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We appreciate this opportunity to stay connected with you through our new quarterly newsletter, NIH Clinical Research Connections. As you and your colleagues grow in your career, we will feature success stories and news, as well as what's new at the Clinical Center. Please contact us with story ideas or feedback on this newsletter. Also, please forward to others who might be interested. As always, thank you for your support!
IPPCR Goes to Nigeria
 One of our most popular courses, Introduction to the Principles & Practice of Clinical Research, was conducted live in Ibadan, Nigeria by five IPPCR faculty members along with 3 other professors. Even better, we tweeted live updates and pictures during the course via our Twitter account @CCMedEd. Dr. Laura Lee Johnson, one of the NIH faculty said that participants' research interests were "all over the map." The diversity of their interests made for a lively session and really showed their passion for this topic. Read more in the full CC News article.
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Successful Launch of Sabbatical Program
 A recent news release describes the Clinical Center's successful launch of a 2009-10 pilot program called the Sabbatical in Clinical Research Management. The program offers mid-career researchers and administrators the opportunity to study the management of a clinical research enterprise by choosing elective courses that meet their individual objectives. Sabbaticals can last from several weeks to several months, and the coursework is self-selected. Participants receive one on one attention from leaders at the Clinical Center, throughout NIH, and even at other educational partner agencies, such as the Food & Drug Administration.
The first two participants arrived in early May 2010. Ms. Ilona Kuraskua completed three weeks of coursework, including "International Clinical Research" and "Data Management Systems." Dr. Roman Ivanov completed his sabbatical in July, 2010 with a focus on regulatory issues and "Protocol Writing & Tracking."
Participants accepted into the program are eligible to stay in an on-campus group house. "We don't want housing to be a barrier to participating," explained program coordinator, Virginia Hill Condon. "Not only is the house conveniently located, but it's an easy and inexpensive arrangement for someone doing their sabbatical in the Clinical Center."
For more information on the Sabbatical in Clinical Research Management, visit http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/training/sabbatical/index.html.
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Unique CRTP Project Leads to New Initiative
 Emily Maxson is the next generation of clinician-scientist. Not only did she settle into a unique combination of interest areas-- health IT, public health, and policy-- but she also found time during her experience in the Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) to pursue a project that taught her the intricacies of translating research-proven clinical solutions into effective legislation and federal grants programs. Emily is one of the almost 300 clinician-scientists who took a year-out from medical or dental school to pursue opportunities in clinical research through the CRTP.
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