# Multi-Disciplinary Research Training in Respiratory Disease

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 2023 · $1,084,763

## Abstract

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The overall goal of the Colorado Multidisciplinary Research Training Program in Pulmonary Disease
(Colorado Training Program, CTP) is to train exceptional MD, PhD, and MD/PhD scientists for leadership
in investigative careers in pulmonary and critical care science. The future of American medicine is
dependent on comprehensive T0-T4 research [from basic research (T0) through implementation science (T4)]
with the goal of improving our understanding of disease and the delivery of healthcare. The CTP is designed to
provide our Trainees with a comprehensive, integrative, and formal career development experience with the
goal of positioning them to become the next generation of leaders in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
The vision of our training program is to:
  Train the next generation of highly skilled and engaged academic leaders in pulmonary and critical care
medicine
  Provide cutting-edge innovative research training opportunities in broad areas of pulmonary medicine
  Ensure access to a wide range of cutting-edge methodology/technology to enrich the training experience
  Achieve the highest standard of excellence for mentorship and research training
  Foster values that sustain and enrich research careers in pulmonary and critical care medicine
We will achieve our programmatic vision by focusing on the academic pipeline and career development.
Integration of each trainee into the academic, social, and cultural fabric of the University of Colorado and its
affiliates fosters academic persistence, strengthens commitment to career development, and increases the
likelihood that trainees will emerge as leaders in academic medicine. To build and retain a high-caliber
translational workforce, we will incorporate the conduct of team science while strategically targeting career
transitions. We will also cultivate collaborations with existing training programs to improve the visibility and
synergy of our educational programs and continue to attract the most promising students, trainees, and junior
faculty to careers in the broad reaches of biomedical research. Furthermore, we will enhance programs that
promote and maintain excellence in regulatory knowledge, scientific integrity, and compliance. Our training
program will enable trainees to identify personal learning goals and individualize formalized learning
experiences through the use of individualized career development plans (IDPs) to ensure CTP trainees
achieve milestones and goals through oversight and guidance by CTP program leadership, mentors, and
coaches. Key outcomes for the CTP program will be the success rate of Trainees, including retention in
academic positions, securing career development awards, high-quality peer-reviewed publications,
development of intellectual property, and alignment with values of academic medicine.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10683713
- **Project number:** 5T32HL007085-49
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
- **Principal Investigator:** ELLEN L BURNHAM
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $1,084,763
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1975-07-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10683713

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10683713, Multi-Disciplinary Research Training in Respiratory Disease (5T32HL007085-49). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10683713. Licensed CC0.

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