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Welcome to CDRD’s Training Program
Our vision is to advance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of our trainees to strengthen the pool of highly qualified drug-development personnel. CDRD encourages and supports life-long learning, and makes it a priority to offer participants a variety of learning and development opportunities. We value the time you spend with us learning new knowledge, skills and abilities, and we are committed to ensuring that you are satisfied with each training opportunity. Read more about the content and components of our training program.
Our main values are:
- Training excellence
- Professional growth and development
- Respect
- Teamwork
- Integrity
- Strong learning culture
- Professionalism
- Quality outcomes and achievement
Program Outcomes
To date, as of June 2010, some of the CDRD Training Program's achievements include:
- Led 18 workshops - including 6 joint session in conjunction with UBC's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences - reaching over 300 participants
- Hosted 8 seminars to support drug development curriculum and professional development of trainees as well as the broader community - reaching over 360 participants
- Trained 45 trainees including post-doctoral fellows and co-op students (either currently in the program or alumni)
A significant amount of funding for CDRD’s Training Program has been provided by the Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research program at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CiHR).
