{"id":2710,"date":"2023-02-24T13:14:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T19:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iimsprod.wpengine.com\/education\/?page_id=2710"},"modified":"2023-03-29T16:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T21:11:37","slug":"kl2-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/education\/education\/k12\/kl2-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;roomy&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion title_tag=&#8221;h5&#8243; section_title_tag=&#8221;p&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; active_section=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Q: What is the duration of KL2 support?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1664920553611-ce4e76d0-bd3f&#8221;][vc_column_text]A: Appointment for K12 Scholars is made on an annual basis. Two years of support as a K12 Scholar is typical pending adequate progress in the first year.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Q: Do I have to have a faculty appointment?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1664920553627-0b2c5027-b53d&#8221;][vc_column_text]A: Yes. In order to receive support by the K12 Program, each K12 Scholar must be a faculty member and have the full support of their research mentor, home department, and school. Although faculty positions may be pending at the time of application, departmental commitment to a K12 Scholar\u2019s research career development is an important consideration in the review of applications.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Q: What are the goals of the K12 Scholar Program?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1680027353177-ce193344-bec8&#8243;][vc_column_text]A: The KL2 Program\u2019s goals are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enhance the career development and research training of a diverse group of exceptional early career investigators in clinical and translational science.<\/li>\n<li>Provide didactic and practical training in the design, conduct, and analysis of clinical and translational science investigation.<\/li>\n<li>Instill appreciation for the theory, methods and analytic strategies among the diverse disciplines that contribute to successful multidisciplinary clinical and translational research.<\/li>\n<li>Provide mentored research experiences that will advance Scholars to independence as clinical and translational scientists.<\/li>\n<li>Develop clinical and translational research leaders with strong team management skills, excellent verbal and written communication proficiencies, and outstanding grant writing capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Q: Who can apply to become a K12 Scholar Candidate?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1680027393123-aed9ae73-f16c&#8221;][vc_column_text]A: Candidates for the KL2 Scholar program are junior faculty recruited from a wide range of health professions, including all specialties of medicine and surgery, nursing, psychology, dentistry, pharmacy, pharmacology, epidemiology, biostatistics, biomedical informatics, allied health sciences, biomedical engineering and other postdoctoral professionals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Q: What do K12 Scholars Do?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1680027424587-7227311d-a71a&#8221;][vc_column_text]A: All KL2 Scholars will dedicate 75% effort to participate in a 2-3 year program that includes both didactic and practical research training (exception: surgeons may dedicate only 50% effort to the Program).\u00a0\u00a0The third year of support must be provided by the candidate\u2019s home department in cases in which the candidate has not secured individual K or R-level funding within the 2-year KL2 grant award. Candidates who are dually employed by the Health Science Center and the Department of Veterans Affairs may be restricted from the KL2 Scholar award because federal salaries cannot be considered part of the 75% KL2 institutional commitment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Q: What are some Program Activities for K12 Scholars?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1680027478136-6698ff8a-70ef&#8221;][vc_column_text]A: <strong>Mentored Research.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>KL2 Scholars must construct a\u00a0 career development plan, a research proposal in their chosen field of study, and a mentorship team, as part of the competitive admission process for the KL2 Program.\u00a0 The research Mentor(s), who must have a history of successful mentoring, provide opportunities for the trainee to conduct the research project and oversee the Scholar\u2019s career development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholars Preparing Aims for R and K awards (SPARK) Peer-Mentoring\u00a0Seminars.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>This forum consists of interactive meetings among the KL2 Scholars, and KL2 Directors, for KL2 Scholars to describe their research progress and to receive advice and critical feedback on documents in preparation for grants or manuscripts. Draft proposals are critiqued, problems discussed, and suggestions made to resolve roadblocks that may occur and impede research and career development. The SPARK Seminars require each Scholar to iteratively produce a career development award application (<em>e.g<\/em>., K08, K23, VA, American Heart Association) or research grant application (<em>e.g<\/em>., R21, R01). These meetings are also designed to enhance the sense of community among diverse Scholars within the UT Health Science Center, allowing people to share ideas and strategies with persons outside their discipline. This cross fertilization potentiates the development of new insights into each other\u2019s work. The rotation schedule\u00a0is set up such that each KL2 Scholar presents their work in progress every 2-3 months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholars Optimizing Achievement in Research (SOAR) Seminars.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>SOAR seminars are designed to facilitate the successful transition of KL2 Scholars into independent investigators via a series of sessions pertaining to the issues involved in career development. These seminar topics are chosen by the Scholars to fit their needs and our facilitated by faculty and staff with expertise in the particulare topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholar\/Director Meetings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Quarterly meetings are held between the Scholars and Program Directors to monitor the Scholars&#8217; experience in the Program. Objectives of these meetings are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure regular opportunity for meaningful (one-on-one) interactions between Scholars and Directors.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly assess Scholar progress toward publications, grant applications, and other career development activities.<\/li>\n<li>Identify concerns regarding protected time, mentorship, research plans, resources, or career development.<\/li>\n<li>Provide a forum for open discussion of sensitive\/difficult topics<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Didactic Training.<\/strong> Each KL2 Scholar receives individualized recommendations for didactic training based on need and interest and as related to their research and career development plans. This training can take several forms including:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Selected courses from the MSCI program or other GSBS courses;<\/li>\n<li>Continuing education courses;<\/li>\n<li>Short\/concentrated courses in areas of expertise. All Scholars must also fulfill requirements for training in the Responsible Conduct in Research.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Other Learning Activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/ed_bartter_professorship.html\">Visiting Bartter Professor Events<\/a><\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Prism (Dept. of Medicine Seminar)<\/li>\n<li>Medical Grand Rounds<\/li>\n<li>Bartter Dinner<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actscience.org\/\">ACTS<\/a> Meeting in DC:<\/strong>\u00a0Annual Meeting in Spring<\/li>\n<li><strong>IIMS Frontiers of Translational Science <\/strong><strong>Research Day<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Continuing Support.<\/strong> During their second year in the Program, Scholars are required to complete an application for an individual career development award or research project grant.\u00a0 KL2 Scholar salary support must be provided for a third year via the Scholars&#8217; home departmental funds, should the Scholar not attain individual funding by the end of the second year. The third year guarantee must be approved by the applicants&#8217;\u00a0 Department Chair\/Division Chief\u00a0 in the Letter of Intent application phase.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/vpr\/funding\/grantseekers\">Granteekers.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Led by Dr. Sunil Ahuja, Office of the Vice President for Research<\/li>\n<li>Personal grant review with internal &amp; external reviewers for NIH, VA, DOD, etc grant applications<\/li>\n<li>Conducted during 2 year of KL2 program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<nav id=\"subnav\" class=\"null\" aria-label=\"Sub navigation for KL2 submenu\"><ul id=\"menu-kl2-submenu\" class=\"subnav vertical menu accordion-menu\" data-accordion-menu><li id=\"menu-item-2795\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2795\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/education\/education\/k12\/\">The Mentored Research Career Development (K12) Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2796\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2796\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/education\/education\/k12\/application-and-forms\/\">Application and Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2798\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2798\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/education\/education\/k12\/kl2-faqs\/\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2797\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2797\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/education\/education\/k12\/current-scholars\/\">Current Scholars<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2799\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2799\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/education\/education\/k12\/past-scholars\/\">Past Scholars<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;roomy&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion title_tag=&#8221;h5&#8243; section_title_tag=&#8221;p&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; active_section=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Q: What is the duration of KL2 support?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1664920553611-ce4e76d0-bd3f&#8221;][vc_column_text]A: Appointment for K12 Scholars is made on an annual basis. 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