Integrated Graduate Training Program in Neuroscience, UTHSCSA

UTHSCSA的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。从UTHSCSA综合生物医学科学研究生课程（IBMS）神经科学项目的指导教师中抽出30名培训教师，该培训计划为来自不同基础生物科学背景的学生提供量身定制的学习课程和兴趣，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作社区创造了一个具有挑战性但支持性的环境，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。项目目标是为学生提供：1)为他们提供神经科学基本概念的广泛基础课程；II)进行高质量神经科学研究所需的技能和知识；III)道德行为和负责任行为的培训，以及为他们作为独立神经科学家的成功职业生涯做好准备的专业技能。服务于这些目标的一套8个学生学习目标构成了项目评估和监控系统的基础，该系统通知我们项目的持续发展，包括课程的变化，增加和改进，专业发展和丰富活动，以及项目的其他元素。我们的学生的进步是由一个强大的行政和组织结构，和经验丰富的项目领导促进和监督。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，他们将学习一门普通的生物医学科学课程，并进行实验室轮转。他们加入一个实验室，在春季学期开始学习神经科学课程。获得T32培训资助的学生将在第一个夏季结束时被选中，并在第二年的学习中获得资助，在此期间，他们将完成核心神经科学课程，进行神经科学临床实习，开展研究项目，并在第二年末完成资格考试之前参与一些丰富和专业发展活动。在第二年的支持下，学生提出他们的论文提案，并提交个人奖学金申请。在我们校园的其他高级阶段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。我们的项目很成功，有近90%的保留率和完成率，基本上100%的学生完成学位后继续从事研究密集型或与研究相关的工作。我们在培养来自弱势群体的学生，同时保持国家竞争力方面也有很好的经验。这项培训补助金的续期将继续促进我们项目的增长和发展，并增强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.