Virginia Commonwealth University IRACDA

生物医学研究的未来取决于训练有素的科学家的多样化，他们有能力 调查21世纪世纪的优先健康问题。此外，还要培养一支 热情，雄心勃勃，有创造力的教育工作者谁有能力激励他们的学生追求职业生涯 在研究中。由于博士后培训通常侧重于研究，未来的教育工作者面临的挑战是， 发展必要的教学技能和研究组合，以竞争教师职位。 弗吉尼亚联邦大学（VCU）IRACDA计划旨在解决这些问题， 两大目标。首先是通过职业发展为博士后研究员的教师职位做准备， 前沿研究和教育学。VCU IRACDA学者在以下指导下进行研究： 经验丰富的导师，并参加动手指导教学在我们的合作伙伴之一，历史上黑色 弗吉尼亚联合大学（VUU）和弗吉尼亚州立大学（VSU）。VCU的第二个目标 IRACDA旨在加强VCU与我们的合作机构之间的教学和研究合作， 扩大课程，为学生和教师提供研究机会。这些目标将是 通过以下具体目标实现：（1）确定至少10名合格的申请人，并每年招聘 2名优秀博士后到VCU IRACDA 3年计划;（2）提供VCU IRACDA博士后 在研究和教学方面有深入职业发展的研究员;及（3）加强 通过在当前研究趋势和方法方面具有坚实基础的课程， 并增加合作机构的教师和VCU教师之间的合作。

The future of biomedical research depends on a diverse pool of well-trained scientists who are equipped to investigate the priority health issues of the 21st century. In addition, it is necessary to nurture a cadre of enthusiastic, ambitious, and creative educators who have the capacity to inspire their students to pursue careers in research. Because postdoctoral training typically focuses on research, future educators face the challenge of developing both the teaching skills and the research portfolio necessary to be competitive for faculty positions. The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) IRACDA program is designed to address these issues and has two major goals. The first is to prepare postdoctoral fellows for faculty positions through career development in both cutting edge research and pedagogy. VCU IRACDA scholars perform research under the guidance of experienced mentors and participate in hands-on mentored teaching at one of our partner historically black universities, Virginia Union University (VUU) and Virginia State University (VSU). The second goal of VCU IRACDA is to enhance teaching and research collaborations between VCU and our partner institutions, by expanding the curriculum and providing research opportunities for students and faculty. These goals will be accomplished through the following specific aims: (1) Identify at least 10 qualified applicants and annually recruit 2 outstanding postdoctoral fellows to the 3-year VCU IRACDA program; (2) Provide VCU IRACDA postdoctoral fellows with intensive career development in research and teaching; and (3) Enhance the curricular offerings at the partner institutions through courses with a strong foundation in current research trends and methodologies, and increase collaborations between faculty at the partner institutions and VCU faculty members.