Table 2 Curriculum competencies for Implementation Science Fellowship program

Implementation science (IS) knowledge, skills, and experience

Principles and development of the theoretical approaches and models of IS. Knowledge dissemination, translation, and diffusion research. Comparative effectiveness research. Comparative operations research.

Modular courses in knowledge translation, dissemination, and implementation. Workshop series. e-Seminar series. Attachment to partner institutions

IS research methods

Qualitative and quantitative research methods: paradigms, design, implementation, data analysis, writing.

Research project. Modular courses, Workshop series in writing proposals, grants, and manuscripts. Individual research project.

IS analysis and review

Systematic reviews, analyses, and comparison of complex IS interventions, pragmatic trials, health programs, health care policy, health care systems, and resource utilization

Modular courses, e-seminar series, workshops, team work

Developing, monitoring, evaluating, and sustaining IS Interventions

Design, measurement, evaluation, scale-up, spread, and sustainability of effective interventions. Research-to-policy gaps. Policy-to-programming, development of innovative approaches to improve health care delivery. Appropriate adaptation of context relevant interventions.

Modular courses. Workshop series. e-Seminar series. Individual research project. Attachment to partner institutions

Meaningful engagement of and collaboration with stakeholders

Communication, teamwork, collaboration, responsible conduct of research, and implementation.

Modular course, roles and role modeling, mentorship.