The Clinical and Translational Science Training (CTST) program offers a range of research education and training activities for investigators at every level.
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Postdoctoral Training & Beyond
These opportunities include formal and informal didactic training, or awards with training components.
- K Scholars Program - Provides KL2 career development awards in clinical and translational research to selected scholars at the junior faculty level.
- Clinical Research Informatics Postdoctoral (CRISP) Fellowship - Provides support and training for postdoctoral fellows to learn the methods of clinical research informatics.
- Resident Research Training Program (RRTP) - Trains residents in clinical and translational research methods to inspire them to pursue careers as independent investigators.
- Fellows Advancement Skills Training in Clinical Research (FAST-CaR) - The goals of the Fellows Advancement Skills Training in Clinical Research program are to help clinical research fellows at UCSF to have a tighter-knit community and to have structured career development activities and ongoing research project feedback.
- K-Grant Writing Workshop (KGWW) - Workshop series three times per year for approximately 4-8 UCSF clinical research scholars (fellows or early junior faculty), who are planning to apply for a K-series grant in patient-oriented research.
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Predoctoral Training
Training and mentorship to pre-doctoral students in clinical and translational research methodology and practice.
- Yearlong Inquiry Program (YIP) - Provides support and training in clinical and translational research for medical, dental, nursing, and pharmacy students in a one-year fellowship. The program includes stipends, courses, mentoring, bi-weekly work-in-progress, and faculty-led seminars.
- Pre-health Undergraduate Program (PUP) - Provides training to undergraduate students to design clinical and translational research in collaboration with a UCSF predoctoral trainee. Students from across the United States participate in this summer program.
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Online Education
- Training in Implementation Science * - Includes courses and a certificate program.
- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) * - Addresses the ethical issues that arise in research.
- Research to Publication - A joint initiative with the British Medical Journal to train healthcare workers, junior researchers and medical students outside of the United States on the fundamentals of conducting and publishing clinical research.
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Other Training
We collaborate with other programs designed to train UCSF's next generation of clinical and translational researchers.
- Clinical & Epidemiologic Research | Epidemiology & Biostatistics (ucsf.edu) * - Provides a broad array of educational opportunities in the methods of clinical research to meet the needs of a diverse set of trainees.
* Affiliated Training Programs