# Hispanic Clinical and Translational Research Education and Career Development Program

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · 2022 · $534,189

## Abstract

The Hispanic Clinical and Translational Research Education and Career Development
(HCTRECD) program at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus (UPR-MSC) has a
documented track record of increasing diversity in clinical and translational research by supporting research
career development of Hispanics since 2002. Our program consists of formal didactic research training
(Component I) through an established institutionally supported post -doctoral Master of Science in Clinical and
Translational Research (MSc). We have already enrolled 112 health professionals from multiple
disciplines, including medicine, occupational therapy, audiology, dental medicine, nursing, pharmacy
and psychology, among others. During this last cycle of funding, the program supported 46 peer reviewed
articles on topics relevant to Hispanic health such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, infant/maternal health, and
mental health. The most qualified graduates from Component I compete to receive additional support for pilot
projects through Component II. Our graduates have been able to submit and obtain competitive grants from
NIH such as K99/R00, R21 and SCORE awards. We also have scholars who have obtained funding from the
Department of Justice and Department of Education in addition to the pilot projects awards available from
other UPR programs.
 We will continue our successful Component I program of training scholars through our established MSc
as well as our Component II program to provide advanced research skills to those scholars who excel in
Component I or who have already had formal clinical and translational research training. Our renewal is
innovative as it will focus on the needs identified through ongoing evaluation of the program: improving
methodological knowledge and skills and addressing barriers to obtaining K awards. In addition, we will
enhance our program with improvements derived from our continuous program evaluation. The main
enhancements of this renewal period will be additional trainings in novel methodologies, strengthening our
mentoring components, and the establishment of a K club. Through our specific aim 1, we will enhance
research knowledge acquisition through courses, workshops, and consultations in advanced methodologies
to address health disparities while through specific aim 2 and 3 we will enhance individualized research skills
development by strengthening our mentoring component and establishing a K club.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10541328
- **Project number:** 2R25MD007607-21
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Karen G. Martinez Gonzalez
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $534,189
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2002-09-24 → 2027-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10541328

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10541328, Hispanic Clinical and Translational Research Education and Career Development Program (2R25MD007607-21). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10541328. Licensed CC0.

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