1. Council of NIH-Funded Training Programs (CTP) Meeting
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
Council of NIH-Funded Training Programs (CTP) Meeting
November 1, 2017
12:00-1:00 p.m.
EPNEC Seminar B Room
Facilitators
Mario Castro, MD and Bradley Evanoff, MD
crtc.wustl.edu/otg

2. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
Agenda
Updates
Training Grant Mock Study Section
REDCAP Pilot TG Database
Mentor Training
ICTS Updates/Scientific Editing Service
Panel Discussion and Q&A with Training Grant Directors:
Theodore Cicero, Evan Sadler, Phil Tarr, and Denise Wilfley
crtc.wustl.edu/otg

3. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
NIH Training Grant Mock Study Sections
Training Grant Specific Mock Review by fellow TG Directors
Timeline:
Applications due earlyApril (Research Plan, Data Tables, RCR, LOS)
TG MSS will be held on April 27, 2018: 9 - noon
crtc.wustl.edu/otg

4. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
Training Grants Database –
REDCAP Pilot
REDCAP Overview – designed by Vanderbilt’s CTSA to store study data
Benefits: Free, HIPAA Compliant, easily customizable, can send out surveys/ to track trainee data, can develop custom reports, flexible privacy settings, outside feeds.
crtc.wustl.edu/otg

5. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
Training Grants Database –
REDCAP Pilot
ICTS has provided seed $ to build out TG Database in REDCAP (Informatics Programmers)
Initial model complete by end of February 2018
Pilot/testing phase: March-July
Working Group (sign up)
Roll out to other programs: Fall 2018
crtc.wustl.edu/otg

6. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
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7. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
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8. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
Mentor Training
CRTC is looking into centralizing mentor training for Training Grants.
Mentor training working group (sign up)
Utilizing outside resources
crtc.wustl.edu/otg

9. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
Upcoming Events
TG Admins Office Hours: First Thursday of the month: 12-1pm; CRTC Classroom
11/2/17- Topic: Office of Postdoc Affairs
11/14/17 – NIH Mock Study Section
11/17/17 – R25 Program Directors Forum
4/27/2018 – Training Grant Mock Study: TBD
4/2018 – NIH Mock Study Section: TBD
crtc.wustl.edu/otg

10. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
Career Development Seminars
Open to all: Held the 2nd Tuesday of each month; 3:30-5 pm
Upcoming Topics:
11/14: Bioinformatics & What it can do for you?
1/9: Strategies for Successful Publications
Make sure everyone knows these are open to all, encourage trainees to attend.
crtc.wustl.edu/otg

11. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
#SciComm Thursdays
Communicating your Science Topics (1 hour seminar 4-5pm – open to all)
Upcoming Topics:
11/9: Preparing Dynamic and Engaging Presentations (Connor)
12/7: Elevator Pitches – Stories in 3 Minutes or Less (Moore)
Make sure everyone knows these are open to all, encourage trainees to attend.
crtc.wustl.edu/otg

12. Research Development Program
(RDP)
Research
Navigation
Services
Forum
Scientific
Editing
Service

13. Scientific Editing Service
A new resource supported by DOM and the ICTS that works with
ICTS members to strengthen and clarify extramural grant applications.
Editors work with faculty to:
Highlight significance and impact
Enhance clarity and conciseness
Improve logical flow
Identify inconsistencies
Respond to and incorporate reviewer feedback
Eliminate grammatical and typographical errors
Priority given to:
Translational investigators with previous engagement with ICTS programs
Early stage investigators moving to independent funding
Faculty within DOM (must be ICTS members)

14. Scientific Editing Service Workflow
Author submits a Service Request Form for Consultation or Editing. If accepted, the author receives a Job Number. For consultation, editor contacts author. For editing, author submits grant documents by completing the Document Submission Form.
PI submits request for consultation or editing service
SES accepts service request
PI submits documents for editing
SES edits the documents
SES and PI discuss the edited grant
PI meets with SES for consultation
CONSULTATION
EDITING
PI submits final grant version to the funding agency
FAST TRACK EDITING

15. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Bradley Evanoff, MD, MPH
Panelists:
Theodore Cicero, PhD
Evan Sadler, MD, PhD
Philip Tarr, MD
Denise Wilfley, PhD
crtc.wustl.edu/otg

16. Council of Training Programs November 4, 2015
11/19/2018
Clinical Research Training Center
Office of Training Grants
Office of Training Grants (OTG)
crtc.wustl.edu/otg
Contacts:
Mario Castro, MD, MPH, Director Office of Training Grants
Betsy Abente, MPH, Research Administrator
crtc.wustl.edu/otg