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

描述(申请人提供)：全球经济环境已经重塑了就业市场，我们正在为生物医学博士研究生做准备。与此同时，大多数研究项目传统上都侧重于为学生进行博士后培训和在学术界就业做准备。韦恩州立大学(WSU)的博士研究生就业数据与全国趋势一致，显示只有不到25%的博士生最终获得了终身教职。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，使教职员工和学生都认识、欣赏和庆祝不同的职业机会。我们的长期目标是将这些实践制度化，使我们的学生成为科学领域的下一代创新者和领导者。我们计划的目标是让学生在学术之外从事不同的职业，并教育生物医学界，这种不同的职业被视为博士研究培训的理想和成功的结果。威斯康星州立大学研究生院正在领导这一倡议，以集中改变跨学术单位和学科的生物医学研究生教育。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，以提供有指导的实习机会，以确保不同雇主的期望与我们实习生的技能保持一致，与西澳州立大学的城市位置和城市使命保持一致。除了具体的伙伴关系，学生们还将有机会进行交叉培训，以发展各种技能，使他们能够在多学科团队中有效地工作，并在一个以城市为主题和研究重点的机构中解决复杂的问题。

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.