Institutional Career Development

UIC临床和翻译科学(CATS)学者计划于2009年启动，最初的NIH 为UIC临床和转化科学中心(CCTS)提供资金。我们的计划填补了一个重要的 UIC生物医学研究人员的职业发展差距，倡导并创造了一种新的 职业指导和建立一支充满活力的干部干部训练有素和高度成功的临床和 翻译科学。在过去的10年里，CATS学者项目提供了指导和职业生涯 通过CTSA和机构支助为34名学者提供发展。我们的计划支持不同的 60%为女性的学者群体，35%来自生物医学研究中代表性不足的群体，以及 五所不同的健康科学学院。CATS学者计划的总体目标是支持 培养临床和转化型科学家，他们将参与社区并将做出实质性的贡献 影响患者护理的研究进展。该计划的具体目标是：1)提供 职业发展经验，使学者能够发展NIH/CTSA确定的核心能力 临床和转化性研究，2)为学者提供独特的培训机会，将推动 研究创新；3)对计划进行系统评估并提供持续改进 并与NIH/CTSA推进治疗、临床干预和行为方面的目标保持一致 为改善健康而进行的修改。该计划得到了一支由40多名优秀导师组成的干部的支持 保持活跃和相关的研究项目，并致力于指导。创新组件 该计划的内容包括机构承诺为每一位学者提供第三年的支持，机构支持 对于丰富学者培训的外部经验，延长计划活动以支持更多的“附属机构” 学者，聘请以前的学者作为项目的导师和顾问，以及强大的互动性 跨越芝加哥CTSA所有三个中心的职业发展计划。我们的学者们从 UIC CCTS的核心服务、教育方案和能力，以及这些服务的利用 对他们的成长起到了重要作用。CATS学者的活动与CTSA的国家目标保持一致 推进治疗、临床干预和行为改善以改善健康，如计划 计划包括这些主题范围内的活动。我们学者的成功可以从他们的快速获得中得到证明。 独立的外部资金和学者作为临床和医疗领域的领导者的持续发展 翻译科学。CATS学者项目，其覆盖范围广泛，提供了所需的和非常有价值的 UIC临床和转化科学系的职业发展资源。

The UIC Clinical and Translational Sciences (CATS) Scholars Program was initiated in 2009 with the initial NIH funding for the UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS). Our Program has filled a significant gap in career development for biomedical research faculty at UIC, championing and creating a new culture of career mentorship and establishing a vibrant cadre of well-trained and highly successful faculty in clinical and translational science. Over the past 10 years, the CATS Scholars Program has provided mentorship and career development for 34 Scholars through both CTSA and institutional support. Our program supports a diverse group of Scholars who are >60% women, >35% from groups underrepresented in biomedical research, and from five different health sciences colleges. The overall goal of the CATS Scholars Program is to support the development of clinical and translational scientists who will engage the community and who will make substantive research advances that impact patient care. The specific goals of the program are 1) to provide a mentored career development experience that allows Scholars to develop the NIH/CTSA identified core competencies in clinical and translational research, 2) to provide Scholars with unique training opportunities that will drive innovation in research and 3) to systematically evaluate the Program and provide for continuous improvement and alignment with NIH/CTSA goals of advancing therapeutics, clinical interventions, and behavioral modifications to improve health. The program is supported by a cadre of more than 40 outstanding mentors who maintain vibrant and relevant research programs along with a commitment to mentoring. Innovative components of the program include an institutional commitment to a 3rd year of support for every Scholar, institutional support for external experiences to enrich Scholar training, extension of program activities to support additional “Affiliate” Scholars, engagement of former Scholars as mentors and advisors to the program, and a strong interactive career development program that spans all three Chicago CTSA hubs. Our Scholars benefit greatly from the core services, educational programs, and capacity of the UIC CCTS, and the utilization of these services has been instrumental to their growth. The activities of CATS Scholars align with the national CTSA goals of advancing therapeutics, clinical interventions, and behavioral modifications to improve health, as the Program Plan includes activities within these themes. The success of our scholars is evidenced by their rapid acquisition of independent extramural funding and by the continued advancement of Scholars as leaders in clinical and translational science. The CATS Scholar program, with its inclusive reach, provides a needed and highly valuable career development resource for clinical and translational science faculty at UIC.