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Core Competency Workshop Series

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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.

Core Competency Workshop Series - Current and Ongoing

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


Online via Zoom

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

Ongoing
   
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
  • January 25
  • February 1
  • February 8
  • February 15
  • February 22
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
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
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

Past Series

*See individual series pages for additional prior years.

CTSI Certificate of Completion

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.

Digital Badges and Micro-credentials

CTSI Digital Badge.

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 ResearchScientific 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

Accreditation/CME Credit

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. 

Essential Core Competencies and Translational Science Principles

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).

Essential Core Competencies

Translational Science Principles

  • Research Questions
  • Literature Critique
  • Study Design
  • Research Implementation
  • Sources of Error
  • Statistical Approaches
  • Biomedical Informatics
  • Clinical Research Interactions
  • Scientific Communication
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Translational Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Cross-disciplinary Training
  • Community Engagement