# Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute TL1 Program

> **NIH NIH TL1** · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $629,295

## Abstract

The Oregon Students Learn and Experience Research (OSLER) TL1 program is created to train
transdisciplinary clinical and translational researchers. To maximize a transdisciplinary environment, we will
provide training in clinical and translational science to graduate PhD students (basic science, behavioral, social
science) as well as MD and DMD students. We will build upon our successful TL1 program by recruiting PhD
students from OHSU basic science programs, as well as from Portland State University, University of Oregon,
and Oregon State University. Graduate students will participate after satisfactorily completing their qualifying
exam; MD and DMD students will most likely participate between their third and fourth year of medical or
dental school.
Graduate and professional students will design an individual plan for this fellowship that is specific to career
plans as well as to their proposed research. MD and DMD students will enroll in the Master of Clinical
Research (MCR) program and will complete all requirements for the degree within the training period. This
didactic program is specifically constructed around the “case” of the trainee's mentored research; as trainees
progress in the curriculum, they develop research skills through class exercises such as writing a research
proposal and IRB form, designing the data management system, and calculating power and sample size.
Graduate students will be encouraged to participate in the MCR, but at a minimum must complete
competencies in quantitative methods, data management, and research leadership. All students will participate
in the FOLIO curriculum, which is designed to provide practical skills of critical thinking, time management,
team science, design science, and problem solving. TL1 trainees will also be trained in science communication
and writing. Two key experiences will enhance the transdisciplinary training: a clinical and translational science
journal club, and participation in the MD/PhD grant rounds. Through participating in common activities,
students from different disciplines will gain an understanding of the benefits of team science and will enhance
their ability to understand the clinical setting of their research. PhD students will be provided with enhancement
experiences such as attending clinics and rounds with clinicians in their research focus.
This program will create clinicians and scientists who will pursue careers in transdisciplinary clinical and
translational science.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10197247
- **Project number:** 5TL1TR002371-05
- **Recipient organization:** OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** ALLISON Deborah FRYER
- **Activity code:** TL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $629,295
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-02 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10197247

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10197247, Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute TL1 Program (5TL1TR002371-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10197247. Licensed CC0.

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