Workforce Development.

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

Spring 2025    

Scientific Communication

 

Online via Zoom

Diane Schwartz, MLS

 

Pam Rose, MLS

 

Ellen Goldbaum

 

Gale R. Burstein, MD, MPH

 

Kenneth V. Snyder, MD, PhD

 

Yotam Ophir, PhD

 

Remi M. Adelaiye-Ogala, PhD

Mar. 4: Introduction to Scientific Communication

 

Mar. 11: Scientific Evidence From the Perspective of End Users (Panel)

 

Apr. 1: Facilitating Quality Communication With Artificial Intelligence (AI)

 

Apr. 8: Making Your Message Count — Communicating Research to Everyone

Responsible Conduct of

Research
 

Online via Zoom

Steven J. Fliesler, PhD


Albert H. Titus, PhD


Richard J. Karalus, PhD


Peter L. Elkin, MD


Sriganesh Ramachandra Rao, MS, PhD

Mar. 3: Responsible Conduct of Research: An Overview

 

Mar. 10: Authorship and Reviewer Ethics

 

Mar. 24: The IACUC and Ethical Use of Animals in Research

 

Mar. 31: The IRB and Ethical Use of Human Subjects in Research

 

Apr. 7: Responsible Data Acquisition and Management

 

Apr. 14: Conflicts of Interest/Conflicts of Commitment

 

Community Engagement

Online via Zoom

Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter, PhD

 

Andy Strohmeier, MEd

 

Grace McKenzie, MEd

Jan. 29: Introduction to Community Engagement

 

Feb. 5: Plain Language and Plain Language in Research Project 

 

Feb. 12: Engaging New Community Collaborators 

 

Feb. 26: Maintaining a Community Collaboration and Sustaining Partnerships

Health Inequities

 

Online via Zoom

Heather Orom, PhD

 

Jamal B. Williams, PhD  

 

Sonia Fanou, MSW

 

Sourav Sengupta, MD, MPH

 

Allison Dehonney, MBA

 

David A. Milling, MD

 

Rev. George F. Nicholas, MDiv

 

Henry-Louis Taylor Jr., PhD

 

Leonard E. Egede, MD, MS 

 

Jessica S. Kruger, PhD, MCHES

 

Timothy F. Murphy, MD

Jan. 27: Causal Links: Race-based Health Inequities, the Social Determinants of Health, and Underdeveloped Neighborhoods  

 

Feb. 3: Dealing With Health Inequities in Transitional Neighborhoods 

 

Feb. 10: Building Neighborhoods That Promote Health Equity 

 

Feb. 24: Why Is Research Not Being Translated Into Improved Health Outcomes for People of Color?

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

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