We are one of more than 50 CTSA programs nationwide and the only CTSA in Alabama. CCTS serves a population with a heavy burden of cardiometabolic, vascular, and cancer-related diseases. The CCTS Partner Network, which comprises 11 academic research institutions across our tri-state region (AL, MS, LA), is the foundation of our collaborative efforts. The Network launched in 2015 ( see a CCTS timeline of events from 2008 to 2019). Our network-wide research environment is defined by unique collaborative opportunities and resources that provide the scope, scale, and transdisciplinary capacity necessary to achieve our vision, mission, and aims. Our vision is to reduce the burden of disease and disparities in health outcomes that disproportionately affect the underserved minority and special (i.e., socioeconomically disadvantaged, rural) populations within our region.
This vision forms a common purpose among the institutions in our CCTS Partner Network. Working together, we will enhance the translation of fundamental and clinical research into improvements for human health and health care delivery. By further developing a diverse, well-trained workforce in translational science, by promoting an efficient scientific capacity, by engaging our communities in partnership to identify challenges and create approaches to solutions, and by assuring effective use of available resources, the CCTS Partner Network will accelerate the pace of discovery to delivery across the translational spectrum. To further the development of a vibrant, diverse clinical and translational science research workforce through experiential training and effective mentoring with an emphasis on "translational thinking" and team science approaches. Strategy: The CCTS Hub and Partner Network provides education and training programs for learners at all career stages in support of innovative, multidisciplinary, engaged team research. We create and apply novel learning approaches from gamification to team-focused design thinking in I-Corps TM to convey new skills, perspectives, and understanding of the translation process.Īim 2.
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