GREAT Group 2006 Annual Meeting

"Redefining Research Training"

October 6-9, 2006
Tucson, AZ

Agenda (PDF, 26 pages)

Friday, October 6

Welcome Reception and Poster Session

Saturday, October 7

Opening Remarks (PDF, 7 pages) - Trevor M. Penning, Ph.D.

Session I - The Evolving Goals of Research Training in the 21st Century

References

• NRC Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century (PDF, 52 pages) - Gail H. Cassell, Ph.D.
• Training for Biomedical Breakthroughs: The View from NIMH (PDF, 19 pages) - Thomas R. Insel, M.D.
• The Evolving Goals of Research Training in the 21st Century: Impact on The Pharmaceutical Industry (PDF, 26 pages) - Gregory Kopf, Ph.D.

Session II - Preparing Young Scientists to Work at the New Interfaces

References

• Nanomedicine Science and Technology: An NCI/NSF IGERT Program - (PDF, 29 pages) Srinivas Sridhar, Ph.D.
• Emergence of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Graduate Programs - (PDF, 30 pages) Charles J. Craik, Ph.D.
• Preparing Scientists to Work at the New Interfaces: Clinical Research Training & Career Development at Mayo Clinic (PDF, 41 pages) Sherine E. Gabriel, M.D.

Session III - Optimizing Biomedical Education and Training I

References

• Successes and Failures of Umbrella Programs (PDF, 6 pages) - John H. Russell, Ph.D.
• Graduate Training in the UK (PDF, 18 pages) - Elizabeth Ellis, Ph.D.
• NIGMS Predoctoral Training Grant Programs (PDF, 16 pages) - John Novell, Ph.D.; Presented by Bert Shapiro, Ph.D.
• HHMI Initiatives to Enhance Graduate Biomedical Education (PDF, 16 pages) - William Galey, Ph.D.

Session IV - Breakouts: Optimizing Biomedical Education and Training II

Summary Report (PDF, 18 pages)

• Biomedical PhD Curriculum - Core Content (PDF, 9 pages)
• Biomedical PhD Curriculum - Structure, Style, and Sequence (PDF, 5 pages)
• Biomedical PhD Curriculum - Training Experiences (PDF, 12 pages)
• Training in Translational and Clinical Research (PDF, 6 pages)
• Training the Trainers

Keynote Speaker

References

• The Broad Context for Research Training (PDF, 66 pages) - Alan Leshner, Ph.D.

Sunday, October 8

Session V - John Perkins Policy Session: Challenges Facing the Biomedical Research Enterprise

The Role of Graduate and Postdoctoral Training in Medical Colleges: Facing Challenges - Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.

The NIH Hard Landing Panelists:

References

• Future Funding Prospects (PDF, 43 pages) - David Moore
• Institutional Responses to the Hard Landing (PDF, 11 pages) - Richard B. Marchase, Ph.D.
• Challenges Facing the Biomedical Research Enterprise (PDF, 11 pages) - Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D.

NIH Update (PDF, 58 pages) - Peter Preusch, Ph.D.
References

Session VI - Changing Landscapes in the Academy: Scientific Careers Other than the Tenure-Track Faculty Member

References

• Changes in Academic Employment - Paula Stephan, Ph.D.
• Redefining Faculty Tracks (PDF, 19 pages) - Alan Wasserstein, M.D.
• Recognizing and Utilizing an Expanded Definition of Scholarship - Thomas R. Viggiano, M.D., M.Ed.

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