MSU BEST: Integrated Biomedical Training for Multiple Career Options

简介（申请人提供）：作为美国大学协会和赠地与公立大学协会的成员，研究生教育和培训是密歇根州立大学（MSU）的使命。我们对所有生物医学科学学员的目标是，他们不仅在自己的学科中具有很高的技能，而且要灵活，并为面对不断变化的生物医学工作场所做好充分准备。NIH BEST机制提供了一个宝贵的机会，使我们的专业研究生/博士后培训计划正规化和改进，对所有相关方都有好处：研究生，博士后研究员，教师，

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): As a member of the Association of American Universities and the Association of Land-grant and Public Universities, graduate education and training are missions of Michigan State University (MSU). Our goal for all trainees in biomedical science is that they are not only highly skilled in their discipline, but flexible and well prepare to thrive in face an ever-changing biomedical workplace. The NIH BEST mechanism affords a valuable opportunity to formalize and improve our professional graduate/postdoctoral training programs, with benefits for all parties involved: graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, the university and science. It is imperative that those who that are trained are better prepared for the opportunities that are real in today's world. MSU BEST will integrate key components that are new to MSU [formal IDP, professional externships, Spheres of Success (SoS) workshops, team building, communication] and leverage existing resources and programs that support training in transferrable skills (Career Success; Wellness) and parallel mentoring]. The highly engaged BEST scholar will participate in these key components. We propose a comparison of outcomes between highly engaged BEST Scholars (test group) and trainees not engaged in BEST (control group) to determine if our input has causes discernable changes. We propose use of strong interventions such that outcomes are measurable and comparable, and our measures include both summative and formative outcomes. Our ultimate goal is that the practices employed by the MSU BEST program become accepted and integrated into all biomedical training programs such that training for and consideration of non-academic careers becomes natural, seamless and accepted.