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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

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ABOUT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

The Workforce Development program is designed to enhance the clinical research skills, mentorship, and productivity of clinical and translational investigators at the Academic Health Center, while developing new, and expanding existing, pipelines of future clinical and translational researchers. In addition, the program strives to enhance community awareness, interest, understanding, and involvement in clinical and translational research (CTR), and to advance the science of its teaching. 

The Workforce Development program seeks to expand the pipeline of translational researchers by exposing an audience of early-stage students (high school, allied health associate students) to clinical research. By targeting local audiences (CPS and local associate degree programs) and exposing them to CTR training opportunities, we hope to recruit new talent to the field of clinical and translational research.

PROGRAM SUCCESSES

540 scholars graduated from MS and Certificate programs

MS alumni: 85% hold academic positions

Over $75 million in grant funding awarded to trainees and alumni

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

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Master of Science in Clinical & Translational Research (Principal Investigator Track)

  • 30 credit hour program

  • Training in clinical epidemiology and clinical effectiveness, statistical analysis, research ethics, and grant writing.

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Medical Tablet

Master of Science in Clinical & Translational Research (Clinical Research Professionals Track)

  • 30 credit hour program

  • Provides a foundation in research methodology, project management, and regulatory processes. Includes training in research ethics/IRB process.

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Graduate Certificate in Clinical & Translational Research

  • 10 credit hour program

  • Designed to provide an introduction to clinical and translational research.

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Graduate Certificate in Community-Engaged Research for Health

  • 12 credit hour program

  • Provides students with the skills and resources needed to conduct community-engaged research. 

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Science Lab

Undergraduate Certificate in Clinical & Translational Science

  • 12 credit hour program

  • Provides an overview of clinical and translational science, ethics, introduction to clinical trials, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and team-based research skills. 

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PIPELINE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS

Students

Clinical Research Pathways

  • Expand the pipeline of translational researchers by exposing an audience of early-stage students to clinical research.

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Adult Students

R Club

  • The goal of the R Club is to improve grantsmanship by promoting clarity of thought and logical presentation of an R01 research proposal for submission to the NIH, so as to have the greatest impact on fundability.

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RESOURCES

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Research 101

  • A set of modules designed to introduce trainees to multiple topics that are relevant to the conduct of research. The modules are offered asynchronously through Canvas.

  • To learn more about Research 101, click here or watch this short video.

  • For questions, please contact Jason Blackard.

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Research Mentoring Resources

  • Click here to view a list of research mentoring resources that are available both nationally and locally.

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CTRonline

  • An online educational library with modules that are free and open to any learner.

  • Click here to view the repository of educational videos.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

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Patrick Ryan, PhD, MS

Co-Lead, Workforce Development

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Patrick.Ryan@cchmc.org​

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Jackie Knapke, PhD

Co-Lead, Workforce Development

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Jackie.Knapke@uc.edu​

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Jason Blackard, PhD

Pipeline & Community Outreach, Workforce Development

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Jason.Blackard@uc.edu

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Jen Veevers, PhD

Grant Development
Specialist,
Workforce Development​​

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Jennifer.Lowe@uc.edu

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Anna Johns

Program Manager, Workforce Development
 

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Anna.Johns@uc.edu

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Andi Christopher, MA

Program Manager, Workforce Development
 

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Anderson.Christopher@uc.edu

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Harini Pallerla, MS

Research Associate, Workforce Development

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Harini.Pallerla@uc.edu

Ideas to Impact — Faster. Together.

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CONTACT US:

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The Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) is a registered trademark of DHHS NIH Acknowledgment:

 

Publications resulting from use of CCTST resources must credit the appropriate CCTST grant by including an NIH Funding acknowledgment: The CCTST at the University of Cincinnati is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, grant UM1TR005265. The CTSA program is led by the NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). The content of this website is solely the responsibility of the CCTST and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

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