Core Competency Workshop Series

One of the major aims of the UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute is to train our workforce in clinical and translational science with state-of-the-art educational tools.

The goal of our educational programs is to increase the clinical and translational knowledge base of trainees across the entire spectrum from undergraduates to faculty.

Workshops to train a 21st century workforce

Core Competency Workshops provide researchers and trainees with an efficient approach to developing and enhancing research skills. The UB CTSI offers workshops in 14 subject areas deemed essential to researchers in clinical and translational science by NCATS.

Each workshop series summarizes the contents of approximately half of a semester worth of information in order to provide the audience with the most critical elements to their research.

The workshops are tailored to meet the needs of a variety of researchers from diverse disciplines including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing and public health.

The 14 essential core competencies

1. Research Questions
2. Literature Critique
3. Research Implementation
4. Study Design
5. Sources of Error
6. Statistical Approaches
7. Biomedical Informatics

8. Clinical Research Interactions
9. Scientific Communication
10. Cultural Diversity
11. Translational Teamwork
12. Leadership
13. Cross-Disciplinary Training
14. Community Engagement

CTSI Certificate of Completion

Workshops are self-contained modules and are free of charge to everyone in the Buffalo Translational Consortium. You have the option to attend the entire series or individual sessions. Participants who attend all of the workshops in a series are eligible to receive a CTSI Certificate of Completion.

Accreditation/CME credit

The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. Physicians who attend any or all of the Core Competency workshops in a series may be eligible for CME credit. Check the announcement for each workshop or contact the CTSI educational workforce specialist to see if you are eligible.

Send an email to the CTSI educational workforce specialist

Core Competencies in Clinical and Translational Research

	Spring 2024 Core Competency Workshop Series
Effective Teaching	Jennifer A. Meka, PhD Alysia Kwiatkowski, DO, MS Matthew Kaye, MD	January 25 February 1 February 8 February 15 February 22 All workshops will be hosted via Zoom, 4-5:30pm
Good Clinical Practice	Richard J. Karalus, PhD Kimberly Brunton, RN, MSN Sanjay Sethi, MD Christian Marks, PhD, CIP	February 6 February 13 February 20 February 27 All workshops will be hosted via Zoom, 4-5:30pm
Responsible Conduct of Research	Steven J. Fliesler, PhD Stanley W. Halvorsen, PhD Richard J. Karalus, PhD Sriganesh Ramachandra Rao, MS, PhD Peter L. Elkin, MD	March 4 March 11 March 28 March 25 April 8 April 15 All workshops hosted via Zoom, 4-5:30pm
Scientific Communication	Diane Schwartz, MLS Ellen Goldbaum Anne Curtis, MD Archana Mishra, MD, MS Steven Schwaitzberg, MD	April 11 April 18 April 25 May 2 All workshops hosted via Zoom, 4-5:30pm
	Fall 2023 Core Competency Workshop Series
Biomedical Informatics	Peter L. Elkin, MD	September 28 Workshop hosted via Zoom, 4-5:30pm
BERD Mini-series: Research Bootcamp	Michael LaMonte, PhD, MPH Jeffrey Miecznikowski, PhD Gregory Wilding, PhD Michael LaMonte, PhD, MPH	October 10 October 17 October 24 October 31 All workshops will be hosted from 4:00 – 5:30pm
Translational Teamwork	Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter, PhD Jill Szczesek, PhD Joseph Gambacorta, DDS and Kelly Foltz-Ramos, PhD	November 7 November 14 November 28 December 5 All workshops will be hosted from 4:00 – 5:30pm
	Spring 2023 Core Competency Workshop Series
Core Competency	Faculty Leader	Time & Location
Health Inequities	Henry Louis Taylor Jr., PhD Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, RN	March 16 March 30 April 6 April 13 April 20 All workshops hosted via Zoom, 3-4:40pm

Qualitative Study Design and Data Analysis	Elizabeth Gage Bouchard, PhD	May 11 May 18 May 25 All workshops hosted in person, 9-10am

	Fall 2022 Core Competency Workshop Series
BERD Mini Series: Research Bootcamp	Gregory Wilding, PhD	October 11 October 18 October 25 November 1 All workshops hosted via Zoom, 4-6pm

Come back to this page for updates as they become available.