Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

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Trainings

Bootcamp attendees — BRIDGE trainings offer a balanced mix of presentations and group activities. This photo shows a lecture being delivered to the whole group, highlighting key concepts and encouraging thoughtful discussion.

small group meeting at a table — Here, participants collaborate around the table, sharing ideas and exploring concepts in a more intimate setting. Much of the time is dedicated to these smaller, focused discussions.

discussion at table — Participants bring their own projects to work on during small group sessions. This interactive format allows for focused feedback and collaboration, helping everyone make real progress on their research and professional goals.

What do we offer?

The BRIDGE program offers two different implementation science trainings:

The Foundational Implementation Science Bootcamp
The Advanced Implementation Methods Workshop

Both trainings are paid, multi-day, in-person workshops that prioritize interactive activities and engagement with implementation science experts. These trainings:

Are facilitated by the BRIDGE Program's team of implementation science experts, including its Acting Directors, Drs. Frank & Martinez
Include meals, light refreshments, and a Google Drive folder of resources
Allow you to get two 30-minute 1:1 virtual booster sessions with one of our BRIDGE experts for up to one year after attendance (if you attend both, you can get 4 consultations)

You have the option to take just one or to take both. The trainings are designed to complement each other, and since they occur in the same week, you can seamlessly attend the bootcamp followed by the workshop.

Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Science focuses on how evidence-based interventions can be effectively adopted and maintained in healthcare and communities. As medical professionals are increasingly required to meet performance benchmarks for evidence-based practices, and researchers must show public health impact, D&I Science can help empower clinicians and scientists to:

Enhance the relevance and impact of research careers
Interface closely with healthcare leaders and staff as partners, breaking down the research-practice divide in order to achieve the ultimate goal: to increase the public health impact of evidence-based innovation
Integrate methodologies into clinical trial designs and speed the development of evidence-based interventions that have demonstrable public health impact

Foundational Implementation Science Bootcamp

The Foundational Implementation Science Bootcamp provides a foundation on implementation science theories, models, and frameworks.

After the Foundational Implementation Science Bootcamp, attendees will be able to:

Characterize the evidence-to-practice gap in medical and health-related fields
Develop foundational knowledge of implementation science study designs and outcomes to be used when assessing the implementation of an evidence-based practice
Understand activities in pre-implementation, implementation and sustainment phases required for moving evidence into practice
Demonstrate the link between implementation science and quality improvement and how both can be used to address critical health care gaps

The next Foundational Implementation Science Bootcamp will be held from July 14 to 16, 2025 in Providence, RI.

This bootcamp is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, physical therapists, social workers, physical therapists, residents, fellows, medical students, and graduate students of all specialties in social science fields.

While many of the attendees are researchers, this bootcamp is also designed to be useful for people interested in implementation practice as well.

Day 1: Pre-implementation

8:30-9:00 am	Networking breakfast, sign-in, and brief survey
9:00-9:30 am	Welcome, introductions and orientation to the Bootcamp
9:30-10:00 am	Overview of D&I science – What can D&I do for you?
10:00-10:45 am	Small group breakouts
10:45-11:00 am	Break
11:00-11:30 am	Health equity, equitable implementation, and engaging communities in implementation science
11:30-12:15 pm	Lunch
12:15-1:15 pm	Introduction to D&I theories, models, and frameworks, and evaluating implementation
1:15-2:00 pm	Small group breakouts
2:00-2:45 pm	Implementation determinants
2:45-3:00 pm	Break
3:00-3:45 pm	Introduction to the Implementation Research Logic Model
3:45-4:30 pm	Small group breakouts
4:30-5:00 pm	Large group debrief

Day 2: Implementation

8:30-9:00 am	Networking breakfast and sign-in
9:00-9:45 am	Implementation strategies: naming, defining and specifying
9:45-10:30 am	Small group breakouts
10:30-10:45 am	Break
10:45-11:45 am	Implementation science measures, relevant to D&I TMFs
11:45-12:45 pm	Lunch
12:45-1:45 pm	Implementation mechanisms
1:45-2:45 pm	Small group breakouts
2:45-3:00 pm	Break
3:00-4:00 pm	Implementation science study designs
4:00-5:00 pm	Large group debrief

Day 3: Sustainment

8:30-9:00 am	Networking breakfast and sign-in
9:00-9:30 am	Adaptation
9:30-10:00 am	Fidelity
10:00-10:45 am	Planning for sustainability
10:45-11:30 am	Small group breakouts
11:30-11:45 am	Break
11:45-12:15 pm	Presentations
12:15-12:45 pm	Next steps and wrap-up

Advanced Implementation Methods Workshop

The Advanced Implementation Methods Workshop builds on the skills learned during Foundational Implementation Science Bootcamp. This workshop provides participants with an in-depth, hands-on opportunity to “test-drive” implementation methods.

Through an interactive, case-study-based format, expert implementation scientists will guide participants in:

Identifying barriers (factors which limit or prevent the use of a treatment or practice) and facilitators (factors which increase or support the use of a treatment or practice) to implement evidence-based practices using tools like process mapping
Engaging community partners to collaboratively prioritize barriers
Developing implementation strategies using methods such as causal pathway diagrams.
Developing materials for applying qualitative methods to implementation science research questions

This immersive experience will equip participants with practical tools and strategies to address real-world implementation challenges while fostering collaboration with leading experts and peers.

The next workshop will take place on July 17 and July 18, 2025 in Providence, RI.

If you are interested in registering for the Advanced Implementation Methods Workshop and do not have some implementation science experience or prior exposure to implementation science didactics, we strongly recommend that you also register for the Foundational Bootcamp, which will take place the same week. This will better ensure you receive the full benefit of this training.

However, you may opt to watch a 1-hour didactics overview video and read 2-3 foundational articles prior to the Advanced Implementation Methods Workshop instead. If you select this option, we will email you the required materials after you complete your order.

Day 1:

8:30-9:00 am	Networking breakfast, sign-in, and brief survey
9:00-9:30 am	Welcome, introductions
9:30-10:30 am	Reviewing key concepts in implementation science
10:30-11:00 am	Small group
11:00-11:15 am	Break
11:15-11:45 am
11:45-12:30 pm	Pre-implementation: Overview
12:30-1:15 pm	Lunch
1:15-2:30 pm	Pre-implementation: Identifying barriers and rapid qualitative analysis
2:30-3:00 pm	Small group
3:00-3:15 pm	Break
3:15-4:15 pm	Pre-implementation: Process Mapping
4:15-4:45 pm	Pre-implementation: Process Mapping continued
4:45-5:00 pm	Large group debrief

Day 2:

8:30-9:00 am	Networking breakfast and sign-in
9:00-9:45 am	Pre-implementation: Prioritizing barriers
9:45-10:15 am	Pre-implementation: Prioritizing barriers continued
10:15-10:45 am	Implementation phase: Overview
10:45-11:00 am	Break
11:00-11:30 am	Implementation strategy introduction
11:30-12:15 pm	Lunch
12:15-1:00 pm	Implementation: Strategy development and specification
1:00-1:45 pm	Small group
1:45-2:15 pm	Implementation: Practical ways to evaluate implementation strategies and outcomes
2:15-2:45 pm	Small group
2:45-3:00 pm	Break
3:00-3:45 pm	Sustainment: Introduction
3:45-4:45 pm	Small group
4:45-5:00 pm	Large group debrief

Logistics

All trainings take place in Providence, RI, in the 4th Floor Multipurpose Suite of South Street Landing, a newly redeveloped meeting space located near Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School.

All attendees will be required to submit a 1-page specific aims or description of an implementation project. You will work on this project throughout each training.

Attendees registering for both the Foundational Bootcamp and Advanced Methods Workshop need to submit only one specific aims or project description.

Breakfast will be offered for all days of the training.

Lunch will be offered for the first two days of each training (because the third day of the bootcamp is only a half day).

Note: Hotels and travel are not included in the program fee.

Hotels in the Area

Aloft

191 Dorrance St, Providence, RI 02903

(401) 252-0710

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Hampton Inn & Suites Providence Downtown

58 Weybosset St, Providence, RI 02903

(401) 608-3500

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Hotel Providence

139 Mathewson St, Providence, RI 02903

(401) 861-8000

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Hilton Providence

21 Atwells Ave, Providence, RI 02903

(401) 831-3900

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Getting to Providence

By plane

T.F. Green Airport (PVD) is located in Warwick, about 10 miles south of Providence.

InterLink, a train station accessible by skywalk from the airport terminal, is served by Amtrak and Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), and goes to Providence

Boston Logan Airport (BOS) is approximately 49 miles north of Providence.

Amtrak and the commuter rail service (MBTA) offer service between Boston South Station and Providence
Travelers can access South Station from Logan Airport using the free Silver Line Shuttle or a taxi or car service
Peter Pan Bus also operates Boston Logan Airport to Providence

Rental Cars are also available at TF Green Airport and Boston Logan Airport.

By bus

Providence is served by Peter Pan and Greyhound bus lines, which stop in downtown. From there, it's a short walk or taxi ride (less than a mile).

By train

The Providence train station is served by Amtrak Acela, which provides service between Washington, D.C. and Boston, and by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), which provides service between Boston and Providence. The station is a short walk or taxi ride away. Multiple ride-hailing services also operate in the city.

We’re excited to invite all attendees to an optional social event hosted co-sponsored by the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) and the BRIDGE Program, aimed at fostering social connections in the broader implementation community in our city.

This informal gathering is a great opportunity to connect with fellow implementation researchers and practitioners in a relaxed setting. We encourage you to invite your community partners to come to the event.

Date & Time: Wednesday, July 16 (4pm - 6pm ET)
Location: Narragansett Brewery (271 Tockwotton St, Providence, RI)

Please note that attendees will be responsible for the cost of their own beverages.

None of the presenters have any conflicts of interest to disclose.

We will offer three pricing tiers per training:

All students or trainees/postdocs: $1500 ($3000 for both trainings)*
Brown or Brown-affiliated faculty, professional, or research support staff: $2500 ($5000 for both trainings)
External faculty or non-students: $3500 ($7000 for both)

This fee will include the training, access to resources, meals, and two consultations (or four if you sign up for both trainings). Parking is not included in the registration fee.

*You are eligible for the student/trainee rate if:
1. You are currently engaged in an academic program of study working toward a terminal degree (undergraduate or graduate); or
2. You finished your terminal degree (PhD, MD, RN) and are currently engaged in a training program at an academic and/or medical institution (post-doctoral fellow, resident)

Questions? contact us here

Testimonials

“ The entire BRIDGE team is so engaging and passionate. It was a lot of material but I felt like I was fully invested because this team loves what they do. Thank you for bringing that positive energy into the learning space. ”

July 2024 attendee

“ I loved the small group work and opportunities to brainstorm with peers and experts. ”

March 2025 Attendee

“ Hannah made an effort to help me brainstorm around some specific details of my project. Often, these types of educational sessions end up being too broad, but she made the concepts feel very personalized and relevant to my work. I felt I was able to put the general knowledge I gained about models and theory into practice. ”

March 2025 Attendee