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This research aims to develop dynamic dashboards to effectively track K awardee outcomes over time.

May 9, 2026Journal of Clinical and Translational Science0 citationsOpen Access

215 Dynamic dashboards to track KL2 scholar trajectories and outcomes

BRBailee Rue AOAmber E. Osterholt BBBethany C. Bray

Key Points

This research aims to develop dynamic dashboards to effectively track K awardee outcomes over time.
Developed Power BI dashboards to visualize researchers’ career trajectories since 2007.
Integrated data from grants, publications, institutional records, and publicly available data.
Focused on streamlining data collection and incorporating AI-supported methods.
Dashboards provide an interactive view of KL2 scholars' career trajectories and K program impacts.
Reveal trends in grant funding and publications, ongoing adjustments expected for better data collection.
Enable identification of patterns across cohorts and broader program impacts on translational science.

Abstract

Objectives/Goals: The University of Illinois Chicago’s CTSA is developing dynamic dashboards to track K awardee outcomes. Integrating data on grants, publications, and milestones, the dashboard illustrates scholars’ research journeys while highlighting the role of the K program in advancing their careers. Methods/Study Population: Since 2007, CCTS has supported over 60 KL2 scholars and affiliates. To track scholar outcomes, the evaluation program has developed Power BI dashboards that visualize scholars’ career trajectories. These dashboards draw on several sources, including publicly available data, institutional records, and FlightTracker. They highlight key career outcomes such as grant awards and peer-reviewed publications since program entry, providing an overview of scholars’ careers while illustrating how they advanced after the program. The dashboards shown continue to evolve. Our current efforts are focused on incorporating impacts from the TSBM and streamlining data collection. Results/Anticipated Results: The dashboards provide a comprehensive and interactive view of KL2 scholars’ career trajectories, illustrating how the K program contributes to research productivity and career advancement. They reveal trends in grant funding, publications, and other key career milestones over time. The dashboards enable us to more easily identify patterns across cohorts, explore individual scholar achievements, and assess broader program impact. Continued refinement of processes in collecting and displaying data, including AI-supported data collection and incorporation of TSBM outcomes, is expected to ensure a more complete picture of the translational impact of K award support. Discussion/Significance of Impact: The dashboards enhance tracking of K awardees by providing a clear, data-driven view of scholar and affiliate outcomes. They can inform program improvements and highlight broad impacts on career development and translational science. This approach may be adopted by other CTSA hubs.

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