# NRSA Training Core

> **NIH NIH TL1** · DUKE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $734,554

## Abstract

The objective of the Duke CTSA training program (TL1) is to develop a professional workforce
excellently trained in the core competencies of translational research. Our approach to this objective focuses
on three major training experiences. In the first of these, trainees will perform relevant, novel, and important
translational research, closely supervised by experienced mentors. Second, each trainee will have a
structured, tailored didactic program designed to fill key gaps in her/his research methodology foundation.
Finally, all trainees will complete a professional development curriculum to help them develop the less-taught
skills such as presenting, mentoring, and networking needed to maximize their scientific impact. Our pre- and
post-doctoral trainees will come from a number of basic, clinical, and population science disciplines at the
Duke Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Nursing, and the graduate schools of Duke University and our
partner North Carolina Central University. We plan to enroll a diverse cohort of: 8 pre-doctoral medical student
fellows, each with 2 years' experience, into a 2-year MD/Master's Program; 4 PhD-candidate graduate
students among all participating schools into a 2-year program leading to their dissertation; 4 clinical fellows
(MDs) from the Duke Medical School at the completion of their clinical training into a 2-year MD/Master's
Program; and 4 PhD-trained post-doctoral fellows from all participating schools into a traditional 2-year post-
doctoral fellowship, for a total of 20 trainees.
 Our trainees' research foci will cross the translational spectrum and be in diverse fields. To aid their
effective participation in collaborative research, all trainees will receive training content aligned with the
evolving competencies in translational team science. This content we include excellent didactic and
experiential training in how to effective participate in scientific teams (i.e., team science), including a novel
course to be developed by the Duke CTSA U54 and completion of team science projects. We also will provide
training in engagement with stakeholders through collaboration with the Duke CTSA Community
Engagement Core. Through this activity, we will refine a mechanism for having all trainees present their
research, at an early stage, to patient and community stakeholders, so trainees will learn how to convey the
relevance of their work to the public and recognize the value of engaging community members as a tool to
optimize the relevance of research plans to the needs of real people. Finally, we will ensure our trainees are
able to leverage clinical and translational science resources. Trainees will be integrated with the proposed
Duke career development Community of Scholars, a broad community of young faculty that will enhance
trainees' programmatic offerings and networking opportunities. We also will collaborate with regional to share
best practices in professional development and provide trainees oppor...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9930686
- **Project number:** 5TL1TR002555-03
- **Recipient organization:** DUKE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID EDELMAN
- **Activity code:** TL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $734,554
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-05-02 → 2023-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9930686

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9930686, NRSA Training Core (5TL1TR002555-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9930686. Licensed CC0.

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