Candidates may be either pre-doctoral or post-doctoral candidates at the time of the appointment.

Candidates should have a passion for clinical and translational research.

• Pre-doctoral candidates:
• Must be US citizens or permanent residents.
• Must be enrolled as doctoral or medical students.
• Must commit to at least one year of full time mentored research and training (with additional years granted on a competitive basis). Predoctoral fellows may be supported for 2-3 years, depending on successful progress, accomplishment of milestones, and demonstration of need for additional training.
• Post-doctoral candidates:
• Must be US citizens or permanent residents.
• Individuals must have completed a research doctorate (PhD, EdD, DrPH, DSW, etc.) or clinical doctorate (MD, PharmD, DNP, DHS, etc.) by the time of appointment.
• Must commit to at least one year of training and research. Postdoctoral fellows may be supported for 2-3 years, depending on successful progress, accomplishment of milestones, and demonstration of need for additional training.

Upon appointment, fellows will meet with their mentor to develop an Independent Development Plan (IDP), with individualized goals and objectives in three areas:

Training in Research Methods and Interdisciplinary Professional Skills

• Research methodology training: While course requirements will be tailored to each trainee’s individual research background, it is strongly recommended that all trainees take the ICRE Summer Core, which consists of:
• Computer Methods in Clinical Research
• Clinical Research Methods
• Biostatistics
• Measurement in Clinical Research

To help cultivate a greater sense of community and enhance engagement among our students, please note that each of these ICRE Summer Core courses are held in-person.

We strongly recommend that fellows take other pertinent courses during their fellowship such as:

• Medical Writing and Presentation Skills
• Strategic Leadership and Academic Medicine
• Advanced Grant Writing Parts I and II

Research and Mentoring

The central component of the fellowship is the conduct of one or more research projects under the mentorship of a multidisciplinary team of outstanding scientists.

• Fellows will receive assistance in a number of areas as they implement their research project(s):
• Writing a research proposal
• Developing a protocol
• Data collection and management design
• Pilot testing
• Research study implementation
• Analysis
• As they conduct their research project, fellows will have at minimum weekly meetings with their primary mentor and at minimum monthly meetings with their multidisciplinary mentoring team.

Communication and Dissemination Experience / Career Coaching

Fellows will gain experience in communicating and disseminating research in peer-reviewed journals, to stakeholder groups, and the public at large—a critical step in the process of translation.

• Publication: Through coursework and writing group sessions, trainees are given the opportunity to develop skills related to writing and publishing a journal article or abstract.
• Presentation Skills: Fellows deliver presentations periodically on their research project and receive constructive feedback from the program directors.

Career development seminars conducted by professionals from across the university provide fellows with advice on:

• Promotion and tenure
• Commercialization
• Time management
• Reproducible research
• We offer Career Coaching

• Pre-Doctoral

  The CTS Fellowship will provide stipend support, partial tuition, and travel funds. In addition, limited support is available for research-related costs.

• Post-Doctoral

  The CTS Fellowship will provide stipend support at NIH NRSA levels based on postgraduate year level, tuition, and travel funds, and additional limited support for research-related and/or health insurance costs.
  The NIH requires a 12-month payback commitment following the first year of support under a training award. For many awardees, a second year of appointment fulfills this commitment. For those that will not remain in their funded role for the 12-month period following a one-year appointment, there must be a plan for satisfying this obligation. Click here for more information on the NIH payback requirements.

Clinical & Translational Science (CTS) Fellowship Program (TL1) Handbook

A comprehensive record of information relevant to the TL1 including information about Mock Reviews, a Mentoring Expectations Agreement and details about program evaluation.