Expanding program evaluation capacity and enhancing training programs through alumni perspectives

通过校友视角扩大项目评估能力并加强培训项目

• 批准号: 10592969
• 负责人: PAMELA K. GEYER
• 金额: $ 8.64万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-07-01 至 2026-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10592969
• 关键词: Program Evaluation; Training Programs

SUMMARY The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at the University of Iowa is an established physician- scientist training program that has been continuously funded by NIH since 1977. The mission of the Iowa MSTP is to promote the development of inquisitive, creative and rigorous scientists, whose leadership and discoveries advance the science of medicine and its translation into clinical practice. At Iowa, the MSTP has led innovation in T32 training that includes building a unique culture that weaves program evaluation into program design. These efforts have benefitted from the recent recruitment of a dedicated faculty program evaluator (Dr. Hoffmann) who has developed methods to assess effectiveness of training, including annual surveys, targeted interviews, and focus groups that assess special topics or cohort experiences within the MSTP. Through this work, leadership within the MSTP has identified key instructional elements needed to advance trainee confidence and satisfaction in their personal growth during their MD-PhD years. This experience had also built a recognition that continued success towards training career physician-scientists depends upon an understanding of the current landscape challenging trainees as they embark on careers as physician-scientists. This includes important influences on career choices between working in industry or academia or leaving the academic enterprise to enter private practice. We know that the academic job market is rapidly changing, and we suspect that careers for physician-scientists are also in flux. This is exemplified by increased interest of our graduates in medical specialties that are not traditionally associated with MD/PhD training backgrounds such as the surgical specialties. Our current program evaluation model leans heavily on insights from current students, staff and faculty, and is well-suited to evaluate the internal workings of the program. We now propose to develop a platform to explore what happens after the MSTP by integrating a different population into our program evaluation strategy – our program alumni. This evaluation platform will be piloted with our MSTP alumni with the expectation that it will expand our institutional evaluation capacity not only for the MSTP but also for other T32-funded training programs on campus.

概括 爱荷华大学医学科学家培训计划 (MSTP) 是一项成熟的医师培训计划 自 1977 年以来一直由 NIH 持续资助的科学家培训计划。爱荷华州的使命 MSTP旨在促进好奇、富有创造力和严谨的科学家的发展，其领导力 这些发现推动了医学科学及其向临床实践的转化。 MSTP 引领了 T32 培训创新，其中包括建立独特的文化来编织项目 这些努力受益于最近招聘的专门人员。 教师项目评估员（霍夫曼博士）开发了评估课程有效性的方法 培训，包括年度调查、有针对性的访谈以及评估特殊主题或 MSTP 内的队列经验 通过这项工作，MSTP 内的领导层已经确定了关键点。 提高学员对个人成长的信心和满意度所需的教学要素 在他们的医学博士-博士学位期间，这种经历也让他们认识到不断取得成功。 职业医师科学家的培训取决于对当前挑战的了解 这包括对职业生涯的重要影响。 在工业界或学术界工作或离开学术企业进入私营企业之间的选择 我们知道学术就业市场正在迅速变化，我们怀疑职业生涯的变化。 医学科学家也在不断变化，我们的毕业生对医学的兴趣日益浓厚就证明了这一点。 传统上与医学博士/博士培训背景无关的专业，例如外科 我们当前的项目评估模型在很大程度上依赖于当前学生和教职员工的见解。 和教师，并且非常适合评估该计划的内部运作，我们现在建议 开发一个平台，通过将不同的人群整合到我们的系统中来探索 MSTP 后会发生什么 项目评估策略 – 我们的项目校友 该评估平台将在我们的 MSTP 中进行试点。 校友们期望它将扩大我们的机构评估能力，而不仅仅是 MSTP 还适用于 T32 资助的其他校园培训项目。