Apply for CRTI in Latin America

The ASH Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI) in Latin America is a highly interactive, two-day workshop composed of didactic sessions, small-group breakouts, and one-on-one mentoring sessions.

The didactic sessions introduce participants to the fundamentals of clinical trial design and topics such as:

• The importance of good mentorship
• Developing a great clinical research question
• How to create a research team, collaborations, and grant funding in Latin America
• How to write an abstract and manuscript for publication

The workshops provide an interactive approach to the following topics:

• Biostatistics
• Searching the literature and how to use bibliographic software
• Developing a registry
• Conducting research in Latin America: conflicts of interest and ethics

The small-group breakouts allow faculty and participants to interact and discuss potential projects in a format that promotes peer-review among participants and facilitates collaboration between centers. Meanwhile, scheduled one-on-one mentoring sessions allow each participant individual time with CRTI faculty members, including a biostatistician and a library scientist.

Key Dates

Applications Open	August 1, 2022
Applications Close	October 7, 2022
CRTI-LA Workshop in São Paulo, Brazil	April 26-27, 2023

Webinars

Watch the following webinars to help prepare for your experience in the CRTI program.

• How to Develop a CV
• CRTI Mentorship
• Intro to the Statistical Software SPSS
• Intro to the Statistical Software R

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet the following criteria to qualify for CRTI in Latin America:

• Be a clinician (medical doctor, nurse, psychologist, etc.) with a clinical practice in benign or malignant hematology.
  • Please note that a clinical practice exclusively in solid tumors is not appropriate. Research interests focused exclusively on laboratory-based research are also not appropriate.
• Be a fellow or have a current faculty appointment within 15 years from the first faculty appointment in a division or department of hematology or oncology in Latin America.
• Be fluent in written and spoken English.
• Be a physician actively working in one of the following countries:
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Bolivia
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela

Application Process

The CRTI in Latin America application, as well as all supporting documents outlined below, must be submitted electronically through the ASH online awards portal.

All applications must include the following:

• Applicant’s curriculum vitae (maximum 3 pages), which should include the applicant’s complete contact information, description of the applicant’s present faculty position (including title of the position and major responsibilities), prior training in clinical research (if any), publications, list of trainees the applicant has mentored and their current position (if any), and any other relevant information specific to the applicant’s career in clinical research. The CV must clearly distinguish between peer-reviewed publications from abstracts presented at conferences.
  • For a detailed guide on how to build a curriculum vitae, watch our webinar “How to Develop a CV”.
• Applicant’s research question and a few sentences about the proposed project (a complete protocol is not required to apply or be accepted to CRTI in Latin America).
• Applicant’s goals for attendance (one to two paragraphs). The applicant should state how attendance at CRTI in Latin America will enhance his/her career.

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Any submission that does not follow the application requirements, is not formatted correctly, is lacking information, has incorrect information, or is lacking required documents may be deemed ineligible and may not be reviewed by the study section. There will be no appeals or consideration for further review once an application has been determined to be ineligible.

Evaluation, Selection, and Notification

All eligible applications will be reviewed by a study section, and the top 15 to 20 qualified candidates will be selected to attend. The selection criteria include:

• Meet application eligibility requirements.
• Demonstrate the potential to develop and sustain an investigator-initiated clinical research career in hematology. This will be adjudicated based upon the CV and goals for attendance.

Terms and Conditions

• Selected participants must agree to attend the reception the evening prior to the course as well as both days of the program.
• Those selected will be responsible for making arrangements with their institution to attend CRTI in Latin America.

Questions?

For questions regarding the Clinical Research Training Institute in Latin America, please contact the ASH Training Department at [email protected].