Brittany Rudd contributes to framework for teaching the next generation of implementation researchers
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To accelerate research-to-practice implementation, we must train implementation researchers to generate new knowledge about how to enhance evidence-based practice implementation as well as implementation practitioners to apply that knowledge. NIH Clinical and Translational Award (CTSA) Hubs, like UIC’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science, are the ideal organizations to provide this training because they are embedded in academic medical centers that support researchers and practitioners.
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Teaching for implementation: A framework for building implementation research and practice capacity within the translational science workforce
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, Volume 5, Issue 1
Published online by Cambridge University Press
Abstract
Implementation science offers a compelling value proposition to translational science. As such, many translational science stakeholders are seeking to recruit, teach, and train an implementation science workforce. The type of workforce that will make implementation happen consists of both implementation researchers and practitioners, yet little guidance exists on how to train such a workforce. We—members of the Advancing Dissemination and Implementation Sciences in CTSAs Working Group—present the Teaching For Implementation Framework to address this gap. We describe the differences between implementation researchers and practitioners and demonstrate what and how to teach them individually and in co-learning opportunities. We briefly comment on educational infrastructures and resources that will be helpful in furthering this type of approach.