Workforce Development

This core group provides expertise in education, training and career development. Their broad target audience includes career clinical researchers, clinicians, research staff, clinical partners and community members. Workforce Development’s various educational offerings are provided in various formats emphasizing topics in clinical translational research methodology, team science, community-engaged research, research ethics, use of digital tools in research, and mentorship - to name a few.

For the Mentored Career Development in Clinical Translational Science Program (KL2), WD administers and provides didactic coursework, mentorship, and K-grant coaching for those Scholars participating in the training program.

Learn about the new Research Success Teams (RST) program, which equips early career investigators with the skills they need to become independently funded.

Check out our Careers in Clinical and Translational Research page. Learn about the exciting field of CTR!

Below are listings of our current and future initiatives:

Directors

Elizabeth Burner, MD, MPH, PhD Director, Mentored Career Development in Clinical and Translational Science (KL2) Training Program Details

Sabrina Derrington, MD, MA, HEC-C Director of Research Ethics Details

Eric Pedersen, Ph.D. Co-Director for Digital Recruitment and Scholarship Details

Steven Siegel, MD, PhD Co-Director, Mentored Career Development (KL2)/Director, Mentoring Resource Center Details

Tamara Simon, MD, MSPH, FAAP CHLA Site Principal Investigator and Director, Workforce Development Details

Team Members

Karen Busa, MS Program Specialist, Workforce Development Details

Jeanne Dzekov, BA Program Manager, KL2 Program Details

Joyce Javier, MD, MPH, MS Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Pediatrics, and Population and Public Health Sciences Keck School of Medicine of USC Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Details