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VA Research Track: UIC CLASS Fellowship

CINCCH and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (JBVA) are partnering with University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Clinical Leaders and Academic Scholars (CLASS) fellowship to create a VA Research Track to prepare residency-trained, board eligible/certified physicians to conduct health systems research within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The VA Research Track is similar to the standard two year CLASS Research Leadership Track at UIC, in that trainees complete the 32 credit hour MS degree in Clinical and Translational Science, commit 25% time to clinical care, and complete a mentored project.

A distinct feature of the VA Research Track is a supplementary CINCCH senior research staff-administered curriculum that is designed to supplement the Clinical and Translational Science MS program to achieve the following learning outcomes. Fellows will be able to:

  • Formulate VA-specific health systems research questions that are concordant with VA priorities.
  • Receive enhanced training in implementation science, learning health systems and embedded research, policy and program evaluation, and health equity within the VA context.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with VA’s facility level and national administrative data resources, including how to access them
  • Describe the VA research context, including how the VA is organized, and how to develop essential partnerships with VA operations offices.
  • Pursue funding within the VA ecosystem, starting with the career development (CDA) award process
  • Adhere to VA data privacy and security standards and the VA specific standards for institutional review board (IRB) approvals of human subject research.

The curriculum will culminate in the completion of a proposal for submission of a Career Development Award (CDA) to the VHA Health Systems Research Office.

VA Research Track fellows provide clinical care to Veterans at JBVA, where they are credentialed as attending physicians. 

If you would like to learn more and how to apply, please visit: https://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/medicine/divisions/aim/fellowship-programs/class-fellowship/

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