CTSA Education Steering Committee Update Presented to : CTSA PI Web Conference March 18, 2008

1. CTSA Education Steering Committee UpdatePresented to: CTSA PI Web ConferenceMarch 18, 2008 Sherine E. Gabriel M.D., M.Sc. William J. and Charles H. Mayo Professor Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Co-PI & Director of Education, Mayo Clinic CTSA Chair, CTSA Education Steering Committee

2. Outline • Development of Core Competencies for PhD and MS programs in Clinical and Translational Research • National Meeting • Succession Planning

3. Core Competencies in Clinical and Translational Research • NCRR Workshop: January 30 - 31, 2008 • Attendees - NCRR funded education and career development programs • CTSA • iDEA • RCMI • AAMC • Other federal agencies • Motivation and Goals

4. NCRR WORKSHOP FOR DEFINING CORE COMPETENCIES in CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH:Introduction Sherine E. Gabriel M.D., M.Sc. William J. and Charles H. Mayo Professor Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Co-PI & Director of Education, Mayo Clinic CTSA Chair, CTSA Education Steering Committee

5. Why we are here? • The success of the CTSA education component is essential for achieving the overall CTSA goal to transform Academic Medicine in America • A necessary first step is the creation and nurturing of a unique academic discipline and national scientific community of like-minded scholars and scientists

6. Transform Medicine Through Discovery Preemptive Predictive Personalized Participatory

7. CTS Education: A central element of this transformation Challenges: • shortage of clinical research workforce is well recognized & it has not changed; • clinical research education is complex and central to any effort in increasing the workforce; • medical schools' orientation have largely been on basic sciences, focus on translation will require major changes on how students at all levels are educated and trained; • the science of CTS must be defined if it is to become mainstream medical school activity: only educational programs (e.g., PhD, MS etc) can do this

8. Challenges • To address these challenges we must: • Build an academic home in our institutions and a national scientific community of CTR students, trainees, scholars and scientists (mentors) • Create a new discrete academic discipline that defines members of this community

9. But what are the core elements that define a Clinical & Translational scientist?

10. Workshop GoalsWhat we will try to do today… • Begin to identify those few basic common elements that define clinical and translational scientists and clinical and translational science as a discrete discipline • “Core Competencies” • SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES/BEHAVIORS

11. Workshop GoalsWhat we will not do today …… • Dictate how individual institutions shall construct their own programs • Define sub-tracks or themes eg. T1, T2, T3 • Translate ‘competencies’ into specific curricular components

12. Conclusions • CTSA Education must prepare the next generation of investigators to conduct CTR that will address the healthcare challenges of today and transform US Academic Medicine • In order to build a scientific community CTSA Education must create a recognizable scientific discipline • A common core set of ‘competencies’ is the necessary 1st step

13. Summary of Competencies Discussion

14. Core Competencies for a Doctorate Degree in Clinical/Translational Science • Identify major clinical/public health problems and relevant research questions • Identify/interpret/critique literature/assess state of knowledge regarding problem • Design and write protocol for clinical/translational research study • Prepare scientific proposal for peer review • Conduct research project • Analyze and interpret data • Informatics DRAFT

15. Core Competencies for a Doctorate Degree in Clinical/Translational Science VIII. Conduct of responsible research IX. Communicate/disseminate/translate research into action or policy/technology transfer X. Professionalism and teamwork XI. Cultural competency XII. Discover new knowledge and/or research method XIII. Demonstrate an ability to teach and mentor • Collaborate effectively with other disciplines DRAFT

16. Core Competencies for a Master’s Degree in Clinical/Translational Science Prerequisite: Competence in a basic science or clinical discipline • Identify major clinical/public health problems and relevant translational research problems • Observational and experimental methods and study design • Measurement-laboratory, clinical, and population research methods • Data management and informatics • Data analysis DRAFT

17. Core Competencies for a Master’s Degree in Clinical/Translational Science • Scientific communication and dissemination skills • Conducting ethically responsible research • Population diversity in clinical/translational research • Leadership, management and cross-disciplinary teamwork DRAFT

18. Core Competencies for a Master’s Degree in Clinical/Translational Science Next Steps: • Continue to discuss, refine, iterate at National Meeting • Integrate MS and PhD competencies into one multi-level document • Solicit broad input within & outside CTSA • Period of public comment • Revise, revise, revise • Submit for publication

19. 2008 National CTSA KL2 Scholars Annual Meeting • Program Planning: • Drs. Wishwa Kapoor and Joan Lakowski • University of Pittsburgh CTSA

20. National RoadMap K12 Scholars Meeting History • 1st Annual Meeting: May 4, 2006 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development (MCRCD) Roadmap K12 Program Annual Meeting • Partnership with NIH Roadmap Initiative Staff • Silver Spring, MD • 2nd Annual Meeting: March 27, 2007 Transforming Career Development in Clinical and Translational Research • Successful Partnership with the Association for Clinical Research Training (ACRT) National Meeting held concurrently - March 28 • Washington, DC

21. 2008 National CTSA KL2 Scholars’ Meeting • March 25, 2008: Clinical Research Scholars Program • March 26, 2008: ACRT Meeting • Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC • Participants: • CTSA KL2 research scholars and education program directors • Roadmap K12 scholars and program directors • NIH CTSA staff • Other institutional leaders in clinical research education

22. 2008 National CTSA KL2 Scholars’ Meeting Goals • Provide an annual forum for CTSA KL2 scholars and program directors to discuss current issues in clinical & translational research, enhance their own professional development and to network with colleagues engaged in innovative multidisciplinary clinical and translational research training and development. • Foster a national dialogue on best practices and enhance the coordination and sharing of resources that will enable the CTSA KL2 Scholars to become leaders in clinical and translational research. • Facilitate transition for Roadmap K12 to CTSA KL2.

23. 2008 National CTSA KL2 Scholars’ Meeting: Agenda, March 25, 2008 • Policy Issues in Clinical and Translational Research • Looking Beyond the K- Pathways to the R01 • Career Development in Clinical and Translational Research • What is Innovation in Research? • Writing Skills • Know Your CTSA Wiki • Preventing Unintended Bias • Development Successful Multidisciplinary Research Teams • Research Networking Among Scholars with NIH Program Staff

24. 2008 National CTSA KL2 Scholars’ Meeting: Agenda, March 25, 2008 • Networking Lunch for CTSA Program Administrators and Program Leaders, Speakers, and Staff • Hot Topics for Clinical and Translational Research • Keynote Address: • Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH Professor of Family Medicine, Epidemiology and Community Health, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Woolf will discuss the meaning of translational research and why it matters (see JAMA 299(2):211-213) January 9, 2008

25. 2008 National CTSA KL2 Scholars’ Meeting: Agenda, March 25, 2008 • Professional Skills for Clinical and Translational Research • Mock Study Section • Reviewing Manuscripts: Why, When and How? • Current Issues in Clinical and Translation Research • Alan M. Krensky, MD Director, Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives, NIH • Reception and Clinical Research Scholars Poster Session

26. 2008 Association for Clinical Research Training National Meeting:Agenda, March 26, 2008 • Mentoring Breakfast for Scholars and ACRT Members • Tour of Clinical Research Facilities at the Intramural Research Facilities, Bethesda, MD • Keynote Address: • Darrell G. Kirch, MD President, Association of American Medical Colleges

27. 2008 Association for Clinical Research Training National Meeting:Agenda, March 26, 2008 • Workshops A • Mentoring • Translational Research • Leadership and management • How to organize, teach and evaluate • Clinical research curricula • Managing Clinical Research Training Programs: Administrator’s Forum • CTSA Education Steering Committee

28. 2008 Association for Clinical Research Training National Meeting: Agenda, March 26, 2008 • Plenary Session (ACRT and K12 Joint Session) • Burnout in Academic Medicine: From Medical Students to Deans Steven G. Gabbe, MD Dean, Vanderbilt School of Medicine • Closing Plenary Session, Presidental Address • Kurt Kroenke, MD, MPH, ACRT President Awards, Elections, Legislative Update • Plenary Address: • Training the Next Generation of Translational Researchers Ann Bonham, Ph.D. Executive Associate Dean, Academic Affairs University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

29. Succession Planning for CTSA Education Steering Committee • Nominations Committee assembled • Soliciting nominations • Hope to name new chair March 25

30. THANK YOU !