Summary
ABSTRACT – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORE Primary goals of the Delaware CTR ACCEL program include facilitating clinical and translational research (CTR) across disciplines and increasing faculty competitiveness for research funding. The ACCEL PDC has sought to reach, connect, and support clinician scientists and junior faculty as they pursue their first grants including pass-through funding (e.g., an ACCEL or other IDeA program pilot award) or external funds (e.g., K award, COBRE target project, foundation grant, or R grant). The ACCEL-CTR Professional Development Core (PDC) was established to