CTSA K12 Program at Harvard Medical School

项目摘要 哈佛Catalyst K12项目的目标是为早期临床和 翻译（CT）调查，促进他们的职业发展，并鼓励范式转变， 以多样性为重点的跨学科合作和以团队为基础的研究方法，以推进CT科学。 自2008年成立以来，哈佛Catalyst KL 2项目一直是整个哈佛的基石 医学院（HMS）及其附属学术医学中心，为我们培养最优秀的早期 CT调查员鉴于KL 2计划自2008年以来取得的成功，新的K12计划将 KL 2计划的优势。新的K12计划将特别寻求帮助培训和发展 通过利用哈佛Catalyst核心并将学者融入 在哈佛Catalyst和CTSA联盟建立更广泛的CT基础设施。此外，通过专项资金， 从HMS附属AMC，K12计划将继续与Catalyst医学研究合作 研究者（CMeRIT）计划，以进一步丰富K12学习环境。此外，通过继续 临床和转化研究学院的增长和扩张，一个支持性的基础设施 作为哈佛催化剂的一部分，K12将为CT研究人员创建一个社区，并加强过渡 为HMS的所有K获奖者提供独立性。最后，K12计划将与哈佛大学密切合作， 催化剂核心和其他NIH资助的计划在HMS，以提高研究能力，能力和 所有K12获奖者的表现与转化科学的新重点。的首要目标 该计划旨在确保和培养早期CT研究人员的可持续职业生涯，并最终推动 转化科学K12计划将为学者提供持续的保护时间，以提高他们的CT 研究，由主要导师和共同导师监督，现在通过专门的导师制进一步加强 委员会，包括一个单独的职业导师，提供更广泛的职业目标的外部投入。培训将 包括使用新的课程和计划，包括我们的每月翻译课程， 广泛的翻译范围，并专注于开发创新的解决方案，改善人类健康。它 还将包括制定个性化的职业发展计划，领导力培训，知名度 通过参加国家CTSA访问学者计划和导师/学员培训，以确保 每个学者作为NCATS设想的翻译科学家的成功。K12还将寻求教育 学者对社区参与的重要性进行有效的CT研究，以确保 可以完成最高质量的科学研究。与此相关的是，在我们先前成功地改善 KL 2计划的多样性，我们将继续采取一些多样性和包容性举措，以确保我们 有一个充满活力和多样化的学者群体，但也要确保所有学者都充分了解多样性 作为所有成功的CT研究工作的关键特征。

PROJECT SUMMARY The goal of the Harvard Catalyst K12 program is to create an environment for early-stage clinical and translational (CT) investigators that facilitates their career development and encourages paradigm-shifting, diversity-focused interdisciplinary collaboration and team-based research approaches to advance CT science. Since its founding in 2008, the Harvard Catalyst KL2 program has served as the cornerstone across Harvard Medical School (HMS) and its affiliated academic medical centers for training our most outstanding early-stage CT investigators. Given the demonstrated success of the KL2 program since 2008, the new K12 program will build on the KL2 program's strengths. The new K12 program will specifically seek to help train and develop the future leaders of CT science by leveraging the Harvard Catalyst cores and integrating the scholars into the broader CT infrastructure at Harvard Catalyst and the CTSA consortium. In addition, through dedicated funding from the HMS-affiliated AMCs, the K12 program will continue to be paired with the Catalyst Medical Research Investigator (CMeRIT) program to further enrich the K12 learning environment. Moreover, through the continued growth and expansion of the Clinical and Translational Research Academy, a supporting infrastructural element of Harvard Catalyst, the K12 will create a community for CT investigators and enhance the transition to independence for all K awardees across HMS. Finally, the K12 program will work closely with the Harvard Catalyst Cores and other NIH-funded programs at HMS to enhance the research capability, competency and performance of all K12 awardees with a new focus on translational science. The overarching objective of the program is to ensure and nurture the sustainable careers of early-stage CT investigators and ultimately advance translational science. The K12 program will offer sustained protected time for scholars to advance their CT research, overseen by a primary mentor and co-mentor and now further enhanced by a dedicated mentorship committee, including a separate career mentor to provide outside input on broader career goals. Training will include the use of new courses and programs, including our monthly Translate Together curriculum, that covers the broad translational spectrum and focuses on developing innovative solutions that improve human health. It will also include the development of individualized career development programs, leadership training, visibility through participation in the national CTSA Visiting Scholar Program, and mentor/mentee training, to ensure the success of each scholar as a translational scientist as envisioned by NCATS. The K12 will also seek to educate scholars on the importance of community engagement for the execution of effective CT research to ensure the highest quality science can be completed. In a related context, building on our earlier success in improving the diversity of the KL2 program, we will continue several diversity and inclusion initiatives both to ensure that we have a vibrant and diverse group of scholars but also to ensure that all scholars are fully educated on diversity as a critical feature of all successful CT research endeavors.