Training and Career Development Network developed by the IOC Research Centres
International training and career development network for prevention of injury and protection of athlete health
The Training and Career Development Network, developed by the International Olympic Committee Research Centres, recognizes the importance of engaging trainees and early career researchers across all initiatives and specific trainee and early career-focused initiatives. Hence, it is our mutual ambition to establish a trainee and early career researcher network. Research trainees may include postdoctoral scholars, graduate students (Masters or Doctoral), undergraduate research students, medical or other clinical students, or clinical fellows who are pursuing research training aligned with the IOC Research Centres for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health.
The Training and Career Development Network consists of four components:
- trainee-led seminars
- a mentorship program
- international trainee exchanges
- research methods training
The goal of this network is to support quality trainee and early career investigator initiatives in alignment with the goals of the IOC Research Centres. Through collaborations across the 11 International Olympic Committee Research Centres, the International Olympic Committee promotes injury and disease prevention, and the improvement of physical health of the athlete.
International Olympic Committee Research Centres
- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine (LASEM) Research Centre - Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS), Australia
- Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre (SIPRC) - University of Calgary, Canada
- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen (ISMC) and Sports Orthopaedic Research Centre - Copenhagen (SORC-C) - Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
- French-Speaking Research Network for Athlete Health Protection & Performance (ReFORM) - National Institute of Sport, Expertise & Performance (INSEP), France; University and University Hospital of Liège, Belgium; Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopaedics, Sport Medicine & Science (LIROMS); National Sport Institute of Quebec, Canada; Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland
- Yonsei Institute of Sports Science & Exercise Medicine (YISSEM) - Yonsei University, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, Sol Hospital and Korea National Sport University, Republic of Korea
- Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports (ACHSS) - Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Netherlands
- Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) - Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway
- Aspetar Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital - Qatar
- Sport, Exercise Medicine & Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI) - University of Pretoria, Stellenbosch University & South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
- UK Collaboration Centre on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport (UKCCIIS) - University of Edinburgh and University of Bath, Great Britain
- United States Coalition for the Prevention of Illness & Injury in Sport - US Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI) and The University of Utah, USA