ICTR Deputy Director Charles M. Balch, M.D., Professor of Surgery and Oncology and Dermatology, is the honored recipient of the 2009 Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Research.

The ACCC Board of Trustees and membership presented the award to Dr. Balch on September 24, 2009, in recognition of his "extensive research, leadership, and commitment to individuals with cancer."

Last fall I initiated the Clinical Research Management Database to help me understand what factors are making it easier or harder for us to conduct clinical and translational research within the Johns Hopkins SOM and SON. As part of this process, we systematically selected a sample of recent IRB-approved protocols for more in-depth assessment. We have had nearly 300 responses to the survey (nearly a 75% response rate), and I appreciate the many comments from faculty. I thought you might be interested in some of the main findings from the survey:

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As an NIH-funded Institute dedicated to the improvement and advancement of research, the ICTR would like to encourage everyone to support the "Research Means Hope" campaign as advocated by Dean and CEO Edward D. Miller in the all-faculty email reprinted below:

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The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health's Graduate Training Programs in Clinical Investigation are offering a newly revised Science of Clinical Investigation Certificate Program.

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