2024 NRSA TL1 Training Core Application for SOM Students

TL1 Training Core

Description of and application procedures for Summer Interprofessional translational research design course for medical students: TL1 Training Core.

Description: Students who are accepted into the fellowship program, sponsored by the Institute for Translational Science (ITS) TL1 Training Core, will participate in an 8 week inter-professional translational research study design and team leadership course in conjunction with a laboratory research experience during their first year of medical school. Each student will receive a stipend (~$4,392) to participate in both activities.

The inter-professional translational research design course includes graduate, medical, and dual degree (MD/PhD) students and uses a combination mini-lectures, small group discussion and in-class active learning exercises to guide students through the processes of identifying a translational research opportunity (e.g., gap in current clinical practice), generating a testable hypothesis, and reviewing the scientific and clinical literature in order to develop the rationale and experimental approach to address the hypothesis.

Students will work in mixed small groups (teams). In addition to discussions on the basics of experimental study design (including basic biostatistics), core competencies of team leadership, oral and written communication and multidisciplinary team collaboration are addressed. The capstone projects are: 1) a small translational research proposal developed by the inter-professional group addressing a clinically relevant problem, and 2) a poster presentation on your research rotation project at the annual SRP poster session.

Application: Interested students must apply to be considered for this program and associated stipend. By February 29, 2024, please submit the following items via this link: TL1 Training Core Application for SOM Students (utmb.edu)

Eligibility: All nominees (trainees) must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents at the time of appointment. Faculty mentors who are not currently affiliated with this TL1 Training Program must be approved and added as a Training Program Faculty Mentor.

Applicant Last Name

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Applicant First Name

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E-mail Address

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Please attach your CV or Resume.

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Personal statement addressing the following:

a. Describe a prior research project you worked on. What research question did you address? What was your role in the project? What did you find out?

b. Explain why you are interested in the TL1 scholar program.

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What faculty member will you be working with during your SRP experience?

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Please write a brief abstract of the research project you will be working on this summer as part of the Summer Research Program.

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Is this research:

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Please provide a letter of recommendation from a faculty member who knows you well. This may be from a PBL facilitator or a POM facilitator, for example. The faculty member should be able to comment on your interest and engagement in science, your critical thinking abilities, and your interpersonal and communication skills.

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I understand that as part of the TL1 Training Core program I am required to complete the following two components as part of this funded experience: 1) laboratory research as part of summer research program, and 2) take the TRIPOD course.

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