Comparing ISCI Trainings and Professional Development Opportunities
ISCI’s trainings and professional development opportunities cover an array of topics and have various intended outcomes for participants. Check out the table below to better understand how they compare to each other and what opportunities might work best for you.
If you have any questions about the trainings or professional development opportunities, email the ISCI team at isci@northwestern.edu.
| Title | Type of opportunity | Main objective | Who it's for | Duration | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV IS Social Determinants of Health Fellowship | Fellowship | Improves HIV-related research skills to successfully submit IS-focused grants | Postdocs, early-stage investigators, and exceptional senior-level PhD candidates | Eight months; 150 hours | Hybrid |
| HIV and Social Determinants of Health Implementation Practitioner Training | Course with synchronous and asynchronous components | Increases understanding of IS and how it can be used to address social and structural determinants of health | Implementation practitioners, HIV researchers, and community partners of HIV researchers | Five months; 28 hours | Hybrid |
| The Practitioner-Oriented Implementation Science Education (POISE) Training | Practice-based, didactic program | Applies implementation science and innovative tools to real-world practice | HIV prevention and care practitioners | Six months | Hybrid |
| Visiting Scholars in HIV Implementation Science Program | Mentorship | Strengthens academic-community partnerships and develops HIV IS knowledge | Early- to mid-career scientists working in HIV and/or IS research | Five months | Hybrid |
| IS Navigation for Practitioners | Self-guided learning curriculum | Introduces foundational principles and methods of IS | Practitioners, researchers, and research teams new to IS | Self-paced; 20 hours | Virtual |