Objectives/Goals: Given the close proximity of two academic institutions with CTSAs, we piloted distinct training topics – psychological safety and evaluation of opportunities – with K and T scholars at both academic hubs. Each topic was originally developed and delivered by one of the partnering hubs, allowing for cross-institutional sharing of expertise. Methods/Study Population: The team science educators at both institutions had a series of conference calls to share information about the types of professional development activities offered to early-career investigators at respective institutions. Each group then agreed to offer a new workshop at the partner institution. Team 1 presented “Should I Join This Research Team? Strategically Evaluating a New Teaming Opportunity,” while Team 2 presented “Promoting a Positive Culture in Teams.” Our instructional goal was to deliver skills-based training that addressed opportunities and challenges unique to research teams. Each session incorporated interactive methods, including scenario analysis and discussion, think-pair-share activities, and short video clips. Results/Anticipated Results: Likert-scale items and open responses will be completed by workshop participants before and after participating in the workshops. Attendees will evaluate their confidence in their perceived abilities related to workshop objectives and their perceptions of the utility and application of the content. In addition to the trainee evaluations, the two institutional teams completed a joint qualitative interview to provide feedback, discuss andragogical strategies to improve educational delivery and impact, and assess how to leverage the expertise of each team to provide future team science programming across the two institutions. Given that the workshops are scheduled to be completed by November 2025, the results will be collated and shared at the Translational Science 2026 conference. Discussion/Significance of Impact: We believe partnerships can work in a variety of settings and with multiple topics to enrich the experiences of both early-career investigators and team science educators at partnering hubs. The collaboration also promotes sharing of expertise, content, and resources across institutions which expands educational content across CTSAs.
Whitehurst et al. (2026) studied this question.