Competition is under way in the Clinical Research Challenge (CRC)! Research and scholarship contribute to improved health outcomes for patients and advances in the profession of clinical pharmacy. Critically evaluating and applying primary literature is an essential skill for students pursuing a career in clinical pharmacy.
This innovative and unique competition offers teams of three students (those in the first two professional years of their degree program) the opportunity to compete and advance through three rounds of competition. The 2022 competition began February 14 with 82 teams participating in round 1: The Online Journal Club, which was based on the following paper:
Victor RG, Lynch KL, Li N, et al. A cluster-randomized trial of blood-pressure reduction in black barbershops. N Engl J Med 2018; 378:1291-301. (Available at www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1717250. Includes all supplementary online content and all appendices)
Teams achieving the top 40 scores advanced to round 2: Letter of Intent (LOI) Submission. These teams were given a clinically focused research question with 2½ weeks to develop and submit a letter of intent following the criteria outlined here. The LOI submissions were due March 4 and are currently being evaluated by the CRC Review and Oversight panels. Teams advancing to round 3 will be announced March 28. To view a list of teams participating in each round of the competition, click here.
Please join ACCP in recognizing and thanking the members of the 2022 CRC Review and Oversight panels for their contributions and service to the College in advancing this important program for student members.
CRC Oversight Panel
- Sandra Benavides. Pharm.D., FCCP
- Lori Dickerson, Pharm.D., FCCP
- Doug Fish, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS-AQ ID
- Anne Hume, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- Irene La-Beck, Pharm.D.
- Beth Phillips, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
Journal Club Review Panel
- Allison Bernknopf, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Timothy Gladwell, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP
Review Panel
- Scott Benken, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Jacob Brown, Pharm.D.
- Brooke Buffat, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Kyle Burghardt, Pharm.D.
- Erika Ernst, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- Stephanie Flowers, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
- Michelle Fravel, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Elizabeth Hirsch, Pharm.D., FCCP
- James Hoehns, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- Jennie Jarrett, Pharm.D., BCPS, MMedEd
- Tien Ng, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- Phillip Rodgers, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- James Stevenson, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPP
- Rebecca Stone, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP
- Trang Trin, Pharm.D., MPH
For complete information on the Clinical Research Challenge, visit www.accp.com/stunet/crc/eligibility.aspx.