2026-2027 CARG Leaders Program

The CLP is a one-year program that will start January 2027 and end one year later with presentation to the CARG External Advisory Board (EAB). It will include up to six early/mid-career leaders. Priority will be given to promising participants based on their connection to CARG’s vision, their participation in CARG activities, and research, clinical and other achievements to date. The CLP will include: 

• Individual learning plans Each participant will set out core learning objectives, specific to their personal and professional development. 
• In person kick-off meeting in Duarte, CA All participants are required to join the CLP’s initial, two-day, in-person meeting, held in January at City of Hope near Los Angeles. 
• Learning/mentoring pods The CLP cohort will be split into two smaller groups or pods. Convened via Zoom, each pod would be facilitated by a senior mentoring team including 2-3 CARG Internal Advisory Board members and a CARG Principal Investigator liaison. Mentors will support participants in working on the CARG collaborative project (noted below) and facilitate access to additional resources supportive of each participant’s learning plan. 
• Interactive, didactic learning sessions Content for up to 8 sessions will be driven by results from a survey of CARG members, the needs of each cohort, and the collaborative project. With the exception of the initial, in person kick-off, sessions will be conducted digitally via Zoom. We expect sessions to include content related to some or all of the following:
  • Vision, strategy and change management o Network and team building
  • Communications in clinical settings (with patients, families, other clinicians) 
  • Translating research for policy, practice and community audiences 
  • Administrative leadership re: committees and programs (e.g., meeting management, managing difficult conversations, structuring initiatives over time) 
  • Research management (i.e., running a research operation (accounting, personnel, communications, etc.) 
  • Patient engagement and promoting patient engagement 

A collaborative capstone project focused on improving CARG This project will be identified by CLP participants in collaboration with CARG senior leadership (CARG’s Principal Investigators and Internal Advisory Board (IAB) members) and focus on an issue critical to CARG’s short-, mid- or long-term sustainability. CLP participants will put their didactic training to work on this project through their learning/mentoring pods. The cohort will make a final presentation this project to CARG senior leaders and the CARG External Advisory Board (EAB), as well as to the broader CARG community. 

All applications should be submitted via email to CARinG@coh.org by 5pm PDT on August 15, 2026.

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