Fig. 1

Involvement in the Collaboration of Practitioners and Researchers Seminar Series increases students’ understanding of the scientific process and translational research. Survey participants were asked to indicate the degree to which they agreed or disagreed with a series of statements examining their self-perceived understanding of the scientific process (a), barriers to translational research (b). Participants were then asked to rank their self-perceived understanding of translational research (c) and likelihood of pursuing a career involving translational research (d) on a 10-point Likert-like scale before and after involvement with the Collaboration of Practitioners and Researchers Seminar Series. Participants were also asked to indicate their agreement with a series of statements exploring whether there are sufficient existing opportunities to interact with colleagues from the other program (e) or whether the seminars represented a new opportunity for collaboration (f). **p < 0.01 by Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test with Pratt’s correction