# Professional Development Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS · 2020 · $319,636

## Abstract

The Professional Development Core (PD Core) provides a comprehensive set of resources designed to
support investigators in their efforts to establish and maintain high-impact clinical and translational research
(CTR) programs across the Mountain West (MW) region. Our efforts in the new funding phase concentrate
on the goal of increasing the number of research teams with the capacity and competency to address
regional health disparities. Our primary target audience is the group of early-career stage investigators
who do not currently have the skills required to launch a successful independent research program. The
PD Core supports the development of these investigators, and also the education and training of members
of their CTR teams. The PD Core also recognizes that there are a number of established investigators in
our network who lead nationally recognized programs addressing health disparities, but these potential
leaders are not well connected to each other or to junior investigators who would benefit from their
mentorship. Continued success in the new funding phase therefore requires careful consideration of the
wide range of investigator expertise that exits across our network, and also clear coordination with
educational and training resources that may be available at some individual partner institutions. The PD
Core will therefore provide a centralized, coordinated training and mentoring resource that not only is
tailored to CTR investigators across our network but also is readily accessible and interactive. Our
efforts are organized into three major aims. Aim 1 provides expert assessment, consultation and
mentoring. The PD Core provides individualized development plan (IDP) generation, and options for both
formal mentoring agreements and more flexible “just-in-time” mentoring. These resources are targeted to
junior faculty and complemented by mentor training of senior faculty. Aim 2 develops and provides access
to coursework and training required for successful CTR teams. The PD Core will emphasize sharing of
educational resources throughout our network, to harmonize high-quality Good Clinical Practice training
and provide access to high-quality online curricula that address competencies required for all CTR team
members. Aim 3 provides resources required for sustaining a career in clinical and translational research.
The PD Core will continue to support and further develop the successful grant writing workshops and mock
study section programs. These activities will be supplemented with new CTR awards and support for
changes to institutional tenure and promotion criteria to increase recognition and career opportunities for
CTR investigators in our 7 IDEA states. Activities in these 3 aims are not considered in isolation, and each
IDP may include a collection of activities spread throughout the three main domains of the PD Core as
required for a specific project, team and location. In addressing our 3 specific aims, the PD Core activitie...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9979977
- **Project number:** 5U54GM104944-08
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS
- **Principal Investigator:** Claude W Shuttleworth
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $319,636
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9979977

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9979977, Professional Development Core (5U54GM104944-08). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9979977. Licensed CC0.

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