Reimagining entryways: How work-based learning at Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) centers is expanding access for the next generation of clinical research professionals.
9 affiliations
- 1Clinical and Translational Science Center, UC Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
- 2Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA.
- 3Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
- 4C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
- 5Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- 6Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- 7Office of Research Education, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
- 8South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research (SCTR) Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
- 9New Jersey Alliance for Clinical Translation Science, Rutgers Health, Newark, NJ, USA.
Abstract
The 2025 report by the Association for Clinical Research Professionals summarizes the state of crisis for the global clinical research workforce and proposes key solutions. These include increased awareness of clinical research professions, access to jobs through expanded training and internships, and advancement opportunities for professional staff and site support. To increase access to these professions, multiple Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) expanded training programs and internships leveraging approaches described in this manuscript, and in some cases, established formal apprenticeships in their respective States. This manuscript summarizes direct experiences of nine Clinical and Translational Science Award Centers for decreasing the barriers to entry into the clinical research profession, specifically focusing on clinical research coordinator role. This special communication describes methods for increased awareness, establishing training/internship opportunities, while addressing internal and external collaborations, administrative barriers, and funding necessary to implement an innovative pathway program. The authors hope that this material will be valuable to other AMCs that wish to undertake development of similar programs.
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BibTeX
@article{marusina2026reimagining,
title = {{Reimagining entryways: How work-based learning at Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) centers is expanding access for the next generation of clinical research professionals.}},
author = {Kate Marusina and Olga Kishchenko and Michelle Jenkerson and Rachel Cody and Jessica Cranfill and Stephanie Freel and Shirley L T Helm and Fanny Delebecque and Anthony Keyes and Veronica Flock and Clare Tyson and Natalie Naylon and Erika J Stevens},
journal = {Journal of clinical and translational science},
year = {2026},
month = jul,
doi = {10.1017/cts.2026.10806},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/43011263},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Reimagining entryways: How work-based learning at Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) centers is expanding access for the next generation of clinical research professionals.
AU - Kate Marusina
AU - Olga Kishchenko
AU - Michelle Jenkerson
AU - Rachel Cody
AU - Jessica Cranfill
AU - Stephanie Freel
AU - Shirley L T Helm
AU - Fanny Delebecque
AU - Anthony Keyes
AU - Veronica Flock
AU - Clare Tyson
AU - Natalie Naylon
AU - Erika J Stevens
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/07/27
JO - Journal of clinical and translational science
DO - 10.1017/cts.2026.10806
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/43011263
AB - The 2025 report by the Association for Clinical Research Professionals summarizes the state of crisis for the global clinical research workforce and proposes key solutions. These include increased awareness of clinical research professions, access to jobs through expanded training and internships, and advancement opportunities for professional staff and site support. To increase access to these professions, multiple Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) expanded training programs and internships leveraging approaches described in this manuscript, and in some cases, established formal apprenticeships in their respective States. This manuscript summarizes direct experiences of nine Clinical and Translational Science Award Centers for decreasing the barriers to entry into the clinical research profession, specifically focusing on clinical research coordinator role. This special communication describes methods for increased awareness, establishing training/internship opportunities, while addressing internal and external collaborations, administrative barriers, and funding necessary to implement an innovative pathway program. The authors hope that this material will be valuable to other AMCs that wish to undertake development of similar programs.
SN - 2059-8661
ER -