Integrated Graduate Training Program in Neuroscience, UTHSCSA

UTHSCSA神经科学综合研究生课程提供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。该培训计划从UTHSCSA综合生物医学研究生项目(IBMS)的神经科学项目指导教师中挑选30名培训人员，为来自基础生物科学(包括生物、生物化学、化学、分子生物学、心理学和神经科学)的不同背景的学生提供针对个人需求和兴趣的学习课程。教育工作者和研究人员的互动和合作社区创造了一个具有挑战性和支持性的环境，在这个环境中，我们的学生可以发展成为成功的神经科学家。课程目标是为我们的学生提供：i)为他们提供广泛的神经科学基本概念基础的课程；ii)进行高质量神经科学研究所需的技能和知识；iii)道德行为和负责任的行为方面的培训，以及为他们作为独立神经科学家的成功职业生涯做准备的专业技能。一套服务于这些目标的8个学生学习目标构成了计划评估和监控系统的基础，该系统为我们计划的持续发展提供信息，包括对课程、专业发展和丰富活动以及计划的其他要素的更改、补充和改进。我们的学生的进步受到强有力的行政和组织结构以及经验丰富的项目领导的推动和监督。学生进入国际工商管理学院，并在第一年得到研究生院的全力支持。在第一学期，他们学习了一门普通的生物医学课程，并进行实验室轮换。他们加入一个实验室，并在春季学期开始神经科学课程。T32培训基金资助的学生将在第一个暑期结束时被选中，并在第二年的学习中得到支持，在此期间，他们完成神经科学的核心课程，进行神经科学的临床实践，开发他们的研究项目，并在完成第二年的资格考试之前从事几项丰富和专业发展活动。在支持的第二年，学生提交他们的论文提案和个人奖学金申请。我们校园中的其他高级阶段的T32可能会支持在相关领域工作的量化宽松后神经科学专业的学生，同时他们可以在奖学金提交和修订过程中导航。我们的项目取得了成功，留校率和毕业率接近90%，基本上100%完成学位的学生都进入了研究密集型或与研究相关的职位。我们也有很好的历史，在保持国家竞争力的同时，成功地培训了来自代表性不足人口的学生。这笔培训资金的更新将继续推动我们项目的增长和发展，并增强我们培训学生迎接未来挑战的能力。

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.