Abstract/Project Summary The goal of the Clinical Research Education and Career Development (CRECD) program at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is to continually respond to the critical need for trained clinical and translational researchers with appropriate cultural sensitivity and perspectives in health areas that disproportionately impact minority and underserved populations. This renewal will continue our tradition of identifying highly motivated doctorally prepared underrepresented minority (URM) candidates early in their academic career. In Component I, they will participate in courses within our established MSCR curriculum for skills development and research experiences. Component II will provide pilot project support and mentoring in clinical and translational research (CTR) focused on health disparities. The renewal will utilize new online/virtual training capability to expand the reach of the program both within MSM and across CTSA partner institutions/collaborators. We will further expand our educational activities with a primary focus on research experiences and courses for skills development with personalized training pathways for doctoral trained health professionals/scholars and the flexibility to develop new skills to address health equity by accomplishing the following Specific aims: Specific Aim 1: Promote and enhance personalized career development of URM postdoctoral trained health professionals/scholars at MSM through collaboration with CTSA graduate degree- granting programs at MSM, Emory, UGA, and Georgia Tech and prepare them to become successful CTR investigators and leaders of multidisciplinary research teams focused on health disparities. Specific Aim 2: Strengthen the partnership with the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) to provide access to professional development and mentor training Specific Aim 3: Support and innovate the CRECD program with didactic and mentored CTR training to CRECD scholars and other trainees