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2. The Neuroscience Training Program
3. Research Strengths
Neuroscience Training Program 4. Neuroscience Training Program Organization and Governance Administered through Medical School In addition to NIH grant, support fromMedical and Graduate Schools Chair, administrative staff, steering committee (10 faculty, 2 students) Other standing committees: - student advisory, admissions and recruitment,minority affairs, ethics, seminar topics(5-6 faculty, 1 student rep.) 5. Neuroscience Training Program Student Training Introduction to the Program (Student advisory committee, chalk talks, social events) Complete 3 laboratory rotationsComplete introductory neuroscience courses (cellular, molecular & systems neuroscience) Choose thesis advisor and thesis committee Complete Professional Development seminar during first year Neuroscience seminar and subgroups Ethics seminar (all first, third year and training grant students) Advanced coursework (1 systems, 1 cell/mol., statistics) One semester of teaching 6. Neuroscience Training Program Student Training-cont. Major Benchmarks Preliminary examination - Outside area paper - Thesis proposal Dissertation (written and oral defense) Evaluation of Progress Thesis committee meets with student once/semester pre-dissertator status, once/year post-dissertator status. 7. Neuroscience Training Program CID Leadership Committee Vaishali Bakshi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Mary Behan, Ph.D. Professor of Comparative Biosciences Cindy Czajkowski, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physiology Timothy Gomez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Anatomy Stephen Johnson, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Comparative Biosciences Ron Kalil, Ph.D. Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Ann E. Kelley, Ph.D . Professor of Psychiatry Robert Pearce, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Anesthesiology STUDENTS: Jason Berndt (4th year) Erin Hanlon(4th year) Rebekah Jakel (3rd year, MD/PhD program) Aaron Nelson (2nd year) Terri Schochet (5th year) FACULTY: EX OFFICIO: Heather Daniels 8. Neuroscience Training Program Key Ideas
Additional areas of discussion for future consideration: Improve retention of women in academic tracks Improve under-represented minority recruitingand enrollment 9. Neuroscience Training Program Mission and Philosophy What is the mission of the Neuroscience Training Program?Does the faculty have a shared idea of the mission and goals of the Neuroscience Training Program (or not)? Of a typical, ideally prepared student? Define intellectual, experimental, and communication skills that Program faculty expect students to achieve.Is there a coherent concept of core expectations for a typical student finishing the Program? How does this view match with the students view of his/her expectations? What particular aspects of training makes a successful scientist? Evaluate key elements in multiple areas (curriculum, research, teaching, etc). 10. Neuroscience Training Program Mission and Philosophy-cont. Given a common notion of core expectations, are benchmarks clearly defined and met - are there effective ways for evaluating progress? Are there processes/opportunities for faculty modeling,e.g. faculty-faculty interactions, effective criticism, grant writing, etc. (transparency) 11. Neuroscience Training Program Mentoring and the Student-Mentor Relationship Evaluation and selection of faculty mentors Can we clearly define or describe characteristics of effective mentoring? Is there an ideal blueprint and can it communicated effectively? What is the contribution of the mentor to the instantiation of habits of mind and scientific reasoning? Is communication of faculty expectations and goals to the student effective? Improve/enhance peer mentoring new initiatives 12. Neuroscience Training Program Career Development and Educational Initiatives
13. Neuroscience Training Program Current and Future Plans Organization over next semester of mini meetings for discussion of CID key ideas Consider new professional development seminar for senior students Consider detailed questionnaire for students, faculty and alumni Develop and launch innovative training opportunities (e.g. M.S. in science journalism)