Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Bootcamps & Advanced Workshops

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Bootcamps & Advanced Workshops

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During the Foundational Implementation Science Bootcamp, 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.

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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.

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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.

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During the Foundational Implementation Science Bootcamp, participants bring their own projects and receive ongoing feedback from implementation science experts and peers. Through this project-based approach, attendees apply implementation science concepts to real-world challenges, refine their ideas throughout the training, and present their projects at the conclusion of the program.

Participants collaborate on a process mapping activity during the Advanced Implementation Methods Workshop to identify implementation challenges and opportunities for improvement.
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Participants of the Advanced Implementation Methods Workshop apply implementation methods to real-world challenges through interactive activities, collaborative problem-solving, and process mapping exercises.

What do we offer?

The BRIDGE Program offers two immersive implementation science trainings designed to help participants build skills, strengthen projects, and increase the real-world impact of evidence-based innovations:

 

🌱 Foundational Implementation Science Bootcamp

Bring an Idea. Leave with a Stronger Project.

Learn implementation science fundamentals while developing a project that matters to you.

 

🔧 Advanced Implementation Methods Workshop (AIMS)

Ready to do The Thing? 

Take a deep dive into implementation science methods and learn how to design, tailor, and execute implementation approaches for real-world challenges.

 

Both trainings are multi-day, in-person workshops that emphasize hands-on learning, collaboration, and engagement with implementation science experts.

Participants receive:

  • Interactive, expert-led instruction from the BRIDGE team
  • Collaborative small-group learning and problem-solving opportunities
  • Meals, light refreshments, and access to a resource library
  • Two 30-minute virtual booster sessions with a BRIDGE implementation science expert following each training (attend both trainings and receive up to four consultations), for up to one year. 

Upcoming Implementation Science Trainings

Our next Foundational Implementation Science Bootcamp is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, February 24 - Friday, February 26, 2027. 

 

Subscribe to the BRIDGE Newsletter to remain updated when registration opens!

 

  • Students/trainees/research staff: Proof of student/trainee/research staff status (e.g., transcripts, letter from department chair, employment letter) must be provided to the BRIDGE Program as soon as possible. Please send this information to implementationscience@brown.edu.

     

  • All participants: Payment arrangements, including invoicing and using departmental fund instructions, are located in the Logistics section (please scroll to the section below).

 

Foundational Implementation Science Bootcamp

Bring an Idea. Leave with a Stronger Project. 🌱

Next Bootcamp: Late February 2027 | Providence, RI 

 

Learn implementation science while developing a project that matters to you.

Through expert guidance, peer feedback, and hands-on learning, participants build practical implementation science skills while applying concepts directly to their own work. Whether you're new to implementation science or looking to strengthen your foundation, the Bootcamp provides an engaging and accessible introduction to the field.

 

After the Bootcamp, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the gap between research evidence and routine practice in healthcare.
  • Understand core implementation science theories, models, frameworks, and outcomes.
  • Recognize key activities across pre-implementation, implementation, and sustainment phases.
  • Apply implementation science concepts to real-world projects and challenges.

  • Describe how implementation science and quality improvement can work together to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes.

     

What Makes This Training Different?

  • Interactive workshops and small-group discussions
  • Opportunities to develop and refine your own project
  • Personalized feedback from implementation science experts
  • Networking and collaboration with peers from diverse disciplines

  • Practical tools and resources you can use immediately

     

Subscribe to the BRIDGE Newsletter to remain updated when registration opens!

Advanced Implementation Methods Workshop

Ready to do The Thing? 🔧

You've learned the concepts. Now learn how to apply them.

 

The Advanced Implementation Methods Workshop (AIMS) is an immersive, hands-on training that takes a deep dive into the methods of implementation science. Through interactive exercises, case-based learning, and collaborative problem-solving, participants learn how to identify implementation challenges, design implementation strategies, and develop actionable plans for change.

Participants gain practical experience using implementation science methods - including process mapping, barrier and facilitator assessment, causal pathway diagrams, stakeholder engagement approaches, and qualitative methods - to address real-world implementation challenges.

Leave with practical tools, actionable strategies, and a stronger plan for impact.

 

What Makes AIMS Different?

Many implementation science trainings focus on understanding theories, models, and frameworks.

AIMS focuses on using implementation methods.

  • Provides hands-on experience with implementation methods and tools
  • Uses interactive, case-based exercises rather than lecture-heavy instruction
  • Encourages collaboration and problem-solving with peers and implementation science experts
  • Helps participants translate implementation concepts into actionable plans
  • Focuses on practical skills that can be applied immediately to research, clinical, public health, healthcare system, and community-based initiatives

 

Who Should Participate in AIMS?

AIMS is designed for individuals who have some familiarity with implementation science and are ready to deepen their methodological skills.

This training may be particularly valuable for:

  • Researchers
  • Clinicians
  • Healthcare leaders
  • Quality improvement professionals
  • Program managers
  • Public health practitioners
  • Community partners
  • Trainees seeking deeper implementation science methods expertise
AIMS is for people who find themselves asking:

How do I actually do this?

How do I identify implementation barriers and facilitators?

How do I select implementation strategies?

How do I engage stakeholders effectively?

How do I design an implementation plan?

How do I apply implementation methods to my own project?

 
If the Bootcamp helps participants understand implementation science, AIMS helps participants practice implementation science.

 

Subscribe to the BRIDGE Newsletter to remain updated on the next AIMS training! 

 

Logistics

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

“ [Dr. Frank] 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

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