# Testing the Effectiveness of the Customized Career Development Platform (CCDP): A Cluster Randomized Trial

> **NIH NIH R21** · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2021 · $196,335

## Abstract

Abstract
Recently, NIH required that all research trainees supported by NIH funds use Individualized
Development Plans (IDPs) to guide their progress and productivity. IDPs are important because
they enable trainees to set goals and objectives, and to report milestones related to their
research, training, and career progression. Importantly, IDPs also facilitate communication
between mentees and their mentors. We recently developed an online IDP, the Customized
Career Development Platform (CCDP), that not only enables goal setting and tracking of career
milestones but also facilitates mentor-mentee interactions as well as oversight by the research
program administrators. These interactions are crucial in helping the trainee stay on track during
the training period. Our current goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of the CCDP among
programs that support NIH-funded clinical and translational science trainees across the US with
the overall objective of sharing an evidence-based platform across NIH training programs and
beyond.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10084333
- **Project number:** 5R21TR003094-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
- **Principal Investigator:** Cecilia Maria Patino Sutton
- **Activity code:** R21 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $196,335
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-01-15 → 2022-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10084333

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10084333, Testing the Effectiveness of the Customized Career Development Platform (CCDP): A Cluster Randomized Trial (5R21TR003094-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10084333. Licensed CC0.

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