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www.biosciencemag.org February 2006 / Vol. 56 No. 2 • BioScience 159 N faculty face challenges significantly different from those of their predecessors, including working with students who represent increasingly diverse ages, ethnicities, capabilities, and levels of interest and commitment (Golde and Dore 2001, Austin 2002). Science graduates who become faculty commonly find themselves underpre...

This study examines the mentoring component of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation’s (CIC) Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP). The national initiative, implemented on various campuses throughout the United States, seeks to establish a diverse faculty by encouraging the enrollment and completion rates of minority doctoral candidates. Results from interviews with former and current...

Embedding interprofessional education (IPE) into academic programs presents structural, curricular and human factor challenges. Nurses and physicians comprise the dominant dyad in healthcare, and therefore nursing and medical faculty are key in guiding future IPE approaches. However, faculty experiences with IPE are rarely reported. This paper presents perceptions of medical and nursing faculty...

There is an absence of broad-based and binding curricular requirements for structured competency-based post-graduate medical training in Germany, and thus no basis for comparing the competencies of physicians undergoing training in a medical specialty (Ärzte im Weiterbildung). In response, the German Society of Primary Care Pediatrics' working group on post-graduate education (DGAAP) has identi...

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OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of a monthly evidence-based health care (EBHC) seminar series on academic staff knowledge, attitudes, and barriers regarding EBHC practice. METHODOLOGY All academic staff in the College of Applied Medical Sciences (CAMS), King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, were sent a validated web-based survey. The survey contained 35 items regarding 3 domains: knowledge (1...

I am humbled and honored to receive the L. E. Casida Award, especially because Dr. Casida was my mentor for the Ph.D. I thank the Awards Committee for selecting me as the recipient. I would not be qualified for this prestigious award had it not been for the efforts of my students. I feel this award belongs to them, too. I have been fortunate during my career in academia to have attracted excell...

Engineering graduate students will ultimately face the decision of whether to stay in academia, work in industry, or pursue a different career path. Of those that elect to remain in academia, most will face balancing substantial research, teaching and service requirements. Yet, a graduate education typically focuses predominately on preparing students to lead research projects, without an empha...