The Center of Excellence for Research in Infectious Diseases (CERID) is presenting its annual training course on clinical research. This course has two primary aims: Aim 1: For participants to acquire the skills necessary to critically evaluate the medical literature. Learning how to perform a critical evaluation of published clinical studies will help physicians, nurses, or other practitioners to use the best clinical evidence when making decisions about patient care. Aim 2: For participants to acquire the skills necessary to develop and implement clinical studies. Learning the process of clinical research from generation of a research idea to publication of a study manuscript will help clinical investigators, research associates, or other health care workers interested in a career in the field of clinical research.