Browse UCSF Training & Advancement Opportunities

The matrix below provides an overview of training and advancement opportunities available primarily via CTSI programs, but with an ever-increasing inclusion of other, non-CTSI opportunities.

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Opportunities Sponsor Duration Provides Funding ELIGIBILITY
Students Postdocs Residents Fellows Jr Faculty Faculty

Formal Didactic Training
Summer Clinical Research WorkshopEpiBiostat/CTSI TICR7 weeks XXXXXX
Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate ProgramEpiBiostat/CTSI TICR1 yr (4 quarters) XXXXXX
Master's Degree in Clinical ResearchEpiBiostat/CTSI TICR2 yr XXXXXX
Master's Degree in Translational MedicineUCSF & UC Berkeley Bioengineering1 yr XXXXXX
Certificate Program in Implementation and Dissemination Science: Translating Evidence into Practice, Policy and Public HealthEpiBiostat/CTSI TICR1 yr (3 quarters) XXXXXX
Individual Courses in Clinical ResearchEpiBiostat/CTSI TICR1 quarter  X X X X X X
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) online courseCTSI6 weeks  X X X X X X
Designing Clinical Research for Residents (DCR-R) online courseCTSI5 weeks      X      
Designing Clinical Research for Residents & Students classroom settingEpiBiostat/CTSI TICR1 month X X   
Resident Training ProgramCTSI CTST1 monthX  X   
Pre-Health Undergraduate Program (PUP)EpiBiostat/CTSI TICR1 month X     
Clinical & Translational Research Fellowships for students to learn clinical research in domestic or international settingsCTSI CTR1 -2 yearsXX     
Summer Research Opportunities for studentsGraduate Division10 weeksXX     
Medical Student Research FellowshipsSOMvariousXX     
Clinical & Translational Informatics Graduate ProgramGraduate Division2 or more years X     
Graduate Education in Medical Science (GEMS) Training ProgramCTSI & Howard Hughes Medical Institute2 or more years X     
Epidemiology & Translational Science PhD ProgramEpiBiostat/CTSI3-4 years X     
Other PhD programsGraduate Division2 or more years XXXXXX

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UCSF-facilitated Career Development Awards, often including training components
Opportunities Sponsor Duration Funding? Students Postdocs Residents Fellows Jr Faculty Faculty
CTSI K Scholars ProgramCTSI CTST1-4 years     K23, K01, K08 or equiv awardees 
CTSI KL2 Scholars ProgramCTSI CTST4-5 yearsX    X 
AHRQ K12 PARTNERS Program CTSI / PAMFRI / SFGH Trauma Center2 yearsX   (X)X 
K12 Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH)BIRCWH2-4 yearsX    X 
K12 Women's Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development CenterWRHR2 or more yearsX    X 
K12 Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award (NSADA)NSADA2 or more yearsX    X 
K12 Male Reproductive Health Research Career Development Program (MRHR)Male Reproductive Health Center2-5 yearsX    X 
Multidisciplinary K12 Urologic Research (KURe) Career Development ProgramDepartment of Urology3-5 yearsX    X 
K12 Reproductive Scientist Development ProgramObstetrics, Gynecology and RS2 yearsX    X 
Women's Health Clinical Research Center FellowshipWHCRC2 yearsX   X  
General Internal Medicine Clinical Research FellowshipGIM1-2 yearsX   X  
T32 FellowshipsMultiple DepartmentsvariesX   X  
Resident Research Funding and Scholar AwardsCTSI CTST1 yearX  X   

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Informal Didactic - Research Seminars (please review events list for ongoing seminars)
Opportunities Sponsor Duration Funding? Students Postdocs Residents Fellows Jr Faculty Faculty
Resident Research Symposia and Longitudinal Research SeminarsCTSI CTSTseminar/lecture   X   
Clinical Research Center TrainingCTSI CRC1 week X     
Epidemiology & Biostatistics SeminarsEpiBiostatseminar/lecture XXXXXX
Center for BioentrepreneurshipCBEseminar/lecture XXXXXX
UCSF Events CalendarUCSFseminar/lecture XXXXXX
Mini Medical SchoolSOMseminar/lecture XXXXXX

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Grant Writing, Regulatory, Logistics
Opportunities Sponsor Duration Funding? Students Postdocs Residents Fellows Jr Faculty Faculty
Grant Writing on Mentored Career Development AwardsEpiBiostat/CTSI TICR1 quarter    XXX
Scientific Writing Course for Clinical and Translational ResearchersDepartment of SurgeryFall & Spring,
10 weeks		   XXXX
CVRI Scientific Writing CourseCardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI)3 classes a year, each with 15 sessions over
10 - 12 weeks 		 XXXXX 
Writing Research GrantsOCPDSpring workshops  X X        
Library Classes on PubMed & other educational technology toolsLibraryseminar/lecture XXXXXX
Human Research Protection Education and TrainingOSRonline XXXXXX
iMedRIS TrainingOSRonline or in person XXXXXX
HIPAA Training GuidePrivacy Officeonline XXXXXX
Institutional Animal Care & Use Program Training (IACUC)OSRonline XXXXXX
Biohazards & Other Safety TrainingOEH&Sonline XXXXXX

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Career Advancement
Opportunities Sponsor Duration Funding? Students Postdocs Residents Fellows Jr Faculty Faculty
Mentor Development ProgramCTSI CA5 monthly workshops
OR online		      X
Faculty Mentoring ProgramAcademic Affairsseminar/lecture     XX
Flexible Mini-Sabbatical ProgramCTSI CA & SOS3-6 monthsX    XX
Faculty Development WorkshopsSOMseminar/lecture     XX
Junior Faculty Mentoring Program CTSI CA/UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program ongoing     X 
Scientific Leadership and Management Course (OCPD)Office of Postdoctoral Education and OCPD2 days  XXXX 
Professional Success SkillsOCPD6-10 annual workshops XXXXX 

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Accelerate is managed by the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), part of the Clinical and Translational Science Award program funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (Grant Number UL1 TR000004) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Cite CTSI NIH Funding Acknowledgment: Important — All publications resulting from the utilization of CTSI resources are required to credit the CTSI grant by including the NIH Funding Acknowledgment and must comply with NIH Public Access Policy.