Research Education, Training, and Career Development

ITHS provides academic programs, tuition support, short courses, and seminars.  ITHS also acts as a clearinghouse of educational opportunities in the greater research community. 

Degree- and certificate-granting programs

ITHS provides training opportunities for pre- and post-doctoral candidates from across the health sciences at the University of Washington.

• TL1 Predoctoral Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Training - provides interdisciplinary clinical and translational research experience to predoctoral students in health professions.  It is offered as both a summer and a 12-24 month certificate-degree program. 
• KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program (Postdoctoral) - a multidisiplinary program, up to 5 years in length, that trains investigators in-depth in a specific area of research, but also provides breadth of knowledge about the full spectrum of clinical investigation.  
• ITHS Tuition Support Fellows Program - provides tuition support for MS or MPH degree in Epidemiology or Health Services from the School of Public Health. 

ITHS online training - seminars and short courses

• Archived seminars - Find training materials and videos of ITHS courses online.
• Upcoming series topics - ITHS offers several monthly in-person seminar series.

Other ITHS education resources

• Mentoring resources - help nurture a meaningful mentoring relationship.

• Research opportunities for students - find Seattle-based translational training opportunities for high-school, undergraduate, and post-baccalaureate students interested in gaining experience in research related to the health sciences.
• Educational opportunity clearinghouse - find educational opportunities for opportunities outside of ITHS, including certificate and degree programs, courses, training (HIPAA, Good Clinical Practice, Human subject protection, etc.), workshops, and clinics offered by partners and other institutions.