Table 1.

Clinical and translational sciences thematic areas

1. Identifying Major Clinical/Public Health Problems and Relevant Translational Research Questions

2. Critique the Literature Regarding the Status of a Health Problem

3. Designing Study Protocol for Clinical and Translational Research

4. Study Method/Design/Implementation

5. Laboratory, Clinical, and Population Research Methods

6. Statistical Methods and Analysis

7. Biomedical and Health Informatics

8. Conducting Ethically Responsible Research:

a. Clinical Research Ethics Competencies

b. Responsible Conduct of Research Competencies

9. Scientific Communication Skills and Dissemination

10. Population Diversity and Cultural Competency

11. Translational Teamwork

12. Leadership

13. Cross Disciplinary Training and Mentoring

14. Principles of Community Engagement