Focused Investigator Training (FIT) Program

The Focused Investigator Training Program is an intensive 1-week hands-on program held annually for up to 25 experienced pharmacistinvestigators who have not yet been awarded significant peer-reviewed extramural funding as a principal investigator. This new career development program, established by the ACCP Research Institute in 2008, provides an opportunity for experienced investigators to take necessary steps toward preparing a K, R01, or similar investigator-initiated application for submission to the NIH or other major funding source. The target audience is pharmacist-investigators with prior pilot research data wanting to create a focused competitive grant application that will support a significant extramural grant application. The 2009 FIT Program will take place July 11–July 16, 2009, at the University of Utah, College of Pharmacy.

Research and Scholarship Academy Program

The ACCP Research and Scholarship Academy Program, an educational program aimed at developing basic clinical research and scholarly abilities, is an extension of the previous “Research Training Curriculum” developed by ACCP in the late 1990s. The primary target audience of the Research and Scholarship Certificate Program, introduced in 2008, is residency-trained clinical pharmacists who practice in a setting where research and scholarly activity are expectations of their position.

PPD Bioanalytical Fluid and Tissue Sample Grant

The PPD Bioanalytical Fluid and Tissue Sample Grant Award supports the bioanalytical research efforts of ACCP member researchers. Do you have stored samples waiting to be analyzed? The Research Institute, in conjunction with PPD, is pleased to offer this unique opportunity for full and associate ACCP members. PPD is a leading global contract research organization (CRO) providing discovery, development, and postapproval services as well as compound collaborating programs. The primary purpose of the in-kind support grant is to allow ACCP members the use of PPD’s state-of-the-art laboratory facilities to conduct sample analyses. The grant is for in-kind support at the PPD site in either Richmond, Virginia, or Madison, Wisconsin. For more information, go to http://www.accpri.org/investigator/index.aspx.