Clinicians and investigators know what it is like to work within the context of teams, both in biomedical practice and in biomedical research—but what does the scientific literature say about how best to apply the synergies of colocated and distant partners to solve specific problems efficiently in medicine? Biomedical researchers have often led the way in showing how new collaborative environments can lead to unprecedented advances in basic knowledge. Documentation of the more than 3 billion base pairs comprising the human genome could not have been completed without the computer-assisted collaborations of tens of thousands of scientists around the globe. Moving to the next level of science, in which the fundamental discoveries of molecular medicine are translated into safe and efficacious practice, will require the collaborative efforts of thousands more.1 If data are coming together to inform best practice within a “Learning Healthcare Organization,”2 can a similar set of evidence be applied to the task of forming and supporting multidisciplinary teams in biomedicine as well?
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TeamScience.net provides junior and senior faculty investigators and research development officers examples of real-world scenarios unique to cross-disciplinary, team-based research. There are 4 self-guided learning modules in all. Image published with permission of B. Spring, A. Moller, and H. J. Falk-Krzesinski, Northwestern University, 2011.
The Team Science Research Process in Clinical Medical Science. In this interactive course, the learner plays the role of a clinical investigator who is writing a grant proposal to conduct a multisite, cross-disciplinary study. Inset, Learners select questions by scrolling over icons that symbolize different aspects of assembling, managing, and evaluating a team. Clicking on icons yields answers in the form of animations, activities, or videotaped responses from experts. Images published with permission from B. Spring, A. Moller, and H. J. Falk-Krzesinski, Northwestern University, 2011.
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