The ORBIT Institute
The NIH-funded short course, ORBIT Institute: Developing Behavioral Treatments to Improve Health. This program is funded by the National Cancer Institute 5R25CA455065-04. As of August 31, 2026, four cohorts (~25 Fellows per cohort) have participated and completed the ORBIT Institute training in behavioral intervention development for cancer prevention/treatment and related health behaviors.
Program Requirements
The ORBIT Institute held an in-person meeting with ORBIT Faculty and Fellows. The application deadline for the last cohort has closed and the award will end on August 31, 2026. The ORBIT Institute consisted of pre-course activities and assigned readings, an in-person workshop, followed by a series of bi-weekly webinars (via Zoom), individual consultation with one ORBIT Core Faculty member, and program evaluation activities.
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The goals of the ORBIT Institute are:
- To increase the skills of Fellows in a phased approach, with associated innovative methods and designs for T1 translation of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (BSSR) to improve health.
- To conduct an ongoing evaluation of the success of the skills development course based upon three basic metrics:
(a) perceived value
(b) the reach of the course based upon website hits, number of applications, and train the trainer activities
(c) the impact of the course on the career trajectories of the Fellows (publications, grants) - To conduct ongoing curriculum development and refinement, as well as dissemination via technology, based upon results of quantitative and qualitative evaluations and new methodologies emerging over the grant period.
