Training and cultivating the translational science workforce: Responses of Clinical and Translational Science Awards program hubs to the COVID‐19 pandemic
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has dramatically changed our lives and the delivery of healthcare. The pandemic also led to widespread disruption in the research activities and training of pre‐doctoral, post‐doctoral, and early career faculty researchers. This mini‐review u...
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| description | Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has dramatically changed our lives and the delivery of healthcare. The pandemic also led to widespread disruption in the research activities and training of pre‐doctoral, post‐doctoral, and early career faculty researchers. This mini‐review uses the Local Adaptive Capacity Framework to describe successful practices, challenges, and lessons learned on how Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hubs have used their expertise, resources, and collaborations to advance clinical and translational science research and workforce development while facing and adapting to a pandemic. Data for this mini‐review were taken from the scientific literature (23 articles) and the Research Performance Progress Reports of 50 unique CTSA hubs (40 TL1 and 50 KL2 awards). Institutions responded in innovative ways to the disruption of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Electronic and virtual platforms were used to overcome challenges related to physical distancing, laboratory closures, and travel bans. The importance of mentorship and well‐being led to the creation of new virtual programs to expand mentoring and networking beyond the home institution and to promote well‐being and resilience. These solutions to translational workforce development can be implemented to address future public health emergencies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-44674126af7349eb9245b0dcb42e29402023-01-16T08:07:54ZengWileyClinical and Translational Science1752-80541752-80622023-01-01161434910.1111/cts.13437Training and cultivating the translational science workforce: Responses of Clinical and Translational Science Awards program hubs to the COVID‐19 pandemicMiriam A. Bredella0Boris B. Volkov1Jamie M. Doyle2Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Catalyst, The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USAUniversity of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute Minneapolis Minnesota USADivision of Clinical Innovation, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland USAAbstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has dramatically changed our lives and the delivery of healthcare. The pandemic also led to widespread disruption in the research activities and training of pre‐doctoral, post‐doctoral, and early career faculty researchers. This mini‐review uses the Local Adaptive Capacity Framework to describe successful practices, challenges, and lessons learned on how Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hubs have used their expertise, resources, and collaborations to advance clinical and translational science research and workforce development while facing and adapting to a pandemic. Data for this mini‐review were taken from the scientific literature (23 articles) and the Research Performance Progress Reports of 50 unique CTSA hubs (40 TL1 and 50 KL2 awards). Institutions responded in innovative ways to the disruption of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Electronic and virtual platforms were used to overcome challenges related to physical distancing, laboratory closures, and travel bans. The importance of mentorship and well‐being led to the creation of new virtual programs to expand mentoring and networking beyond the home institution and to promote well‐being and resilience. These solutions to translational workforce development can be implemented to address future public health emergencies.https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.13437 |
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| title | Training and cultivating the translational science workforce: Responses of Clinical and Translational Science Awards program hubs to the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_full | Training and cultivating the translational science workforce: Responses of Clinical and Translational Science Awards program hubs to the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Training and cultivating the translational science workforce: Responses of Clinical and Translational Science Awards program hubs to the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Training and cultivating the translational science workforce: Responses of Clinical and Translational Science Awards program hubs to the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_short | Training and cultivating the translational science workforce: Responses of Clinical and Translational Science Awards program hubs to the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_sort | training and cultivating the translational science workforce responses of clinical and translational science awards program hubs to the covid 19 pandemic |
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