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Summit on Clinical Science Training

at Washington University in St Louis

Eric P Newman Education Center (EPNEC)

May 4 and 5, 2023

 

Program v1.2

A summary of the proceedings is available here: https://psyarxiv.com/qaykf

Day One: May 4

 

8:00am                         Registration and Breakfast at EPNEC

9:00am                        Welcome and orientation: Ann Kring, substituting for Cindy Yee-Bradbury, APCS Past-President, followed by... 

9:15am                        Talk: Clinical Science Training: Challenges and Opportunities (Bob Levenson)

9:45am                        Coffee Break

 

Overarching Theme 1: Equity and Justice

 

10:00am                        Talk: DEI and Racial Justice in Clinical Science  Training (Joanne Davila, Stacy Frazier, and Jaisal Merchant). Slides.                    

10:30am                         Theme 1 Workgroups:

  1. Equitable evaluation and selection of applicants
  2. Promoting health and well-being for CS students, faculty, staff, including addressing burnout
  3. Accountability of CS training in “moving the needle” for public health by preparing trainees to meet societal needs
  4. Training from a DEI perspective*

Clicking on links above opens the notes from that workgroup. The group with an asterisk* had a "guiding committee" which also met ahead of the Summit and has more extensive notes. 

11:35am                        Theme 1 read-outs from workgroups

 

12:00-1:10pm                        Lunch at EPNEC and discussion

 

Overarching Theme 2: Evidence-based Clinical Science training

 

1:20pm                        Talk: Evidence-based Clinical Science Training (Jennifer Callahan)

 

1:50pm                        Theme 2 Workgroups:

  1. Enhancing and promoting evidence-based CS training (e.g., through examining other CS program’s successes) 
  2. Balancing generalized and specialized training 
  3. What should be in the general CS curriculum?* 
  4. Evaluating whether CS training is effective (e.g., gathering and evaluating evidence) 

Clicking on links above opens the notes from that workgroup. The group with an asterisk* had a "guiding committee" which also met ahead of the Summit and has more extensive notes. 

2:55pm                        Theme 2 read-outs from workgroups

 

3:15pm                        Coffee Break and Discussion of today’s topics

4:35pm                        Introduction to polling software, invitation to add                                            additional discussion topics 

5:00pm                        Dinner at EPNEC for all attendees

 

Day Two: May 5

 

8:00am                         Breakfast at EPNEC

9:00am                        Welcome and orientation

 

Overarching Theme 3: Strengthening Clinical Science Integration

 

9:15am                        Talk: Strengthening Integration in Clinical Science Training (Teresa Treat) slides.

 

9:45am                        Theme three workgroups:

  1. Facilitating good mentorship*
  2. Integrating the needs of application training within research-focused departments (e.g., funding and maintaining in-house training clinics, being good departmental citizens)
  3. How to maintain and strengthen the application and dissemination perspective in clinical science research
  4. How to maintain and strengthen the science and empiricism perspective in clinical science supervision

Clicking on links above opens the notes from that workgroup. The group with an asterisk* had a "guiding committee" which also met ahead of the Summit and has more extensive notes. 

11:15am                        Theme 3 read-outs from workgroups

 

11:45am-1:00pm         Lunch at EPNEC and discussion

 

Overarching Theme 4: The Future of Clinical Science Training

 

1:20pm                       Talk: The Future of CS Training (Keanan Joyner)                                       Slides.

 

1:50pm                        Theme four workgroups:

  1. Building collaborations across CS programs
  2. Training for the foreseeable and unforeseeable future (avoiding obsolescence)
  3. How can we build flexibility into internship preparation and experience to enhance clinical science training?*
  4. Training for CS careers outside of academia

Clicking on links above opens the notes from that workgroup. The group with an asterisk* had a "guiding committee" which also met ahead of the Summit and has more extensive notes. 

2:55pm                        Theme 4 read-outs from workgroups

3:15pm                        Coffee Break

3:30pm                        Group discussion 

4:30pm                        Summation and steps forward (Tom Rodebaugh)

 

5:00pm                        End of Summit: Beginning of the Future 

Please direct any comments or issues to rodebaugh at wustl.edu 

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