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Doris M. Rubio, PhD

  • Director, Institute for Clinical Research Education
  • Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Advancement and Engagement, Health Sciences
  • Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, Nursing, and Clinical and Translational Science
  • Director, KL2 Clinical Research Scholars Program
  • Director, Pre-Doctoral Clinical and Translational Science Fellowship (TL1)

Dr. Doris Rubio is Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, Nursing, and Clinical & Translational Science. She is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research Education and Training, Health Sciences and directs the Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE). The ICRE has seven degree programs and 15 career development programs for clinical and translational science researchers and medical educators. The ICRE is also home to the KL2, TL1, Workforce Development, and Team Science for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Among other honors, Dr. Rubio has received the Educator of the Year Award from the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) in 2016. She was also awarded the Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award in 2021 given her work on strengthening the workforce both locally and nationally.

Education & Training

  • BS, Florida Atlantic University, 1988
  • MS, Florida International University, 1991
  • PhD, Washington University, 1996

Representative Publications

Rubio DM, Schoenbaum EE, Lee LS, Schteingart DE, Marantz PR, Anderson KE, Platt LD, Baez A, Esposito K. Defining traslational research: Implications for training. Acad Med. 2010; 85(3): 470–475. 

Rubio DM, Robinson GF, Gilliam VA, Primack BA, Switzer GE, Seltzer DL, Kapoor WN. Characterization of investigators’ approach to translational research: A qualitative study. Clin Transl Sci. 2014; 7(6): 441–446. 

Corbelli J, Bonnema R, Rubio DM, Comer D, McNeil M. An effective multimodal curriculum to teach internal medicine housestaff evidence-based breast health. J Grad Med Educ. 2014; 6(4): 721–725. 

Proulx CN, Rubio DM, Norman MK, Mayowski CA. Shut Up & Write!® builds writing self-efficacy and self-regulation in early-career researchers. J Clin Transl Sci. 2023; 7(1): e141.

Mayowski C, Meagher EA, Althouse AD, Patino-Sutton C, Thakar MS, Welch JL, Rubio DM, White GE. Continued impact of COVID-19 pandemic on clinical and translational science early-career researchers. J Clin Transl Sci. 2023; 7(1):e7.

Click here for a more complete bibliography of Dr. Rubio’s works.

Research Interests

  • Career development
  • Mentoring
  • Leadership training