# J. NRSA Training Core

> **NIH NIH TL1** · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · 2021 · $423,863

## Abstract

The Team Science TL1 Program trains diverse doctoral and dual-degree-seeking students who aspire to
careers in translational research. This innovative training model fully embraces team science, enabling TL1
Trainees to apply their developing disciplinary expertise in authentic interdisciplinary research experiences
embedded in their PhD dissertation research, via applied team science training and funding of interdisciplinary
TL1 Teams. We are uniquely positioned to expand this Team Training to produce investigators in all health-
related professions experienced in translational team science, by pursuing the following objectives.
Specific Aim 1. Build on the unique strength of the TL1 Team Training model and use a novel combination of
quantitative and qualitative assessment methods based on a conceptual model of training progression and
career success. Early results suggest positive changes in attitudes toward interdisciplinary collaboration and
self-efficacy for clinical research. We will add other trainee comparison groups matched for race/ethnicity,
gender, discipline, and research interests, on outcomes such as attitudes, self-efficacy, and research
productivity, and we will develop and pilot a new competency-based assessment tool for CTS competencies.
Specific Aim 2. Provide innovative and broad-based career and professional development opportunities to
build professional skills in communication, teaching, mentoring, leadership, collaboration, research
management, and grant-writing, and provide exposure to academic and nonacademic career pathways via
Career Interest Teams.
Specific Aim 3. Recruit and retain a critical mass of highly qualified TL1 trainees who are diverse with respect
to demography, discipline, and translational research interests, and value the highest ethical standards in
conducting translational team research. Additional emphasis will be placed on supporting TL1 Teams that
include research in multiple phases, i.e., preclinical research, clinical research, clinical implementation, and/or
population health. We will expand the Team Training model to the broader UF graduate education community.
Specific Aim 4. Disseminate the TL1 Team Training model regionally and nationally via the CTSA Consortium
by sharing the UF CTSI TL1 Team Training model (e.g., team science course, mentored team research
strategy) with other institutions and CTSA hubs (including Mayo Clinic, Wisconsin, and South Carolina).
Specific Aim 5. Support translational research training and academic leadership development beyond medicine
and public health into the full spectrum of health science disciplines by the establishment of regional and/or
national CTSA networks for dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and other health professions.
With a combination of NIH (10 positions) and institutional funds, this program will support four new TL1 teams
per year, for two years each (16 trainees per year). Predoctoral PhD and dual-degree students pursuing...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10192858
- **Project number:** 5TL1TR001428-07
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
- **Principal Investigator:** WAYNE T. MCCORMACK
- **Activity code:** TL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $423,863
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2015-08-15 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10192858

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10192858, J. NRSA Training Core (5TL1TR001428-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10192858. Licensed CC0.

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