CTSA: Career Development and Diversity
In May 2008 the National Institutes of Health awarded Stanford a Clinical & Translational Science Award (CTSA). The purpose of the award is to help speed up the time it takes for basic science discoveries to be translated into new and more effective treatments for patients.
The Stanford CTSA is housed under Spectrum: The Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Education Research. The Stanford CTSA consists of 12 sub-programs, one of which is the Career Development and Diversity Center (CDD). Led by Dr. Hannah Valantine, the purpose of the CDD is to implement programs and provide resources and career development to researchers engaged in clinical and translational research. A secondary goal is to increase the demographic diversity of those engaged in CTR at every rank.