MSU BEST: Integrated Biomedical Training for Multiple Career Options

描述（由申请人提供）：作为美国大学协会和赠地和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，他们不仅在各自的学科中具有高度技能，而且灵活，并为在不断变化的生物医学工作场所中茁壮成长做好准备。美国国立卫生研究院最佳机制提供了一个宝贵的机会，正式和改善我们的专业研究生/博士后培训计划，与利益的所有参与方：研究生，博士后研究员，教师， 大学和科学。当务之急是，那些受过培训的人要为当今世界真实的机会做好更好的准备。MSU BEST将整合MSU新的关键组成部分[正式IDP，专业实习，成功领域（SoS）研讨会，团队建设，沟通]，并利用现有资源和计划，支持可转移技能（职业成功;健康）和平行指导的培训。高度参与的最佳学者将参与这些关键组成部分。我们提出了一个高度参与的最佳学者（测试组）和学员之间的结果进行比较，没有从事最佳（对照组），以确定我们的输入是否有原因明显的变化。我们建议使用强有力的干预措施，使成果是可衡量的和可比的，我们的措施包括总结性和形成性成果。我们的最终目标是，由MSU BEST计划所采用的做法被接受并融入所有生物医学培训计划，使培训和非学术职业的考虑变得自然，无缝和接受。

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.