Identifying future scientists: predicting persistence into research training.
Identifying future scientists: predicting persistence into research training.
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10.1187/cbe.07-04-0020
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2007-01-01
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Keller, Jill L
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McGee, Richard;Keller, Jill L
本研究采用半结构化访谈和扎根理论，在大学本科生中寻找预测坚持到博士学位的特征。M.D.博士训练参与者在夏季本科和学士后研究计划在马约临床医学院进行了采访，在开始时，接近尾声，8-12个月后，他们的研究经验。在研究的200多个主题中，有五个特征预测了那些继续攻读博士学位的学生。M.D.博士培训或医学博士打算做研究的培训：1）好奇心发现未知，2）享受解决问题，3）高度独立，4）通过研究间接帮助他人的愿望，以及5）灵活，最低限度结构化的方法走向未来。基于网络的调查与不同的学生证实了高频率的好奇心和/或解决问题的主要原因，学生计划的研究生涯。没有证据表明男性、女性、少数民族和非少数民族学生之间存在差异。虽然这些结果与成功的科学家相比似乎是合乎逻辑的，但他们的稳定性，预测能力以及与选择临床医学的学生形成鲜明对比。这些结果为潜在生物医学科学家的选择和动机以及激励他们从事研究事业的早期经历提供了重要的见解。
This study used semistructured interviews and grounded theory to look for characteristics among college undergraduates that predicted persistence into Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. training. Participants in the summer undergraduate and postbaccalaureate research programs at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine were interviewed at the start, near the end, and 8-12 months after their research experience. Of more than 200 themes considered, five characteristics predicted those students who went on to Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. training or to M.D. training intending to do research: 1) Curiosity to discover the unknown, 2) Enjoyment of problem solving, 3) A high level of independence, 4) The desire to help others indirectly through research, and 5) A flexible, minimally structured approach to the future. Web-based surveys with different students confirmed the high frequency of curiosity and/or problem solving as the primary reason students planned research careers. No evidence was found for differences among men, women, and minority and nonminority students. Although these results seem logical compared with successful scientists, their constancy, predictive capabilities, and sharp contrast to students who chose clinical medicine were striking. These results provide important insights into selection and motivation of potential biomedical scientists and the early experiences that will motivate them toward research careers.