Education and Training forms a key component of the PRDC, predominately in collaboration with the Coordinated Pediatric Pathway Planning Office (C3PO). This broad initiative intervenes in various stages of the child health researcher career paths (from undergraduates to Early Career Researchers) to increase interest in pediatrics and to prepare scholars for the rigorous research environment they are entering. Created specifically to address the identified problem of the loss of potential physician-scientists, C3PO focuses on scholars that benefit from training programs like the R38, T32, K12, and KL2. The PRDC supplements that work to offer a variety of curriculum and evaluation resources and support services to all child heath researhcers. The core offers a wide-variety of workshops, career development events, and mentor training.
The PRDC offers several types of Education and Training Services, each of which are described in more detail on their own page. Services include:
- Writing consultations for Early Stage Investigators researching child health
- Education-related workshops and events
- Educational material creation
- Training Grant Curriculum and Evaluation Consultations
Meet the Team
Julie Hawk, PhD
Core Director, Pediatric Research Development Core