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Pediatric Rheumatology at Children’s Memorial . Division of Pediatric Rheumatology. 4 Faculty Megan Curran, Michael Miller, Lauren Pachman, Marisa Klein-Gitelman 1 Fellow ACGME approved for 3 slots Complement of clinical research assistants, laboratory personnel (7 individuals) 4 Nurses
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Division of Pediatric Rheumatology • 4 Faculty • Megan Curran, Michael Miller, Lauren Pachman, Marisa Klein-Gitelman • 1 Fellow • ACGME approved for 3 slots • Complement of clinical research assistants, laboratory personnel (7 individuals) • 4 Nurses • 1 Nurse Practitioner • Clinical activity • Over 3700 outpatient visits (increase 9% over previous year) • Recruitment for clinician subspecialist (will increase visits substantially
Short-Term Goals • Educational Research • In development (Dr. Curran) • Clinical Research (all faculty) • 1 ongoing research registry project/data mining • 1 xenobase project • 10 multi-center research projects including two stimulus grants (CARRA) • 3 drug studies (NIH, PRCSG) • One investigational • Two postmarketing surveillance • Bench Research • Pachman Lab
Long-Term Goals • Funds for all fellowship slots • Education Research: Dr. Curran will expand her current projects • Clinical Research: • Continued involvement in multi-center research projects with individual investigators and CARRA • Continued involvement in drug research and outcomes • Development of a more comprehensive lupus center for clinical research • Continued support of JDM center clinical projects • Development of a comprehensive arthritis center • Bench Research: • Recruitment of a new investigator
Services Utilized by Pediatric Rheumatology • IRB • Grants administration • Pachman Lab • Epigenetic projects working with the Suarez lab • Shared core equipment for genetics, fluoroscopy • Preventive Medicine at Feinberg • Cure JM Grant • Xenobase • Statistical Core • Administration for FOCIS Center of Excellence for Clinical Immunology Grant/Meeting • 3 city wide meetings • Monthly journal clubs
Recommendations • Management and Utilization of CRAs for small projects • Improve clinical and research informatics interface for clinical research efforts • Access to Statistical Core by Fellows, Residents • The statistical core is not user friendly for trainees • If the statistical core remains on the CMRC campus, there will be significant access issues • Need for training grants/fellowship support • Have some access to Adult Rhematology T32