The CTSI Core Competency Workshop Series provide researchers and trainees with a focused approach to developing and enhancing research skills in key subject areas and eight translational science principles deemed essential to researchers in clinical and translational science by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). The workshops are tailored to meet the needs of a variety of researchers from diverse disciplines including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing and public health.
Fall 2024 | ||
BERD Part 1: Introduction to Clinical Trials
Online via Zoom | Gregory Wilding, PhD
Michael LaMonte, PhD, MPH
Austin Miller, PhD
Austin Glick, MPH | Oct. 22: Series Introduction, Clinical Trial Basics I and II
Nov. 12: Clinical Trial Outcomes and Analysis Concepts I and II
Nov. 19: Randomization Techniques and Designing Pilot Trials
Nov. 26: Clinical Trial Data Management I and II |
Qualitative Study Design and Data Analysis
All workshops at the CTRC, 9-10:30 a.m. | Elizabeth Gage Bouchard, PhD
Denise Lillvis, PhD, MPA | Oct. 16: Qualitative Study Design
Oct. 23: Qualitative Data Analysis
Oct. 30: Qualitative Principles in Action |
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Workshop Series — Who They Are and What They Fund
| Douglas Landsittel, PhD | Sept. 23: PCORI's Mission and How They Are Different From NIH
Oct. 7: The A, B, Cs of PCORI Funding and the Review Process
Oct. 28: The Methodology Standards and Other Expectations for Pragmatic Studies
Nov. 4: PCORI — Current Funding Priorities
Nov. 18: Educational Resources for Successful PCORI Funding |
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Translational Teamwork: Watch and Learn | Ekaterina Noyes, PhD, MPH Gabriela Popescu, PhD Prasad Balkundi, PHD, MBA | Team Science 101
Leading a Successful Research Team
Are Leadership and Teamwork Mutually Exclusive?
Leadership and Multidisciplinary Research Teams |
Spring 2024 | ||
Effective Teaching | Jennifer A. Meka, PhD Alysia Kwiatkowski, DO, MS Matthew Kaye, MD |
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Good Clinical Practice | Richard J. Karalus, PhD Kimberly Brunton, RN, MSN Sanjay Sethi, MD Christian Marks, PhD, CIP |
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Responsible Conduct of Research |
Steven J. Fliesler, PhD |
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Scientific Communication | Diane Schwartz, MLS Ellen Goldbaum Anne Curtis, MD Archana Mishra, MD, MS Steven Schwaitzberg, MD |
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Fall 2023 | ||
Biomedical Informatics | Peter L. Elkin, MD |
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 |
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 |
All workshops will be hosted from 4:00 – 5:30pm |
Spring 2023 | ||
Health Inequities | Henry Louis Taylor Jr., PhD Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, RN |
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Qualitative Study Design and Data Analysis | Elizabeth Gage Bouchard, PhD |
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Responsible Conduct of Research |
Steven J. Fliesler, PhD |
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Fall 2022 | ||
Health Inequities | Henry Louis Taylor Jr., PhD Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, RN |
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Qualitative Study Design and Data Analysis | Elizabeth Gage Bouchard, PhD |
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Responsible Conduct of Research |
Steven J. Fliesler, PhD |
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*See individual series pages for additional prior years.
Workshops are self-contained modules and are free of charge to everyone in the Buffalo Translational Consortium. Participants 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.
Learners completing a micro-credential earn a digital badge that is shareable on their ePortfolio, digital resumé or LinkedIn profile. Micro-credentials may also be stacked to earn certificates or advanced degrees. CTSI micro-credential and digital badging opportunities are free and open to all members of the Buffalo Translational Consortium, including students, faculty, and staff.
CTSI Effective Teaching, Good Clinical Practice, Responsible Conduct of Research, Scientific Communication, and Translational Teamwork digital badges are clickable icons signifying achievement in knowledge and skills related to clinical and translational research.
Interested in completing a micro-credential and receiving a CTSI digital badge? Contact Education Workforce Specialist Catherine Sedota at cmp9@buffalo.edu.
The UB 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.
The following key subject areas and eight translational science principles are deemed essential to researchers in clinical and translational science by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS).