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In the Research track under the Global Executive Education Program, participants will learn the foundational skills to advance clinical and translational research through every stage of a project, from proposal development and ethics to data management and manuscript writing.
The objective of the program is to develop leadership and know-how in conducting high quality clinical and translational research.
- Welcome & Introduction to Michigan Medicine
- Introduction to Global REACH
- Science of Collaboration
- Michigan Medicine's China Collaboration Platform
- Leadership Challenge Program
- Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research
- Proposal Development, Specific Aims Development
- Effective Grant Writing
- Manuscript Preparation and Scholarly Publishing
- Research Ethics
- Conducting and Obtaining Valid Informed Consent
- Human Subjects Protection, Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Study Teams Qualification
- Biomedical Informatics
- Data Analysis, Biostatistical Consideration
- Mixed Methods Research
- Technology Transfer
- Clinical and Translational Research Mentorship
- Communication, Social Media and Branding
Participants learn from University of Michigan leaders who are recognized some of the top experts in their respective field - not just at U-M, but across the country. Research Track program presenters include:

Executive Vice Dean for Research, U-M Medical School
Chief Scientific Officer, Michigan Medicine
Peter A. Ward Distinguished University Professor
Endowed Professor of Pathology Research
Chief Scientific Officer, Michigan Medicine
Peter A. Ward Distinguished University Professor
Endowed Professor of Pathology Research

IRB Executive Director
HRPP Associate Director
U-M Office of Research Ethics and Compliance
HRPP Associate Director
U-M Office of Research Ethics and Compliance

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Associate Professor of Learning Health Science
Clinical Associate Professor of Information
Clinical Associate Professor of Learning Health Science
Clinical Associate Professor of Information

Dame Sheila Sherlock Distinguished University Professor of Hepatology and Internal Medicine
Alice Lohrman Andrews Research Professor of Hepatology
Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical Director, Clinical Hepatology
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Alice Lohrman Andrews Research Professor of Hepatology
Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical Director, Clinical Hepatology
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research

Associate Director of Licensing, Health Technologies
U-M Office of Technology Transfer
U-M Office of Technology Transfer