Educating the educator in clinical and translational research

The invited authors of these papers provide an overview of the principles of pedagogy, best practices to frame educational initiatives and goals to achieve competency, and best practices for approaching specific types of learners and learning environments. Following an internal review process, the group selected five evidenced-based reviews and special communications that describe best practices for: (1) the use of gamification in CTS education; (2) the use of storytelling to communicate CTS to a broad audience of learners; (3) the use of online learning/instructional technology techniques to advance learning; (4) addressing and diversifying the CTS pipeline; and (5) education focused on dissemination and implementation science. [...]we would like to thank all the authors who rose to the challenge of contributing to this issue and thank the editorial staff of JCTS for their assistance.