Join the Penn CTSA KL2/K12 program to advance your career development in a peer community through mentorship, personalized education, and access to resources designed for clinical and translational scientists (CTS). Leveraging ITMAT Ed's experience in CTS training, the program is designed to nurture you towards research independence by helping you:
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become adept at the conduct of clinical and translational science, and
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navigate the early faculty appointment period
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Upon completion of the program, you will have mastered the CTS core competencies and achieved objective measures of success which include publications in peer reviewed journals, obtained an individual mentored career development award or independent grant funding, and continued substantial engagement in CTS.
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Penn CTSA KL2/K12 Program Components:
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Research Mentor(s): Scholars identify their research mentor(s) prior to applying to the program. The program advises on aligning mentor-mentee expectations and communication skills.
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KL2/K12 Advisory Committee: Following appointment to the grant,scholars identify an advisory committee which will provide scientific oversight and career advising, independent of their scientific mentors. This committee will include 3 faculty members, including the Program Director and will meet with the scholar and their mentor(s) every 6 months.
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Individual Development Plan: As a part of the application, scholars articulate a learning plan. Following appointment to the grant, scholars begin the process of bringing precision to their learning plan by formulating an individual development plan (IDP) that will extend for the duration of time in the program. Scholars will review their IDP with their mentors and program sponsor at inception and 6 monthly intervals thereafter throughout the program.
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Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research: All scholars will complete RCR training and then engage in directed experience in evaluating ethical principles through IRB membership for a minimum of 6 months.
Symposia: As part of the learning plan, scholars will attend the ITMAT Ed Early-Stage Investigators' Symposium and the annual Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Meeting.
Professional Development Series: KL2/K12 scholars will participate in a professional development series. Topics include:
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Research in Progress
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Communication Skills & Expectation Setting
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Transitioning to Faculty
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Biomedical Librarian Support
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Grant Mechanics Pre/Post Award
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Creating Research Budgets
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Lab Team Management
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Culturally Aware Mentoring
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Negotiation Skills
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Communicating your Science
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Engaging with Communities
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How to Diversify a Funding Portfolio
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Valuing your Science – Academic/Industry Interface
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Cultivating Good Research Ideas
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Navigating the NIH
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Additional learning plan elements available to scholars include coursework, certificates, masters degree, workshops, and externships.
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ITMAT Ed Grant Library: Scholars have access to the ITMAT Ed Grant Library which includes examples of K Award submissions.
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Research Navigation: With support from the Office of Clinical Research, staff with specific expertise will provide concierge service for specific aspects of KL2 research projects as required and as they are available. This includes access to tools and templates (for example, authorship agreement template and study start-up guide).
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In addition to the professional development events, research in progress meeting provide the opportunity to create a cohort experience, with scholars providing peer to peer mentoring and problem solving.
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Furthermore, within the ITMAT Ed community, KL2 scholars will serve as near-peer mentors for pre and postdoctoral trainees.
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Grant Funding and How to Apply
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The Penn CTSA KL2/K12 Mentored Career Development Award includes a minimum of two years of salary support commensurate with 75% effort (capped at $90,000) plus benefits, in addition to $25,000 each year for training and research related expenses.
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Learn more from the request for applications - including eligibility criteria and application requirements and instructions.
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Leadership & Administration
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Emma A. Meagher, MD | KL2 PI and Program Director | emma@upenn.edu
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