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ArticleJournal of clinical and translational science2026

Mapping the landscape of dissemination and implementation science across the CTSA consortium: A multi-domain environmental website scan.

Jing Li, Naomi Duffort, Salisa Westrick, Renee Heffron, Abigail Gamble, Bertha Hidalgo, Katherine Mills, Kirsten Dorans, Kristine Ria Hearld, Larry R Hearld and 3 more

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Article in Journal of clinical and translational science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Jing LiThe University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Naomi DuffortThe University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Salisa WestrickAuburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn, AL, USA.
Renee HeffronThe University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Abigail GambleThe University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Bertha HidalgoThe University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Katherine MillsTulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Kirsten DoransTulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Kristine Ria HearldThe University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Larry R HearldThe University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Lisa ZubkoffThe University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Peter T KatzmarzykPennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Michael MugaveroThe University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6916-6701

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite substantial investment in clinical and translational research, only a small proportion of evidence-based interventions are adopted and sustained in routine practice, contributing to persistent delays between discovery and population benefit. Dissemination and implementation (D&I) science is a critical discipline for addressing this gap, and the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program (established 2006) has been strategically positioned as a national infrastructure to advance D&I capacity. We conducted a national environmental scan of publicly available websites and documents from all 66 CTSA hubs (May-July 2025), using a structured extraction tool to capture D&I-specific activities across seven domains: institution and community partnerships, formal D&I organizational structures within the CTSA, consultation services, collaborative programming, training opportunities, educational offerings, and pilot funding mechanisms. Findings reveal substantial heterogeneity in D&I science activities across CTSA hubs; 45% had a formal D&I unit, 54% offered D&I consultation services, and 37% provided collaborative programming. Structured workforce development was limited: 12% offered D&I-focused training grants, 15% offered structured educational programs, and 15% provided D&I-specific pilot funding. Consultation models varied widely in scope, access, and evaluation practices. These findings demonstrate uneven development of D&I science infrastructure across CTSAs and highlight opportunities to strengthen capacity nationally.

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capacity buildingdissemination scienceimplementation sciencetranslational science

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PMID42375226
PMCPMC13312347

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