Translational Workforce Development (TWD)
The University of Florida (UF) and Florida State University (UF-FSU) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Project's Translational Workforce Development (TWD) portfolio of programs include:
- Supporting education and training activities across our CTSA hub,
- Providing opportunities for trainees, including graduate students, medical students, postdoctoral research fellows, early career investigators, and recently established investigators,
- Developing educational and training programs and mentor networks.
FSU's Translational Workforce Development portfolio of programs is directed by Dr. Henna Budhwani.
The following endeavors are within the TWD portfolio of programs: Team Science, Research Mentoring, Inclusive Excellence, and the K2R Career Development Program.
Medical Student Research: Until 2024, Medical Student Research was included in FSU's TWD portfolio of programs and is still part of UF's TWD. If you are an FSU medical student interested in learning about or conducting research, please contact Ms. Suzanne Baker, Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs and Medical Student Research, Division of Research and Graduate Programs, College of Medicine.
Implementation Science: Considering the growing need for Dissemination and Implementation Science (D&I) support, Dr. Henna Budhwani provides consultations via her Intervention Research and Implementation Science (IRIS) Hub housed within the Institute on Digital Health and Innovation. For more comprehensive training on the topic, she teaches NGR 7816: Mixed Methods and Implementation Science online. For information on this course, please contact Dr. Jim Whyte, College of Nursing, Doctoral Program Director.
Institutional Training Programs (T32): The TWD portfolio supports investigators interested in growing pre-doctoral and post-doctoral NIH-sponsored training programs at FSU via the collation, management, and creation of mentor and mentee tables. For support in developing your T32 proposal, please contact Andrea Johnson, MPH.
For information on the Translational Workforce Development Program at UF, please visit: https://www.ctsi.ufl.edu/.