Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Training Program

The CTS Training Program identifies those motivated to further their clinical and translational research training.  The program provides six months of research training, through 50 hours of lectures and interactive sessions. 
  • Trainees are identified by their Department Chairs or Division Directors, based on having substantial potential for an academic career in clinical research. 
  • Participants are selected from biomedical-related schools at UAB, including the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Public Health, Health Professions, Optometry, Nursing, and Engineering, and the College of Arts and Sciences. 

Didactic instruction includes lectures within the following modules: Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Ethics, Clinical Genetics Research, Behavioral Research, Outcomes Research, Dissemination of Results, and Grant Writing and Funding Opportunities. 

All of the sessions are presented by experienced clinical and translational researchers or individuals with special expertise in areas such as grants and contracts and regulatory issues.

Application​ Process​

The Selection Committee for the CTS Training Program chooses up to 25 candidates each year through a competitive review process.  A Call for Applications is announced each Fall.  The program begins in January of each year and culminates in June, with lectures held on Wednesday mornings.

The application deadline for 2013 was November 12, 2012.
 
Informational contact:
Audrey Wrenn
awrenn@uab.edu
205-975-8333
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.