Miller Chadwick D, Kumar Rita, Storrow Alan B
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Jul;15(7):672-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00154.x.
The Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) represent a major new funding pathway for health science investigators seeking National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds. This new pathway provides institutional-level support for clinical and translational research and is not tied to one organ system or disease process, fitting well with emergency medicine (EM) research needs. These awards open unique opportunities for advancing EM research. The CTSA mechanism provides institutional support from the NIH to promote both clinical and translational science. Of the 60 expected awards, 38 sites are currently funded. EM investigators can benefit the institutions applying for these awards and simultaneously gain from involvement. Some opportunities for participation provided by the CTSA include research training programs, joining multidisciplinary research teams, seed grant funding, and use of the CTSA-developed research infrastructure. Involvement of EM can benefit institutions by enhancing acute care research collaboration both within and among institutions. Emergency medicine researchers at institutions either planning to submit a CTSA application or with funded CTSA grants are encouraged to become actively involved in CTSA-related research programs.
临床与转化科学奖（CTSA）为寻求美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）资金的健康科学研究人员提供了一条新的主要资助途径。这条新途径为临床和转化研究提供机构层面的支持，且不局限于某一个器官系统或疾病过程，非常符合急诊医学（EM）的研究需求。这些奖项为推进急诊医学研究带来了独特的机遇。CTSA机制由NIH提供机构支持，以促进临床和转化科学。在预期的60个奖项中，目前有38个站点获得了资助。急诊医学研究人员可以使申请这些奖项的机构受益，同时自身也能从中获益。CTSA提供的一些参与机会包括研究培训项目、加入多学科研究团队、种子基金资助以及使用CTSA开发的研究基础设施。急诊医学的参与可以通过加强机构内部和机构之间的急性护理研究合作，使各机构受益。鼓励计划提交CTSA申请或已获得CTSA资助的机构中的急诊医学研究人员积极参与与CTSA相关的研究项目。
