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The mission of our new NIDA T32 training program will be to provide personalized and rigorous training to postdoctoral fellows who plan careers at the intersection of substance use and chronic pain. BUILD-UP was designed to support postdoctoral fellows from diverse backgrounds, including people who identify as being from a group excluded based on ethnicity and race, being from a disadvantaged background, having a disability, or being LGBT+, and will also recruit individuals from a variety of training backgrounds.
Once enrolled, BUILD-UP fellows:
• will be mentored on a longitudinal research project by experts in the field from the
University of Pittsburgh, a hub for research at the intersection of substance use and pain
• participate in a rigorous, comprehensive curriculum based on core clinical and
translational science competencies, including:
- tailored career development sessions
- the option to complete a Master’s of Science in Clinical Research
- seminars on pain and substance use-related topics
- annual retreats, in-person conferences, and short-term research experiences
Innovative aspects of this program include:
• The majority of this 3-year training program is conducted remotely as a means to
promote equity by reducing barriers presented by fellows moving to a research hub.
• There are few training programs at the intersection of substance use and chronic pain,
and even fewer remote postdoctoral fellowship options.
• This program can also serve as a model training program for others who wish to create
a diverse workforce and build capacity for equitable research training not only at major
hubs, but throughout the US.
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