# Institutional Career Development Core

> **NIH NIH KL2** · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · 2020 · $637,023

## Abstract

Contact PD/PI: Luzuriaga, Katherine Inst-Career-Dev-001 (002)
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT – I. INSTITUTIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT CORE
Our KL2 program seeks to develop the careers of 3 highly qualified scholars (junior faculty) at any given time.
The goal is that scholars become translational scientists who will possess both the fundamental NCATS com-
petencies and 7 essential characteristics that will enable them to become transformational agents of change
across the translational research spectrum. These 7 characteristics are: boundary crosser, team player, pro-
cess innovator, domain expert, rigorous researcher, skilled communicator, and systems thinker. We will ac-
complish this by offering mentoring via a transdisciplinary team, a structured curriculum, and multiple enrich-
ment opportunities. The typical scholar will have a 2-year tenure, submit an application for extramural funding
as PI, and acquire an MSCI, although PhD level work is also possible, and not all scholars may work towards a
formal degree. Another new feature for this application is a choice of 5 formal pathways (for both degree and
non-degree scholars), 4 of which represent specialization in a translational domain (e.g. data science). The
KL2 is fully integrated into the UMCCTS K program, which is an umbrella program modeled after the KL2 but
adding 3 additional institutionally funded K scholars.
Abbreviations: AD - assigned director BERD - Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design; CATS -
Council on Advancing Scholars; CECC - Community Engagement and Collaboration Core; CRISP - Commu-
nity Research Innovation Scholars Program; CTRP – Clinical and Translational Research; CRPG – Clinical
Research Professional Group; IDP – Individual Development Plan; IPM - Individual Progress Meetings JFDP -
Junior Faculty Development Program; EAC – External Advisory Committee; EC – Executive Committee; IAC –
Internal Advisory Committee; IMSD - Initiative to Maximize Student Development; MSCI - Master of Science in
Clinical Investigation; MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program; PEPP - Preparing Engineers for Profes-
sional Practice; PGSP - Pathway to Graduate Study Post Bac Pathway; PiPSS - Protocols in Process Semi-
nar Series; PREP - Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program; PQHS - Dept of Population and Quanti-
tative Health Sciences R2D2 - Reproducibility and Replication Discovery Dialogue; RCR – Responsible Con-
duct of Research; SPRC - Science Participation Research Center; TTR – Tenured/tenure track; WAGs – Writ-
ing Accountability Groups
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Project Summary/Abstract
Contact PD/PI: Luzuriaga, Katherine Inst-Career-Dev-001 (002)
NARRATIVE – I. INSTITUTIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT CORE
Our KL2 program will develop the careers of translational scientists who will possess both the
fundamental competencies and the 7 essential characteristics that will enable them to become
transformational agents of change across the translational spectrum.
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10167303
- **Project number:** 2KL2TR001455-05A1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER
- **Principal Investigator:** CATARINA I. KIEFE
- **Activity code:** KL2 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $637,023
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2015-08-14 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10167303

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10167303, Institutional Career Development Core (2KL2TR001455-05A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10167303. Licensed CC0.

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