Wayne State University - Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST)

描述（由申请人提供）：全球经济气候已经重塑了就业市场，我们正在为生物医学博士生做准备。与此同时，大多数研究项目传统上都侧重于为学生的博士后培训和学术生涯做准备。韦恩州立大学（WSU）的博士毕业生安置数据与全国趋势相吻合，显示不到25%的博士生最终获得终身教职。我们认识到这一差距，促使我们设计了一项创新计划，其具体目的是改变我们的生物医学博士培训，使教师和学生都认识、欣赏和庆祝多样化的职业机会。我们的长期目标是使这些实践制度化，使我们的学生成为下一代科学领域的创新者和领导者。我们计划的预期结果是将学生置于学术界之外的多样化职业中，并教育生物医学界，这种多样化的职业被视为博士研究培训的理想和成功的结果。华盛顿州立大学研究生院正在领导这一倡议，将生物医学研究生教育集中在学术单位和学科之间。学员将为充满活力和不断变化的就业市场做好准备，以满足21世纪经济的需求。这些技能组合将与当地雇主合作开发，提供指导实习，以确保不同雇主的期望与学员的技能保持一致，与华盛顿州立大学的城市位置和城市使命保持一致。除了具体的合作关系外，学生还将有机会进行交叉培训，发展各种技能，使他们能够在多学科团队中有效地工作，并在以城市为主题和研究重点的机构中解决复杂问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The global economic climate has reshaped the job markets for which we are preparing biomedical doctoral students. At the same time, most research programs have traditionally focused on preparing students for postdoctoral training and careers in academia. Wayne State University (WSU) doctoral graduate placement data parallels the national trend, which shows that less than 25% of PhD students ultimately obtain tenure-track faculty positions. Our recognition of this gap has motivated us to design an innovative initiative whose specific purpose is to transform our biomedical doctoral training such that both faculty and students recognize, appreciate and celebrate diverse career opportunities. The long-range goal is to institutionalize these practices so that our students become the next generation of innovators and leaders in science. The intended outcome of our program is to place students in diverse careers in addition to academia, and to educate the biomedical community that such diverse careers are viewed as desirable and successful outcomes of doctoral research training. WSU's Graduate School is leading this initiative to transform biomedical graduate education centrally across academic units and disciplines. Trainees will be prepared for a dynamic and evolving job market to meet the needs of the 21st century economy. These skill sets will be developed in partnership with local employers to provide mentored internships to ensure alignment between the expectations of diverse employers and the skills of our trainees, in keeping with WSU's urban location and urban mission. In addition to specific partnerships, students will have the opportunity for cross-training to develop a variety of skills allowing them to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and to solve complex problems in an institution with urban motifs and research emphasis.