Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences

ICTS指导职业发展（MCD）计划的目标是为学者提供一个 全面和尖端的一套研究工具和领导技能，旨在帮助他们成功 在这个充满挑战的时代，在翻译研究中导航职业生涯。我们的MCD已经结构化， 根据UC Irvine的专业领域进行配置，与CTSA合作伙伴在整个 网络，非常慷慨的机构支持，以及一个已经表明愿意加入的教师队伍 我们创造了这个特殊的计划。该计划突出了五个关键特征。1)集成 领导力-我们有目的地将NRSA和MCD计划结合在一起 确保我们所有的学者和学员之间富有成效的互动，以及利用培训的效率 资源我们的NRSA和MCD领导人也密切参与了整个ICT治理， 组织，使学者的培训和研究的几乎所有方面都交织在更广泛的 我们的CTSA中心的活动。2)重点灵活加速研究（FFASt）-FFASt是一个新的系列， 沉浸式学习研讨会旨在涵盖翻译研究中的当前问题。学习 机会旨在缩短培训过程中的正式教学部分， 研究生产力。主题包括：a）实施团队科学最佳实践，B） 生物医学研究中的生殖技术，c）生物医学研究中创新的可教元素，以及c） 每个生物医学研究人员必须知道的关于社区外展和参与的信息。3)体验式 学习机会（真实的世界实习）-与加州大学欧文分校的合作（并本着） 最近成功申请了NIH BEST（拓宽科学培训经验），学者们将 有机会在私营部门的CRO，药物和技术开发公司工作， 橙子县上级法院的健康和法律问题。4)外展和包容性卓越- 与我们医学院现有的成功项目合作，这些项目针对代表性不足的少数民族， 学者将教授和指导学生有关翻译研究的职业生涯。这些努力将有助于 准备有前途的人在医学事业的成功，同时扩大我们自己的 未来翻译研究人员的候选人库。5)杰出导师-学习最佳实践 在CTSA网络中，学者将拥有一支训练有素的导师团队， 既有经验丰富的翻译研究人员，也有学者感兴趣领域的专家。导师和 学者们经常接受评估，目的是发现和解决学者进步中的问题 在最早的阶段。最后，导师和学者将以多种方式获得奖励，包括： 研究支助凭单;增加信息学和统计学的使用，减少收费 咨询;专项试点/可行性赠款;以及在校外赠款准备方面的个人指导。

The goal of the ICTS Mentored Career Development (MCD) program is to provide scholars with a comprehensive and cutting-edge set of research tools and leadership skills designed to help them successfully navigate a career in translational research in these challenging times. Our MCD has been structured and configured based on areas of expertise here at UC Irvine, robust collaborations with CTSA partners across the network, remarkably generous institutional support, and a faculty that has demonstrated its willingness to join us in creating this exceptional program. The program highlights five critical features. 1) Integrated Leadership—We have purposefully combined the NRSA and MCD programs under one leadership umbrella to ensure productive interaction among all of our scholars and trainees, and efficiencies in using training resources. Our NRSA and MCD leaders are also intimately involved in the overall ICTS governance and organization so that virtually all aspects of scholars’ training and research are interwoven into the broader activities of our CTSA Hub. 2) Focused Flexible Accelerated Studies (FFASt)—FFASt is a new series of immersive-learning workshops designed to cover current issues in translational research. Learning opportunities are designed to shorten the formal didactic component of the training process without disrupting research productivity. Topics include: a) Implementing Team Science Best Practices, b) The Crisis of Reproducibility in Biomedical Research, c) Teachable Elements of Innovation in Biomedical Research, and c) What Every Biomedical Researcher Must Know About Community Outreach and Engagement. 3) Experiential Learning Opportunities (Real World Externships)—In collaboration with (and in the spirit of) UC Irvine’s recent successful application for an NIH BEST (Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training), scholars will have the opportunity to work in private sector CROs, drug and technology development companies, and in health and law issues in the Superior Courts of Orange County. 4) Outreach and Inclusion Excellence— Working with successful existing programs in our School of Medicine that target underrepresented minorities, scholars will teach and mentor students regarding careers in translational research. These efforts will help prepare promising individuals for successful careers in medicine and simultaneously enlarge our own candidate pool of future translational researchers. 5) Outstanding Mentorship—Learning from best practices across the CTSA Network, scholars will have the advantage of a well-trained mentorship team consisting of both experienced translational researchers and specialists in the scholar’s area of interest. The mentors and scholars undergo frequent evaluation with the goal of identifying and fixing problems in the scholar’s progress at the earliest stages. Finally, mentors and scholars will be rewarded in a number of ways, including: ICTS vouchers for research support; enhanced access and reduced recharge for informatics and statistical consultations; dedicated pilot/feasibility grants; and personal guidance in extramural grant preparation.