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ADDITIONAL LINKS AND RESOURCES Government Agencies National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) manages a significant portfolio of research projects and issues numerous Requests for Proposals www.nccam.nih.gov/research each year. NCCAM publishes an online newsletter that offers periodic updates of their projects and publications. The consumer health section provides helpful medical information online. Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) was created by Congress under the provisions of the 1994 DSHEA legislation. It is charged with providing detailed information to consumers and medical professionals regarding the safe use of products classed by the FDA as dietary supplements. The Office maintains IBIDS, a database of journal literature focusing on supplements. The National Cancer Institute maintains an Office of Cancer and Complementary and Alternative Medicine which supports some research funding. It also provides peer-reviewed fact sheets on treatments traditionally described as CAM. The NIH provides the CRISP database of government-sponsored research. It is a very useful tool to locate information on research for specific products or therapies, or by specific institutions or investigators. Using broad search terms such as "alternative" or "complementary" will return generalized lists of all research in the field. A similar database with more specific information about recruitment is provided by the National Library of Medicine. Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP) is charged with oversight of all research using human subjects in the United States. For anyone contemplating doing research with patients, this is an absolute first read. Proposals for Collaboration The Division faculty members at the Osher Research Center receive many inquiries from scientists, clinicians and investigators outside of Harvard University who are interested in sponsoring or collaborating on a study of a product or a therapy. They are always happy to review proposals and consider their merits, especially if they are consonant with their own interests and the Division's strategic plan. To ensure fairness and an efficient response to your request, we ask that you submit your proposal using this application form. Academic Programs in Research Training Scientists and clinicians who are interested in becoming Principal Investigators for sponsored research can receive additional training in managing grants through many different institutions. Some people opt to complete a Masters in Public Health in addition to an advanced degree in their specialty. However, in lieu of an MPH degree, there are also growing number of Masters-level programs where one can receive some of the training usually required of an Investigator. The following is a list of degree or certificate programs with a focus on integrative medical therapies or associated research. University of Alaska Focus: MPH, concentration in Native Healing University of Arizona Focus: Post-doctoral Fellowship (distance learning) University of Virginia Focus: Post-graduate Training in Research Oregon Health and Science University Focus: Post-graduate Training in Research Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation Focus: Post- and Pre-Doctoral Training in Research Columbia University Focus: Post-graduate Fellowship in Women's Health Bastyr University Focus: Post-graduate training of Naturopaths University of Maryland, Baltimore Focus: Post-doctoral Fellowship in Pain Medicine Duke University Focus: Post-doctoral Fellowship in Cardiology University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Focus: Nutrition Florida International University Focus: Botanical Medicine University of Pittsburgh General Index Chiropractic
Consortium (Meeker group) Professional Societies, Institutes, Foundations American Massage Therapy Association Foundation Society for Acupuncture Research Bastyr University Research Organization Kaiser Permanente of Northern California
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