The Professional Development Core hosted a Successful Grant Writing Webinar Series

The Professional Development Core (PDC) from the Hispanic Alliance of Clinical and Translational Research (Alliance) in collaboration with the UPR/MDACC Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research recently offered an online “Grant Writing webinar series”. The purpose of this professional development activity was to provide trainees with the understanding of key elements that make up a…

2023 PDC Mentor-Mentee Teams’ Program

The Mentor-Mentee teams’ program is designed to help new investigators develop partnerships, skills, and tools to be successful in obtaining external funding to support their careers as independent researchers. One Mentor-Mentee team will be selected. The team will have a maximum of two years of support, contingent on progress shown through follow-up meetings and written progress…

Scientific Communication in Clinical and Translational Research

“Scientific Communication in Clinical and Translational Research” is an online course organized by the Professional Development Core (PDC) of the Hispanic Alliance of Clinical and Translational Research (Alliance) and supported by the Hispanics- In- Research Capability: SoHP & SoM Partnership (HiREC) and Hispanics in Clinical and Translational Research Education and Career Development (HCTRECD). The course…

Improve Your Communication Skills With The Online Course

SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION IN CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH   Through distance learning education modality this course will provide knowledge and skills to effectively communicate research outcomes in medicine and healthcare. ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY Be an early- to mid-career investigator Is or was engaged in a clinical and translational research project from which data is ready or almost ready to be communicated Has a…

New cadre of certified mentors

  On May 4, 2022, the Professional Development Core (PDC) of the Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research (Alliance) coordinated a Research Mentor training hosted by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER). This training was based on the evidence-based Entering Mentoring curriculum, which has positively impacted mentorship skills and…

Grant Writing Bootcamp

2022 Grant Writing Bootcamp

Description This course is designed to coach a research team, consisting of an early- to mid-career investigator/trainee and their chosen mentor(s), through the process of drafting and organizing an NIH-style grant application. Via distant learning modality, the course coordinator will systematically guide the team through the fundamental parts of a grant application, establish a timeline…

PDC-Mentor-Mentee Teams’ Program 2021-2022

The Mentor-Mentee Teams’ Program is designed to help new investigators develop partnerships, skills, and tools to be successful in obtaining external funding to support their goal of performing independent research. PDC will identify common thematic research areas of interest between potential mentors and mentees and foster interactions. Mentors and mentees teams may comprise clinical and…

Improve your communication skills: Online Course

Call for Application IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH THE ONLINE COURSE: SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION IN CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH Description Through distance learning education modality this course will provide knowledge and skills to effectively communicate research outcomes in medicine and healthcare. Participants are required to submit the following documents related to the manuscript that will be…

CALL for ABSTRACT: 2021 Alliance Scientific Day: Multidisciplinary Research Responses to COVID 19: Challenges and Outcomes

An online event on: May 5, 2021, 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM Submissions Instructions: Abstracts should be submitted in Spanish or English and will be accepted by electronic submission only. It is the author’s responsibility to follow the poster guidelines and instructions. It is a requirement for the author or co-author(s), to present their research…