The SC CTSI Community Mentorship Program

Education Administrators SIGTranslational Science Meeting

April 17, 2015

Cecilia M. Patino-Sutton MD, MeD, PhD

Director of Education SC CTSIDepartment of Preventive Medicine

Keck School of MedicineUniversity of Southern California

Disclosures

I have no disclosures.

Los Angeles County

10.4 million residentsFrom more than 140 cultures Speak as many as 224 languages

SC CTSI Goals Improve the health of diverse and under-

represented minorities of Los Angeles County

Train a cadre of young researchers who have competency in translating research findings to the community and improve their health.

Background and Problem 2012 we conducted a multi-university

workshop to develop competencies in conducting research in diverse populations.

Since 2013 SC CTSI Scholars and Trainees take a short-course in Research in Diverse Populations.

However, we were lacking experiential activities, outside the academic setting.

Community Mentor In 2013 we pitched the idea to SC CTSI

Community Engagement Identify Scholars Align them with a Community Mentor Give t the new team, 1 year, to identify an

opportunity for the Scholar to present their research to an appropriate community audience that would, in turn, inform their research

Community Mentorship ProgramIdentify Clinical

Translational

Researchers

IdentifyCommunity

Mentors

CT ResearcherCommunity

Mentor

Identify an appropriate for a community audience to present a oral research presentation.

CTSA Team

MOU

Preliminary Results of year 1

KL2 Scholar Oral Presentation

Other SuccessesScholars

Established new networks and colleagues outside the academic setting Learned to build trust within the community Learned from individuals who are impacted by the health issue their

research addresses was empowering. Informed their current research based on input from the community.

Mentors Learned about the research topic and jump started new projects with

the Scholar Felt empowered and challenged by mentoring academic mentees

Summary We were able to the create appropriate

logistics to ensure the success of the program.

All three Scholar Mentor teams met the Program’s expectations and successfully delivered at least one oral presentation about their research.

Both Scholars and Mentors were satisfied with the program and evaluated the Program as useful for their careers.

ImpactWe believe that providing young physician-scientists with the CMP experience can help accelerate the translation of their research results to the community and improve the health of diverse and under-represented communities throughout the LA country.

Next Steps Based on feedback the CMP will be

scaled up in subsequent years, eventually becoming a requirement of the KL2 Program at the SC CTSI.

We also plan to write a manual of procedures of the program and share across CTSA’s.

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