CTSA Predoctoral T32 at the Ohio State University

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The goal of this new Ohio State University (OSU) Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) predoctoral training program is to leverage our large, collaborative, and multidisciplinary research environment to increase the reach of CTS education and training across the OSU campus and to recruit and develop a diverse cohort of trainees to become the next generation of clinical and translational scientist leaders. This new program, built upon the foundation of 14 years of experience with the OSU CCTS TL1 program, aims to provide trainees with knowledge, skills and abilities that will expand the scope of their current and future research and prepare them to confidently communicate with diverse stakeholders and lead multidisciplinary research teams to drive biomedical and clinical innovations. We aim to foster a learning environment grounded in inclusive and culturally competent mentorship through mentorship training, monitoring and constructive feedback. Post candidacy trainees are selected from a wide range of graduate programs in nine colleges including Health Sciences Colleges (Medicine, Optometry, Public Health, Pharmacy, Nursing, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine), Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and three interdisciplinary graduate programs (Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Neuroscience). Trainees enroll in 2 required courses that cover core concepts and include team based projects in CTS that emphasize research design and methodologies that are rigorous, ethical, inclusive and intentional to achieve health equity. Trainees are required to fulfill requirements of a Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Biomedical Clinical Translational Science (GISBCTS) selecting from coursework in 4 tracks (Research Methods; Statistics, Data Analysis and Bioinformatics; Community and Communications, and Leadership/Team Science). Leadership and team science skill development and resiliency training at this pre-doctoral stage is expected to favorably impact the career trajectories of our trainees, increase retention of CTS investigators from all backgrounds and ultimately enhance the breadth and impact of CTS for individuals and communities. Trainees attend Lunch & Learn monthly seminars on a variety of research and career development topics facilitated by diverse faculty and staff across colleges. Trainees select CCTS “Tools of the Trade” in-depth workshops that focus on research topics like grant writing, community engagement, clinical trials management, and technology commercialization. Collaboration with the CCTS workforce development team, community engagement team and the K12 program permits cross-fertilization to enhance training across a spectrum of CTS researchers, expansion of trainee networks, opportunities for peer mentoring and coordinated program evaluation of learners at various career stages. The CCTS T32 Career Development Dinner Series includes informal discussion with alumni and invited guests to highlight diverse research career paths and expand networking opportunities. Trainees are supported for two years of training. Six training slots per year are requested.