Core Activities

The Training Core focuses on training investigators to become experts in conducting embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) among people living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners.

The Training Core funds and coordinates several training awards for investigators seeking to build careers in conducting ePCTs among PLWD and their care partners including:

• Career Development Award (CDA) fund early-stage investigators for 2 years;
• Health Care Systems Scholar Awards provide a year of support for researchers at any stage to develop a partnership with a healthcare system to design an ePCT.
• Real World Data Scholar Awards are open to pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars to train in the use of databases important in ePCTs for PLWD and care partners.
• Faculty Scholars join one or more of the IMPACT Collaboratory Cores over a year to learn about the Core’s focus and role in the development and conduct of ePCTs.

Core members develop and implement structured training programs that address all aspects of conducting these ePCTs. The programs include an annual Training Workshop and a collection of video training modules produced in collaboration with the other Cores and Teams. Core members also promote trainee expertise and productivity by integrating CDA recipients and other early-stage investigators into the IMPACT Collaboratory’s academic activities.