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The FIRST Program offers a comprehensive menu of services to clinical investigators in the Department of Surgery. To request services, please complete the Services Request Form. ​​​​ FIRST Services Request Form Each Services Request Form is reviewed by the FIRST Program Director. Initial follow-up...

Overview The EXPLORE ( Experiential Learning Opportunity in Research) Program aims to pair medical students with a committed faculty mentor for an experiential learning process that teaches applied research methods in a problem-based approach. It is founded on the principle that research methods are...

We strongly encourage all investigators to seek funding for their research projects. The FIRST Program will provide assistance in identifying the most appropriate funding mechanism for your project, preparing application materials, reviewing your budget, and providing a comprehensive review of your...

The Clinical Scholarship Program (CSP) pairs all first-year categorical general surgery residents with a faculty research mentor who guides the resident throughout the year as they acquire the skills to develop and implement a clinical research project. Residents are given one month of protected...

REDCap is a free, secure, web-based application designed to support data capture for research studies. The system was developed by a multi-institutional consortium initiated at Vanderbilt University. Data collection is customized for each study or clinical trial by the research team with guidance...