Institutional Career Development

KL2临床和转化科学(CTS)学者计划的目的是提供个性化的 通过让学者沉浸在多学科研究团队中进行基于能力的培训，这些团队将提供 从构思到完成的研究过程中的指导和紧张的经历。我们会 还帮助CTS学者开发和提交有竞争力的拨款申请，以过渡到独立 调查人员。为了发展和推广CTS学者计划，我们将利用强大的研究优势 六所卫生科学学院，特别是临床研究所的培训环境 教育(ICRE)，拥有强大的培训基础设施，包括多个学位和职业- 根据年轻调查员在每个职业生涯早期阶段的需要量身定做的发展计划。ICRE还 维护一个指导网络，其中包括来自大学各地的400名高级研究人员，他们愿意 作为我们学者的导师。CTSI在ICRE内有一个现有的KL2，它已经高度 成功培养临床和转化型科学家，其中25%已担任领导职务。 这个KL2是一个独特的计划，具有PIT其他机构K奖所没有的独特元素，包括 注重核心能力、多学科团队科学、不同学科和 研究经验，有针对性的研讨会，并强调翻译研究的整个范围。我们的 拟议的CTS学者计划的近期目标是：招募优秀的优秀学者 在其研究生涯早期对其内容领域进行培训；培训学者使用严格的研究方法 开展转化性研究；提高团队科学、领导力、利益相关者参与以及 企业家精神；指导学者实施研究项目以回答这些问题；确保密切指导 指导研究事业发展；并帮助学者与利益相关者在 他们的研究领域。我们的长期目标将是确保学者们完成他们的翻译 研究时间上的研究，帮助学者利用这些研究提出大型项目并获得 独立资助，并促进学者作为翻译科学的导师和领导者的能力。

The purpose of the KL2 Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Scholars Program is to provide individualized competency-based training by immersing scholars in multidisciplinary research teams that will provide mentoring and intense experiences in the conduct of research from conceptualization to completion. We will also help CTS scholars develop and submit competitive grant applications to transition to independent investigators. To develop and promote the CTS scholars program, we will take advantage of the strong research training environment in the six Schools of the Health Sciences, especially the Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE), which has a robust training infrastructure comprised of multiple degree and career- development programs tailored to the needs of young investigators at every early career stage. The ICRE also maintains a mentoring network, which includes 400 senior researchers from across the University willing to serve as mentors to our Scholars. CTSI has an existing KL2 housed within the ICRE, which has been highly successful in developing clinical and translational scientists, 25% of whom are already in leadership positions. This KL2 is a distinct program with unique elements not found in other institutional K awards at Pitt, including a focus on individualized training in core competencies, multidisciplinary team science, diverse disciplines and research experiences, targeted seminars, and an emphasis on the entire spectrum of translational research. Our immediate objectives for the proposed CTS Scholars program are to: recruit outstanding scholars with excellent training in their content areas early in their research careers; train scholars in rigorous research methods to conduct translational research; enhance skills in team science, leadership, stakeholder engagement, and entrepreneurship; guide scholars in implementing research projects to answer them; ensure close mentoring to guide research career development; and help scholars develop authentic relationships with stakeholders in their areas of research. Our long-term objectives will be to ensure that scholars complete their translational research studies on time, help scholars use these studies to propose large-scale projects and obtain independent funding, and facilitate scholars’ ability to serve as mentors and leaders in translational science.