Integrated Graduate Training Program in Neuroscience, UTHSCSA

UTHSCSA的神经科学综合研究生课程提供了一系列神经科学研究领域和方法的培训，从分子，细胞和神经化学到系统，行为和临床神经科学。与30培训教师从指导教师在UTHSCSA的综合生物医学科学研究生课程（IBMS）内的神经科学计划绘制，这个培训计划提供了一个学习课程，适合学生的个人需求和兴趣谁来到我们从各种背景的基础生物科学，包括生物学，生物化学，化学，分子生物学，心理学和神经科学。教育工作者和研究人员的互动和合议社区创造了一个具有挑战性但支持性的环境，使我们的学生能够发展成为成功的神经科学家。计划目标是为我们的学生提供：一）课程，使他们在神经科学的基本概念的广泛基础;二）进行高质量的神经科学研究所需的技能和知识;和三）道德行为和负责任的行为，以及专业技能的培训，这将为他们作为独立的神经科学家的成功职业生涯做好准备。一套8学生学习目标，服务这些目标形成了一个程序的评估和监测系统，通知我们的程序，包括变化，增加和改进课程，专业发展和丰富的活动，以及程序的其他元素的持续发展的基础。我们的学生的进步是由一个强大的行政和组织结构，经验丰富的程序领导促进和监测。学生进入IBMS，并在第一年得到研究生院的全力支持。在第一学期，他们采取共同的生物医学科学课程，并进行实验室轮换。他们加入一个实验室，开始在春季学期的神经科学课程。由这个T32培训补助金支持的学生在第一个夏天结束时被选中，在他们的第二年学习期间得到支持，在此期间，他们完成核心神经科学课程，进行神经科学临床实习，开发他们的研究项目，并在完成资格考试之前从事几项丰富和专业发展活动。在支持后的一年，学生提出他们的论文提案，并提交个人奖学金申请。我们校园内的其他高级阶段t32可以支持在相关领域工作的QE后神经科学学生，同时他们浏览奖学金提交和修订过程。我们的计划是成功的，有近90%的保留和完成率，谁完成了他们的学位的学生基本上100%进行研究密集型或研究相关的职位。我们也有一个成功的成果培训学生从代表性不足的人口，同时保持国家竞争力的强大历史。这笔培训补助金的更新资金将继续我们计划的增长和发展，并提高我们培养学生应对未来挑战的能力。

The Integrated Graduate Program in Neuroscience at UTHSCSA provides training in a range of neuroscientific research areas and approaches, from molecular, cellular, and neurochemical to systems, behavioral and clinical neuroscience. With 30 training faculty drawn from the mentoring faculty in the Neuroscience Program within the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (IBMS) at UTHSCSA, this Training Program offers a course of study tailored to the individual needs and interests of students who come to us from a variety of backgrounds in the basic biological sciences, including biology, biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biology, psychology and neuroscience. An interactive and collegial community of educators and researchers creates a challenging yet supportive environment within which our students can develop into successful neuroscientists. Program Goals are to provide our students: I) a curriculum that gives them a broad foundation of fundamental concepts in Neuroscience; II) skills and knowledge necessary to conduct high-quality Neuroscience research; and III) training in ethical behavior and responsible conduct, and professional skills that will prepare them for successful careers as independent neuroscientists. A set of 8 Student Learning Objectives that service these goals form the basis for a program evaluation and monitoring system that informs ongoing evolution of our program, including changes, additions and improvements to curriculum, professional development and enrichment activities, and other elements of the program. The progress of our students is facilitated and monitored by a robust administrative and organizational structure, and experienced program leadership. Students enter the IBMS, and are fully supported by the graduate school during their first year. In the first semester they take a common biomedical sciences course and conduct lab rotations. They join a lab and begin the Neuroscience curriculum in the spring semester. The students to be supported by this T32 training grant are selected at the end of the first summer, to be supported during their second year of study, during which they complete the core Neuroscience course curriculum, conduct a Clinical Practicum in Neuroscience, develop their research project, and engage in several enrichment and professional development activities before completing the Qualifying Exam at the end of year 2. In the year following support, students present their dissertation proposal and submit individual fellowship applications. Other advanced-stage T32s on our campus may support post-QE Neuroscience students working in relevant areas while they navigate the fellowship submission and revision process. Our program has been successful, with a nearly 90% retention and completion rate, and essentially 100% of students who completed their degree proceeded to research-intensive or research-related positions. We also have a strong history of successful outcomes training students from under-represented populations, while maintaining national competitiveness. Renewed funding of this training grant will continue the growth and development of our program, and enhance our ability to train our students for the challenges of the future.