Training Opportunities

Degree Programs

The one-year Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) in Clinical and Translational Science targets those with training in a clinical discipline and those with strong technical backgrounds.
For those with an interest in Comparative Effectiveness Research, the MSPH in Outcomes Research targets the problems of measurement and decision-making in health care and develops skills in applying methods of decision-making, cost-effecitvness analysis, modeling and simulation.

Certificate Programs

The Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Lexis is a free, 10-week moderated online course designed to: introduce learners to clinical and translational research concepts such as clinical research design, statistics, ethics; inform decisions about careers in clinical and translational research; and help non-research-oriented professionals understand the basics so that they can contribute more effectively to research teams.
The CTS Training Program is a 6-month, 50-hour program designed to provide a more comprehensive introduction to clinical and translational research.
The Certificate Program in Translational and Molecular Sciences is open to all students in an MS, PhD, or MD/PhD program who commit to including 12 credit hours of coursework relevant to Translational Science as part of their degree program. (Certificate awarded by the UAB Gradate School)
The Research Coordinator Training Program provides study coordinators with the basics of good clinical practice, research compliance, and other key topics.

Courses

Courses in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Courses in Genetics
Courses in Informatics

Courses in Drug Discovery

The Office of Postdoctoral Education (OPE) has developed courses in grant writing, lab management, job skills and translational science. For example, the Translational Science Course is intended to bring PhD postdocs together with MD and MD/PhD postdocs and clinical fellows to discuss human subject-based research. Most 90-minute sessions are led by a team of MD and PhD faculty. Please contact the OPE to enroll.

Eventbrite is the registration portal for CCTS seminars and events.

Sharpen Your Science

Seminars

The Professional Skills Training Program (PSTP) is a monthly series that provides information on scientific writing, presentations, career development and leadership. Sheduled every month on the 2nd Thursday at 8 a.m., view the 2013 seminar calendar for more information.

The Secondary Data Analysis Seminars & Health Services, Outcomes and Effectiveness Research Methods Seminars are held the 1st Thursday of the month at noon.

Looking for information from the Changes to the NIH Public Access Policy / MyNCBI seminars? Speaker Lee Vucovich has them posted on her LHL Guide page.

The UAB Institutional Review Board for Human Use, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, and the Occupational Health and Safety departments all provide training for faculty, staff, and students in their responsibilities for research involving human subjects, research animals, and hazardous agents or materials.

The UAB CCTS is supported through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, grant UL1 TR000165.The CTSA program is led by the NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). The content of this website is solely the responsibility of UAB and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.