Abstract
Trainees (e.g., graduate students, residents, fellows) are increasingly identifying knowledge translation as their research discipline. In Canada, a group of trainees have created a trainee-initiated and trainee-led national collaborative to provide a vehicle for trainees to examine the diversity of knowledge translation research and practice, and to link trainees from diverse geographical areas and disciplines. The aim of this paper is to describe our experience and lessons learned in creating the Knowledge Translation Trainee Collaborative. In this meeting report, we outline the process, challenges, and opportunities in planning and experiencing the collaborative's inaugural meeting as participant organizers, and present outcomes and learnings to date.
Highlights
As the field of knowledge translation (KT) grows, trainees are identifying KT as their research discipline
In 2008, KT Canada, along with its funding partners, established KT Summer Institutes (SI) to create opportunities for students involved in KT to learn from and connect with established KT researchers and other trainees [3]
The aim of this paper is to describe our experience and lessons learned in creating the KT Trainee Collaborative (KTTC)
Summary
As the field of knowledge translation (KT) grows, trainees (e.g., graduate students, residents, fellows) are identifying KT as their research discipline. The planning committee established three meeting objectives: forming our network; identifying areas for collaboration; and, with KT experts, reviewing potential gaps and training areas in KT research. The meeting involved four activities, interspersed by networking opportunities: setting the stage for future interaction/collaborations; goal-setting; KT expert-led discussion on potential gaps/training areas in KT research; and post-meeting planning. Traditional academic outputs include poster presentations at two academic conferences [16,17] and a successful funding application for a follow-up meeting [7] That trainees from this collaborative have received two peer-reviewed grants from a national health research funding agency without a traditional independent investigator is a significant achievement that speaks to the commitment and initiative of members. We feel the KTTC serves to start addressing the challenges of cross-disciplinary collaboration
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