SELECTION CRITERIA

Scholars:

1.  A 3-year career development and training plan with support of a primary mentor and mentoring team 

2.  Multidisciplinary mentor team, including primary senior accomplished mentor (with active grant support), secondary mentor and data health scientist (biostatistician or informatician) representing different areas of expertise with strong training records.  Each team must include one faculty member with some clinical background or translational science background with an emphasis on clear policy and practice implications.  For projects with clinical trials, one member must have clinical trials expertise.  Please contact K12 Co-Directors, Kelvin Lim, MD or Tetyana Shippee, PhD with questions.

3.  Individualized plan for expanded training in translational science, including coursework and possibly an advanced degree, as appropriate 

4.  Long-term career plan with milestones for evaluation by advisory committee and plans for subsequent and/or additional supplemental grant funding

5.  Research study including significance, innovation, translation plan, incorporation of Biostatistical analysis and potential for building a career

6.  Plans for regular interactions with each mentor and with complete mentoring team

7.  Previous research and academic experience.

8.  Demonstrated scientific achievement, important scientific project and established portions of research team so that the applicant is positioned to be competitive for an individual NIH K award within 12 months .  Applicants should be approaching submission of a NIH individual K award, but not be ready for submission of competitive NIH R01 applications.  Typically successful applicants will have at least one authored (first or senior) research manuscript in the area of proposed research.

9.  Passion for clinical and translational biomedical research and an academic career

Department:

1.  Commitment of 75% protected time for the scholar 

2.  Plan for integration of the scholar into the unit’s activities

Primary Mentor:

1.  Commitment to academic career development of young faculty in CTS research in a multidisciplinary team science setting

2.  Plan for a long-term career path for the candidate

4.  Experience with research theme proposed by the candidate

5.  Plans for interaction with scholar and integration with mentoring team

6.  Stable, active, and externally funded CTS research program, as evidenced in almost all cases by at least $200,000 in annual research support from one or more national peer-reviewed sources

7.  Clinical or translational research publication record

8.  Commitment to participate in K12 Scholar and CTSI-Ed program activities

9.  Strong track record of successful training of postdoctoral or junior faculty and adequate mentoring time (NIH training table required)

10. History of working successfully in multidisciplinary research teams

11. Sufficient funds (mentor or department) to ensure that Scholars have the necessary research support

Supporting Mentors:

1.  Experience with research theme and expertise brought to proposed project and/or training

2.  Plans for interaction and career development of scholars

3.  Previous and current mentoring experience and success (NIH training table required)

4.  Active NIH funding record (current and pending)

5.  History of working successfully in multidisciplinary research teams