP-17-112-06-COUN, American Cancer Society  2012/07/01-2022/06/30 
Clinical Research Professorship 
This award recognizes Dr. Freund’s national leadership in cancer health disparities research, and supports her mentorship and research activities in cancer health disparities.

GTDR15333918, Susan G. Komen Foundation 2015/08/01-2018/07/31 
Tufts Breast Cancer Training Program to Reduce Health Disparities  
To train students to conduct breast cancer health disparities research, focusing on Asian Americans.

UL1TR00064, NCATS 2013/09/26-2018/04/30 
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) 
To accelerate translational and interdisciplinary research across Tufts University and Tufts CTSI members. 
Role: Research Lead, ADAPT (Addressing Disparities in Asian Populations)

KL2TR00063, NCATS 2013/09/26-2018/04/30 
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Mentored Career Development 
To support junior investigators in developing their careers as clinical translational investigators.

CE-1304-6173, PCORI 2013/10/01-2017/09/30 
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial (CSM-S Trial) 
The goal of this study is to conduct a comparative effectiveness randomized clinical trial of two methods of neurosurgical intervention for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

Tufts Medical Center infectious diseases clinical educator concentration

Educating housestaff, medical students, and our peers and colleagues at Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC) is integral to the field of infectious diseases. Fellows are the most visible teachers in our division, which is why we take the time to mentor existing fellows and those interested in becoming fellows to develop new skills and learn to design curricula.

Goals and objectives:

1. To provide specialized, mentored experience for fellows interested in developing skills as clinician-educators.
2. To plan, develop and assess curricular components of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship.
3. To gain experience in educating various audiences.

Core activities:

1. Fellows in the track will organize the core medical student lectures.
2. Fellows will deliver mentored core lectures to rotating medical students and incorporate feedback to improve their lectures.
3. Fellows will develop a new lecture aimed at house staff to be incorporated into the noon conference series and will receive feedback from an attending mentor.
4. Fellows will develop a new lecture aimed at educating their co-fellows on a topic of their choosing within infectious diseases. Topics can include overviews of clinical guidelines.
5. Fellows will lead bedside teaching rounds for rotating medical students once per week, with an emphasis on the abnormal physical examination.
6. Fellows will participate as a small group leader in the microbiology medical school course.

Additional activities:

1. Fellows will identify an educational need, perform a needs assessment, and plan, deliver and evaluate an educational intervention. This may overlap with activities for other tracks (i.e. delivering an in-service for infection prevention).
2. When the opportunity arises, fellows will provide grand rounds at Tufts MC or a local hospital.
3. There may be opportunities for attendance of regional or national education seminars for further education.