*Deadline to apply has been extended to August 25, 2021.*
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Program Description
Program Description
This is a one-year, cohort-based program is designed to enable junior faculty and director level staff to enhance their interpersonal skills, professional skills, and leadership skills. LEAD uses the Leadership Competency Model to provide the framework for the chosen topics.
The cohort meets face to face for 1.5-2 hours monthly to learn about themselves, to enhance their interpersonal effectiveness, to advance objectives through building quality teams, and to learn to drive change. In between the monthly sessions, participants will complete tasks they set as part of their goal setting activity. -
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
At the end of the year-long program, participants will be able to:- Demonstrate 5 areas their leadership improved
- Apply concepts to enrich their leadership and personal effectiveness
- Incorporate tools to enhance their management and measure effectiveness
- Implement strategies to continue to build leadership skills
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Curriculum
Curriculum
Learn: 1st Quarter – Knowing Yourself as a Leader
Session 1: Program Orientation and Cohort Introductions
Session 2: Individual Assessment with DISC
Session 3: Emotional Intelligence
Enhance: 2nd Quarter – Enhancing Interpersonal Effectiveness
Session 4: Know Your Values
Session 5: Negotiation and Scientific Storytelling Skills
Session 6: Feedback and Difficult Conversations
Advance: 3rd Quarter – Building Teams
Session 7: Effective Listening and Communication
Session 8: Team Processes and Development
Session 9: Team Problem Solving
Drive: 4th Quarter – Facilitating Change
Session 10: Measuring and Evaluating Effectiveness
Session 11: Initiating and Driving Change
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Who should apply?
Who should apply?
Participants may be faculty or staff who are committed to enhancing their interpersonal and leadership skills. Each cohort will accept 15-17 participants who have the desire to be leaders within their organizations.
2021-2022 LEAD Cohort Application
The Translational Research Summer Series program provides precursory skill training for scientists and research professionals who are in the formative stages of their translational research careers. The Summer Series will create a foundation that will prepare students for success.
Series Description
The Translational Research Summer Series is a prefatory program for aspiring investigators and burgeoning scholars in translational research and provides key learning topics such as biostatistics, epidemiology, clinical trials, community research, and team science. Summer Series sessions are conducted by a distinguished group of faculty and senior leaders who bring an endless amount of knowledge and experience in translational research. Participation in the Summer Series allows each participant to implement key skills learned in each session to all facets of their academic and professional journey in research.
The 2024 Summer Series has concluded.
Session recordings are available on the CCTS Video Channel.
2024 Agenda
Click here to downloadDate | Session Title | Presenter |
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June 5, 2024 3:30-4:30 PM |
What is Translation? (Intro) / Optimizing the Research Question | Jennifer Croker, PhD / Timmy Lee, MD |
June 12, 2024 3:30-4:30 PM |
Study Design, Analytic Methods & Data Management / Introducing Clinical Trials | David Redden, PhD / George Solomon, MD |
June 19, 2024 | Juneteenth Holiday Break - No session this week | |
June 26, 2024 3:30-4:30 PM |
Epidemiology/Population – Public Health/EHR Data Access | Amanda Anderson, PhD/ R. Dale Johnson, MS |
July 3, 2024 | Fourth of July Holiday Break - No session this week | |
July 10, 2024 3:30-4:30 PM |
Team Science: Building Effective Translational Teams | Joel Dobbs, PharmD |
July 17, 2024 3:30-4:30 PM |
Community-Engaged Research / D&I considerations at each Translational stage | Kimberly McCall, PhD / Larry Hearld, PhD |
July 24, 2024 3:30-4:30 PM |
Spreading Your Message: Learning The Art of Scientific Writing | John Higginbotham, PhD |
July 31, 2024 3:30-4:30 PM |
Been There, Done That: I Can Tell You All About The Journey | Carlos Cardenas, PhD / Samantha Martin, PhD |
Questions?
For more information about the CCTS Summer Translational Research Series contact: Ty Lucas |
Are you working on a K or R? If so, the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) and the UAB Scientific Community of Outcomes Researchers (SCOR) invite you to apply to our Grant Writing Intensive Cohort!
What is the CCTS/SCOR Grant Writing Intensive Cohort (GRIT)?
Developed by SCOR and the CCTS, the Grant Writing Intensive Cohort (GRIT) offers scholars four months of highly structured weekly activities focused on specific steps in the grant application process. From NIH Specific Aims and Biosketches to training and budget plans, the GRIT cohort program will provide invaluable guidance and help keep you on track to meet your submission deadline.
How is GRIT Different?
Unlike many grant writing groups, our program offers four months of highly structured weekly activities focused on specific steps in your grant application process. From NIH Specific Aims and Biosketches to training and budget plans, our cohort program will provide invaluable guidance and keep you on track to meet your submission deadline. Our structured and tailored timeline includes the following steps:
CCTS Nascent Project Panel
Specific Aims Workshop
Biosketch Workshop
BERD+ Consultation
Weekly Intensive Sessions Focused on Specific Grant Sections
CCTS Panels Done Quickly (twice)
Scientific Editing
Graphic Development
How to apply?
CCTS and SCOR welcome all students, trainees, postdocs, and early stage career faculty who are committed to dedicating weekly time and energy to apply to a cohort. Once accepted, applicants must secure $3500 in funding to match the CCTS investment, which underwrites scientific editing and graphic design services, event costs, one-on-one coaching, and the latest edition of The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook.
The CCTS seeks to develop a diverse and highly skilled clinical and translational research workforce well-prepared to collaborate, innovate, and accelerate the pace of scientific discoveries. The goal? To more effectively turn research insights into better health for the populations we serve.
With support provided by our funder, the National Center for Advancing Clinical and Translational Science (NCATS), the CCTS Training Academy offers two different formal clinical research training awards—both combine formal course work with direct research experience and are grounded in the national competencies established by NCATS to prepare clinician-scientists for success on multidisciplinary, translational research teams.
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Deep South Mentored Career Development Program (K Award)
This program provides formal research training experience to scholars who already have an MD, PhD, or equivalent doctoral degree. CCTS K scholars focus on research addressing diseases and health disparities that disproportionately affect the Deep South. The benefits are many and include salary support, lead-author manuscripts, and an extramurally funded research grant submission.
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Postdoctoral Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Science Program (T Award)
This program introduces post-graduate trainees with an MD, PhD, PharmD, DDS, DMD, DVM, etc. to concepts of D&I science to improve and broaden the impact of equitable translational research in the Deep South. Our immersive program provides 24 months of protected time and other support for postdocs to complete the core curriculum and mentored research.
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Predoctoral Clinical/Translational Research Program (T Award)
This program introduces trainees who are finishing their second year in a health-related professions program (MD, PhD, PharmD, DDS, DMD, DVM, etc.) to clinical and translational research. Our immersive program provides 12 months of protected time for T trainees to complete the core curriculum, get experience writing a manuscript, and present their findings at a national conference.
The CCTS Training Academy offers an extensive menu of interdisciplinary educational programs and enrichment activities suitable for wherever you are on the career arc—from graduate student to senior faculty—as well as for research team and community members.
To find out about the latest learning opportunities as soon as they are announced, subscribe to CCTS Digest and check our Events and Recurring Events web pages.
The CCTS Training Academy offers interdisciplinary, educational programs and enrichment activities for research teams and individuals at any career stage. Below you can explore the variety of opportunities available by topic.
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Career Development
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- What: A monthly presentation on rotating topics such as team science, writing a specific aims page, how to speak to a program officer, etc., that provides beneficial information on career planning and development.
- Why: Learn from experts in various fields with topics presented in a relaxed environment structured to promote collaborative learning, networking, and problem-solving.
- Who: Faculty, Graduate & Postgraduate
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- What: A weekly opportunity co-sponsored by the CCTS and COERE, for investigators, trainees, and others interested in population and health outcomes research to discuss best practices and hear from experts.
- Why: This meeting provides a space to share your latest project in a supportive "discipline agnostic" environment, find new collaborators, develop foundational skills in study design, outcomes measurement, and evaluation, and practice critical "soft" career skills such as public speaking, networking, and providing/accepting constructive feedback. *For students in the UAB School of Public Health, this weekly meeting is EPI 690: Population and Health Outcomes Research Seminar Series.
- Who: Faculty, Graduate & Postgraduate
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- What: LEAD is a one-year, cohort-based program designed to enable junior faculty and director level staff to enhance their interpersonal skills, professional skills, and leadership skills.
- Why: The purpose of the LEAD program is to build a pipeline of future leaders within UAB, the CCTS Hub. Co-Sponsored by the CCTS and COERE, LEAD is focused on developing the fundamental competencies within junior faculty and staff who are in leadership roles or will be in leadership roles soon.
- Who: Faculty and Staff who are committed to enhancing their interpersonal and leadership skills
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- What: This two-day event convenes predoctoral, postdoctoral, and early career scholars, as well as their mentors and training grant leaders, from across the CCTS Partner Network for experiential training and career development sessions on translational and design thinking, grant writing, clinical trials, community engagement, and funding opportunities.
- Why: Sharpen your grant writing and research skills, expand your translational thinking, and connect with new friends and future collaborators
- Who: Investigators at any stage, from student to senior faculty
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Grant Writing
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- What: Panels are here to help you brainstorm ideas, generate research questions, meet possible collaborators, fine-tune study design and sharpen your proposals. Whether you want a multi-disciplinary panel for your proposal or a quick, more tailored group, we assemble whatever expertise is needed to work with you to strengthen your project. Meet with a team of scientific experts who have perused your application as a first level of peer review.
- Why: Investigators who participate in a CCTS panel experience a success rate that beats the NIH payline by 3-fold.
- Who: Faculty, Graduate & Postgraduate
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- What: Free one-on-one consultations with a multidisciplinary team of expert biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and methodologists to enhance federal research proposals, including NIH (R01, R21, K, etc.), NSF, and DOD, as well as non-governmental funding opportunities. Our team also offers assistance with manuscript development, including data analysis, graph development, and results interpretation.
- Who: Investigators at any stage, from student to senior faculty
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- What is Kaizen? An app-based, educational gaming platform. Developed as an innovative quiz game, the aim is to provide a fun and flexible way to learn new competencies and test retention.
- What is Kaizen-R2T? The CCTS currently runs a bi-monthly game on the Kaizen platform to enable investigators to complete the NIH requirement for formal insttruction in rigor, responsibility, and transparency.
- Who should play? All T, K, and F awardees are encouraged to play, but it is open to all investigators across the CCTS Partner Network, and around the country.
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- What: A replication of an NIH study section where participants serve as reviewers and conduct a mock review of the “before” version of a real-world K or R application that received funding after a CCTS panel review and resubmission.
- Why: Participants are able to learn how a study section operates from the perspective of those who serve on study sections to better prepare their own grants for review.
- Who: Faculty, Graduate & Postgraduate
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- What: GRIT, a collaboration between the CCTS and COERE, offers scholars 4-6 months of highly structured weekly activities focused on specific steps in the grant application process.
- Why: From NIH Specific Aims and Biosketches to training and budget plans, the GRIT cohort program provides invaluable guidance and can help participants meet submission deadlines.
- Who: Early-stage investigators, trainees, and postdoctoral trainees who are applying for their first extramural Career Development Award ((e.g., K01, K23, K08, K99/R00 etc.) or aiming to develop their first independent R-level grant (e.g., R01, R34, R31 etc.)
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Mentoring
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- What: A series of nine presentations on topics related to the nuances of the mentor-mentee relationship. Our case-based discussions help participants discover new strategies to maximize the benefits of this career-enhancing skill. All sessions facilitated by experienced UAB mentors.
- Why: Investigators will discover new strategies in mentoring and be better prepared to handle mentoring challenges that may arise in their laboratories.
- Who: Faculty, Graduate & Postgraduate
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Ethics
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- What: An annual event that brings together researchers, bioethicists, students, community members, and front-line research and clinical staff to discuss special ethics topics in research.
- Why: To create a safe space for invited experts and pertinent stakeholders to highlight and reflect on ethical approaches that inform best practices individually, institutionally, and collectively to drive effective policy and law.
- Who: Faculty, Staff, Graduate & Postgraduate, Community Members
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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- What: A 5-week short course, based upon the successful National Science Foundation I-Corps and I-Corps at NIH Entrepreneurial Training Program, which combines business model training with a customer discovery process.
- Why: Learn how to “get out of the building” and talk to potential customers, partners, and competitors, identify commercial potential for your technology, experience the uncertainty and excitement of creating a startup, and receive eligibility to participate in the NSF I-Corps Teams Program.
- Who: Investigators with an innovation in Life Sciences
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- What: Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Grand Rounds is a seminar series collaboration among UAMS, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Kentucky, University of New Mexico, University of Utah (all Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program institutions), and University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
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Team Science
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- What: An eight-week, case-based course, utilizing the National Institute of Health’s Collaboration and Team Science Field Guide, 2nd Edition, along with included brief case studies to help scientists learn the basics of team science and collaboration as well as how to navigate the challenges of working in interdisciplinary teams.
- Why: Interdisciplinary efforts are becoming more critical for scientific discovery and translational research efforts, and through this program, participants will learn tips and techniques to effectively develop, lead, and manage teams.
- Who: Faculty, Graduate & Postgraduate
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Clinical & Translational Research
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- What: A six-month certificate program that provides training in clinical and translational research, including approximately 50 hours of didactic instruction as well as interactive experiences. Course content represents the following modules: Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Ethics, Clinical Genetics Research, Behavioral and Outcomes Research, and Dissemination of Results.
- Why: This program gives an overview of clinical and translational science and can help prepare participants to conduct clinical and translational research responsibly.
- Who: Faculty, Graduate & Postgraduate
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- What: A lecture series on translational research held each summer to introduce translational research to investigators: from translating your question into a project, project/team management, research methods to preparing a scientific abstract and writing your research.
- Why: Participants will gain a basic understanding of translational research and how to manage research projects.
- Who: Undergraduate, Graduate & Postgraduate
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What: Clinical Research Support Program (CRSP) educational offerings provide academic training in the principles essential for success in the clinical research environment. In-person, classroom-based, and online courses relevant to investigators, study coordinators, financial staff, regulatory coordinators, and other research staff are available, with emphases on Good Clinical Practices (GCP), compliance, and other key topics.
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Self-Directed Learning
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In support of translational knowledge and research skills development, the CCTS offers short-term "immersion" opportunities, also known as mini-sabbaticals. A unique experiential learning opportunity in which we provide travel support for a CCTS investigator to learn a new tool or technique from a researcher at another institution.
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Agreements & Relationship Plans
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- What: An individual development plan (IDP) is a tool, allowing trainees and scholars to identify and elucidate their career goals, both in the short and long term. It can also serve as a pact between mentor and mentee in terms expectations and deliverables.
- Why: By providing an opportunity for reflection and an analysis of one’s strengths, weaknesses, interests, and aspirations, it can keep track of progress toward identified goals and pinpoint areas for improvement.
- Who: IDPs are utilized by many investigators, but required of all CCTS TL1 and KL2 awardees.
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Below are a few of the current and upcoming CCTS training opportunities. For the full events calendar, click here.