The Clinical and Translational Science Workforce Development program offers a range of research education and training activities for investigators at every level.
Postdoctoral Training & Beyond
These opportunities include formal and informal didactic training, or awards with training components.
- K Scholars Program - A community for early-career faculty conducting clinical and translational research at UCSF. Scholars may apply to the program via the intramural CTSI K12 award or with their own K award (K23, K08, K01, VA CDA, Foundation CDA or other UCSF K12).
- NEW! CTSI K Scholars Bridge Fund - Funding for faculty who have participated in or are participating in the CTSI K Scholars Program and are in need of one year of bridge funding before transitioning to independent funding.
- 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. Provides research and travel funding.
- Fellows Advancement Skills Training in Clinical Research (FAST-CaR) - A community of clinical fellows at UCSF with structured career development activities.
- K-Grant Writing Workshop (KGWW) - Workshop series three times per year for approximately 4-8 UCSF clinical research scholars (fellows or early-career faculty), who are planning to apply for a K-series grant in patient-oriented research.
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 , mentoring, bi-weekly work-in-progress, coursework through the Training in Clinical Research (TICR) program, and faculty-led seminars.
- Pre-health Undergraduate Program (PUP) - Provides training to undergraduate students in clinical and translational research in collaboration with a UCSF mentor.
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. Programs include a master’s in clinical research, a master’s in health data science, and a certificate in advanced training in clinical research.
- 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.
* Affiliated Training Programs