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The ITHS TL1 Program is a one-year mentored research training program for predoctoral students. This program creates a cross-disciplinary community and provides Trainees with specific training, career development opportunities, and team science skills to help them function effectively within translational science teams. The TL1 Program is open to applicants from all disciplines and backgrounds who meet the eligibility criteria.
Through a combination of thoughtful mentorship, interdisciplinary interaction, and focused training, TL1 Trainees receive the career development tools they need to become impactful translational researchers. By the end of their year in the program, all Trainees will feel confident in their ability to further their translational research careers.
The ITHS TL1 Program supports Trainees on their path to becoming clinical and translational investigators with the following:
The TL1 Program is a predoctoral training program sponsored by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), a center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This program focuses on improving Trainee experience and knowledge of the Core Competencies of Clinical and Translational Research. TL1 Trainees commit full-time effort towards their translational research and the training involved in the program. They participate in regular seminars, attend ITHS career development events, take part in cohort building activities, and expand their translational skillset through training.
By the end of their appointments, Trainees can expect to be able to:
The TL1 Program training elements focus on increasing competency in the following core thematic areas of clinical and translational research:
The ITHS TL1 Program supports up to 20 Trainees each year. The unique makeup of each cohort encourages multidisciplinary interaction and enables Trainees to learn in a truly diverse environment.
TL1 Trainees will continue the pursuit of their terminal degrees while also incorporating the quarterly TL1 Seminars (UCONJ 517 in Summer, UCONJ 599 in Fall, Winter, and Spring). Trainees meet with the TL1 Directors early in their appointment period to discuss other coursework that would help round out their translational skillset (i.e. courses in Biostatistics, Study Design, and Epidemiologic Methods).
Course credits from the TL1 program can be fully transferred to more advanced master’s or doctoral programs. Some students who enter this level will extend their professional predoctoral training up to a year. However, there will be some students whose prior coursework or experience may allow them to integrate this level into their ongoing professional doctoral work.
The TL1 Program is open to students enrolled in predoctoral programs within the University of Washington. These include Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Social Work, as well as health-related programs in the College of Engineering and College of Arts and Sciences.
To be considered eligible for the TL1 Program, applicants must be:
Applicants must not:
The TL1 application window opens on December 1, 2016 and closes on January 16, 2017 at 11:59 PM.
The application consists of:
You can either:
Up to twenty (20) Trainees will be selected for the TL1 Program. The process is as follows:
* Completing requirements to ensure compliance
Should you have questions about the program, need more information, or would like to speak with one of the Program Directors prior to applying, please feel free to contact us through the form below.
The 2016-2017 cohort is made up of the following Trainees:
Andrew Bender
UW School of Engineering
Developing Point-of-Care Diagnostic for Chlamydia for Clinical Use
Phillip Hwang
UW School of Public Health
A 15-Year Retrospective Cohort Study Examining the Association between Sleep Medications and Alzheimer’s Disease Among Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Tiffany Jones
UW School of Social Work
Assessment Strategies for Social and Emotional Learning in the Seattle Public School District
Colin Malone
UW School of Public Health
Cost-Effectiveness of HPV Self-Screening and Determinants of Cervical Cancer Underscreening Among Members of a Large, Integrated Health Care System in the U.S.
Arianna Miles-Jay
UW School of Public Health
Molecular Epidemiology of the Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli ST131-H30 Subclone in U.S. Children
Ryann Milne-Price
UW School of Medicine
Association Between Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use and the Concentration of Gardnerella Vaginalis and Other Key Bacterial Species in the Vaginal Microbiota of HIV-1 Seronegative Women
Gabriela Patilea-Vrana
UW School of Pharmacy
Disposition Studies of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to Predict Drug Exposure During Pregnancy
Claire Richards
UW School of Nursing
Clinician-Family Communication in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Ashley Scherman
UW School of Nursing
Maternal Hair Cortisol and Offspring Lung Function
Kerri Thomas
UW School of Medicine
Targeting of a Novel Signaling Program in Philadelphia Chromosome-Like (Ph-like) Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Kerry Thomson
UW School of Public Health
HIV Risk and Prevention Strategies During Periconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Periods
Claire Willey
UW School of Social Work
Observing the Observer: Examining the Production of Domestic Violence in the Development Literature on Nepal