Evaluation of the Postdoctoral Training Program in Trauma

项目总结 对培训和指导活动的评估是任何T32培训方案的一个重要方面。 得克萨斯大学健康科学T32奖5T32-GM-008792行政副刊 中心将增加评估能力，完善整体方案。理想情况下，每个毕业的实习生 来自创伤和烧伤研究的T32培训计划将追求学术生涯 活动是在他们训练期间建立的基础上发展起来的。然而，没有一项计划享受100%的回报 对早期实习生职业生涯的投资。在目前T32的18年历史中，22人中的14人 63.6%的毕业生进入了外科或相关领域的学术生涯(另有11人仍在 培训)。这项补充资金请求将确定包括成果在内的评价框架，以及 增加评估能力，纳入新的内容，如1)评估辅导效果；2) 对临床研究等常见纳入计划要素的有效性进行评估 证书计划，博士后研究证书计划，以及负责行为的课程 研究；3)扩大对受训人员短期和长期成果的评价，使用对照小组 不是T32项目成员的住院医生和博士后。该评估项目的目标是 使用要使用的预定义和可测量的结果系统地评估T32计划的所有方面 用于改进计划，并为多个资助期的评估提供一个框架。

PROJECT SUMMARY Evaluation of training and mentoring activities is an important aspect of any T32 training program.1-2 This Administrative Supplement to the T32 award 5T32-GM-008792 at the University of Texas Health Science Center will increase evaluation capacity and improve the overall program. Ideally, every trainee that graduates from the T32 training program in trauma and burn research would pursue an academic career with scholarly activity developed from the foundation built during their training. However, no program enjoys 100% return on investment in the careers of early-stage trainees. Over the 18-year history of the current T32, 14 of 22 graduates (63.6%) have entered an academic career in surgery or related fields (an additional 11 are still in training). This request for supplementary funds will define the evaluation framework including outcomes, and increase evaluation capacity to include new elements such as 1) evaluation of mentoring effectiveness; 2) evaluation of the effectiveness of commonly included program elements such as the clinical research certificate program, the postdoctoral research certificate program, and classes in responsible conduct of research; 3) extended evaluation of short-term and long-term trainee outcomes using a comparison group of residents and postdocs who were not fellows in the T32 program. The goal of this evaluation project is to systematically evaluate all aspects of the T32 program using pre-defined and measurable outcomes to be used for program improvement and provide a framework for evaluation over multiple funding periods.