Implementation Science Institute

About the Implementation Science Institute

Implementation science has emerged as a discipline to bridge the research-to-practice gap. Implementation research is the scientific study of methods to improve the adoption, implementation, and sustainment of evidence-based practices in health services settings. 

The Implementation Science Institute (ISI) aims to provide participants with the tools to design and execute rigorous implementation science research. The Institute will give an introduction to the foundations of implementation science (i.e., terminology, conceptual models and frameworks, study design). Participants will also receive an overview of advanced topics including implementation strategies and sustainability and a reading list of seminal papers in implementation science. The course directors will cover tips for grant writing, skill development and time will be spent writing specific aims for Implementation Science grants. We will also explicitly describe how principles of implementation science can be applied to practical implementation efforts. 

Institute Details

Institute Dates: Tuesday, June 24 - Friday, June 27, 2025, 12:00PM-5:00PM EST (virtually) 

Registration: Open until May 16th

Institute Topics: 2025 ISI Session Topics

Attendance and Credit Options

• Daily rate (no credit) 

• Full Institute (no credit) 

• Full Institute (1.0 CU - IMP 6050, including summer independent study following ISI) 

Institute Costs

• Daily rate -- no credit: $500

• Full Institute -- no credit: $1800

• Full Institute -- 1.0 CU (with summer independent study following ISI): TBD

Limited scholarships will be available for affiliates of the University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC). Scholarships can be applied for here.

Questions? 

Further details about the application process, scholarships, and the deadlines will be available soon. Please contact ISInstitute@pennmedicine.upenn.edu with any questions about the Institute.