The PD Core serves as a central engine for research workforce readiness across Advance RI-CTR-N as well as partner institutions. Guided by research core competencies, we identify skill gaps, deliver high- impact education, coordinate offerings from other Advance RI-CTR-N cores, and connect research teams to valuable training resources across our partner institutions.
Advance-CTR
Professional Development (PD) Core
The PD Core serves as a central engine for research workforce readiness across Advance RI-CTR-N as well as partner institutions.
Professional Development (PD) Core
The PD Core serves as a central engine for research workforce readiness across Advance RI-CTR-N as well as partner institutions.
Core Leadership
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Methodius Tuuli, MD, MPH, MBA
Co-Lead, Advance RI-CTR-N Professional Development Core, Chace-Joukowsky Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital -
Audra Van Wart, PhD
Co-Lead, Advance RI-CTR Professional Development Core, Director of University Postdoctoral Affairs, Brown University, Associate Dean for Training and Program Development, Division of Biology and Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medical Science, the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Specific Aims
Aim 1. Establish a centralized framework to coordinate Professional Development across Advance RI-CTR-N; identify training needs in specific research methodologies and CTR core competencies; and develop processes for vetting, implementation, and evaluation of proposed programs.
Aim 2. Deliver new trainings (digital health, clinical trials, science communication) and programs (e.g. clinical research coordinator academy), as well as established flagship PD activities to meet the evolving needs of investigative teams across the RI CTR landscape.
Aim 3. Coordinate PD activities across Advance-RI CTR and disseminate educational offerings to meet core competencies through collaborations with IDeA programs in RI and beyond.
Flagship Programs
Advance-K Scholar Career Development Program
This intensive, year-long program trains junior investigators to submit competitive career development proposals and launch independent research careers.
Advance-R Program
This career development program is designed to help investigators secure their first R-Award (or similar).
Research Mentoring Training Programs
Improve your research mentoring skills through this nationally recognized program from the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) & the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN).
Other Offerings
Seminar Series
Advance RI-CTR-N offers a dynamic line-up of research talks and topic-area discussions from clinical and translational investigators and experts in Rhode Island, and beyond.
Resources for Professional Development
Find a collaborator, pinpoint external funding, or get support for entrepreneurship — and more — through these resources for professional development.