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Toward Progress in Quantitative Translational Medicine: A Call to Action
Author(s) -
Venkatakrishnan Karthik,
Zheng Songmao,
Musante Cynthia J.,
Jin Jin Y.,
Riggs Matthew M.,
Krishnaswami Sriram,
Visser Sandra A.G.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt.1687
Subject(s) - translational medicine , stewardship (theology) , call to action , action (physics) , curriculum , translational research , engineering ethics , medicine , psychology , political science , business , engineering , pedagogy , politics , physics , pathology , marketing , quantum mechanics , law
Quantitative translational medicine (QTM) is envisioned as a multifaceted discipline that will galvanize the path from idea to medicine through quantitative translation across the discovery, development, regulatory, and utilization spectrum. Here, we summarize results of an American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) survey on barriers relevant to the advancement of QTM and propose opportunities for its deployment. Importantly, we offer a call to action to break down these barriers through patient‐centered stewardship, effective communication, cross‐sector collaboration, and a modernized educational curriculum.