Table 2.
High-Level Overview of ISCBP Postdoctoral Fellowships and K12 Programs.
| Program name (country) year founded | Program area of focus | Program format (duration) | Target audience and tuition costs for trainees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral fellowships | |||
| Columbia University Global Mental Health Fellowship (USA) 2012 | Core/General IS research methods, Mental Health and Substance Use | Mentored 3-year fellowship; No IS coursework required | Postdoctoral students (tuition: no) |
| U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USA) 2019 | Rural Mental Health | Mentored 2-year fellowship; No IS coursework required | Postdoctoral students (tuition: no) |
| University of California Berkeley Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Equity and Implementation Science (USA) 2019 | Core/General IS research methods, IS research methods to address racial/ethnic disparities; Specific IS competencies: Yes | Mentored 2- to 3-year fellowship; No IS coursework required | Postdoctoral students (tuition: no) |
| University of California San Francisco Research in Implementation Science for Equity (RISE) (USA) 2014 | Core/General IS research methods | Mentored 2-year fellowship; No IS coursework required | Postdoctoral students, Early-career faculty
researchers (tuition: no) |
| University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Fellowship in Implementation Research in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment (USA) 2016 | Core/General IS research methods, Mental Health, Community Partnership; Specific IS competencies: Yes | Mentored 2-year fellowship; 1–2 courses/12 or less credit hours | Postdoctoral students (tuition: no) |
| NHLBI-funded K12 programsa (2017–2022) | |||
| Buffalo University K12 Faculty Scholar Program in Implementation Science (USA) 2017–2022 a | Core/General IS research methods; | Mentored 2-year fellowship; No IS coursework required | Early-/mid-career faculty researchers (tuition: no) |
| Duke University NHLBI K12: Dissemination and Implementation Science in Cardiovascular Outcomes (DISCO) (USA) 2017–2022 a | Core/General IS research methods; Specific IS competencies: Yes | Mentored 2-year fellowship; No IS coursework required | Early-career faculty researchers (tuition: no) |
| University of California San Francisco IMPACT K12 (IMplementation Science for Pulmonary And Cardiac research Training) (USA) 2017–2022 a | Core/General IS research methods, Heart and Lung Diseases | Mentored 2- to 3-year fellowship; No IS coursework required | Early-career faculty researchers (tuition: no) |
| University of Colorado IMPACT NHLBI K12 Training Program (USA) 2017–2022 a | Core/General IS research methods, Heart, Lung, and Blood diseases, Pragmatic Research Methods; Specific IS competencies: Yes | Mentored 2-year fellowship; 3–4 IS courses required
(2017–2019); IS graduate certificate required (2019–2022) |
Early-career faculty researchers (tuition: no) |
| University of Massachusetts Consortium for Cardiopulmonary Implementation Science Scholars (USA) 2017–2022 a | Cardiopulmonary Health; Specific IS competencies: Yes | Mentored 2-year fellowship; No IS coursework required | Early-career faculty researchers (tuition: no) |
| University of Washington Implementation Science Training Program (USA) 2017–2022a | General IS research methods, critical care, pulmonary care, palliative care; Specific IS competencies: Yes | 3 years | Early-career faculty researchers (tuition: no) |
| Vanderbilt University Scholars in T4 Translational Research (V-STTaR) (USA) 2017–2022 a | Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep disorders; Specific IS competencies: Yes | Mentored 2- to 3-year fellowship; 1–2 courses/12 or less credit hours | Early-career faculty researchers (tuition: no) |
| Washington University K12 Mentored Training in Implementation Science Program (MTIS) (USA) 2017–2022 a | Core/General IS research methods, Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders; Specific IS competencies: Yes | Mentored 2-year fellowship; No IS coursework required | Early-/mid-career faculty researchers (tuition: no) |
| Yale University Scholars in Implementation Science (YSIS) K12 (USA) 2017–2022 a | Core/General IS research methods, Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Disorders; Specific IS competencies: Yes | Mentored 2- to 3-year fellowship; 3–4 IS courses required | Postdoctoral students, Early-career faculty
researchers (tuition: no) |
Note. IS = implementation science; ISCBP = Implementation Science Capacity Building Program; USA = United States of America; Inclusion criteria: mentored training in IS methods.
aNHLBI K12 funding supported several IS training programs from 2017 to 2022.