Clinical Investigation
Clinical investigation at Yale bridges the gap between the basic and translational sciences and the practice of medicine. Research is focused on the factors that affect health and illness in populations, the evaluation of therapeutic interventions, and the assessment of health outcomes based on analysis of large data sets. The School of Medicine sponsors a wide range of clinical trials, with more than 300 open trials in 2012 (see yalestudies.org). The school offers superb training for clinical investigators in a number of settings, including the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at Yale, the Yale School of Public Health, and the Investigative Medicine Program, along with discipline-specific training initiatives in selected departments.
The Yale Center for Clinical Investigation facilitates the training of clinical and translational scientists and provides infrastructure for innovative and collaborative research directed at improving patient care. It funds up to 20 YCCI Scholars yearly and supports investigators in the areas of biostatistics, bioinformatics, study design, core technologies, regulatory review, patient recruitment, and community-based research.
Fellows in the RWJF Clinical Scholars Program conduct research on topics ranging from clinical decision-making and outcomes to the prevention of youth-related gun violence. Roberta Capp, right, is concentrating her work on health care processes and quality of care.
Photo: John Curtis
Photo credit: John Curtis
Fellows in the RWJF Clinical Scholars Program conduct research on topics ranging from clinical decision-making and outcomes to the prevention of youth-related gun violence. Roberta Capp, right, is concentrating her work on health care processes and quality of care. Photo: John Curtis
