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Education and Training

Education and Training. Pam Geyer, PhD Professor of Biochemistry and Obstetrics and Gynecology and Co-Director of the UI Medical Scientist Training Program Director, TL1 Training Program February 7, 2014. Education Leadership. Peg Nopoulos MD Psychiatry. Pamela Geyer PhD

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Education and Training

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  1. Education and Training Pam Geyer, PhD Professor of Biochemistry and Obstetrics and Gynecology and Co-Director of the UI Medical Scientist Training Program Director, TL1 Training Program February 7, 2014

  2. Education Leadership Peg Nopoulos MD Psychiatry Pamela Geyer PhD Biochemistry Julie Eichenberger Gilmore PhD Dentistry/ Medicine Shannon Christensen MA ICTS Valerie MoodyMA ICTS

  3. Training Across the Spectrum Ongoing New development

  4. Themes inICTS Training • Customized curricula for personal advancement that enhances foundational knowledge and methodology. • Trainee research is overseen by interdisciplinary teams of mentors. • Professional development is promoted. • Trainees are integrated into the broad University community to build a network of scholars.

  5. Accomplishments in the TL1 Program • Sixteen trainees were enrolled in multiple degree programs. • 5 MD, 6 MD-PhD, 6 PhD • Trainees were enrolled in three colleges. • COM, COPH, CON • Diversity exists among trainees. • 50%, women, 6% URM • Scholarship includes 44 papers, 27 first author. • Trainees had many nationally recognized accomplishments.

  6. TL1 Trainee: Jake Elkins • Received MD-PhD degrees in 2013, with PhD Biomedical Engineering with Donald Brown (BME) and John Callaghan (Orthopedics). • Research directed at defining a computational model to understand why hip replacements fail. • Published ten papers, eight as first author. • Recipient of the Orthopedic Research Society award and Spriesterbach Dissertation Award for outstanding dissertation at UI. • Noted that “Support from the TL grant released me from having to more-or-less “stay the course” with the RO1 aims… it allowed me to investigate emerging areas of research”. • Completing Orthopedic surgery residency at IA.

  7. Accomplishments in the KL2 Program • Twenty-four KL2 scholars throughout university. • Scholars were enrolled in six colleges, in 15 departments. • COM, COPH, CON, COD, CLAS, COP • Diversity exists among scholars. • 58% women, 13% URM • 50% MD, 30% PhD, 12% MD/PhD, 8% PharmD • Scholars had successful scholarship. • 50% are co-investigators on NIH funded research • 75% received funding as PI • 56 papers, 56 first author

  8. KL2 Scholar: Gary Pierce • Assistant Professor in Health and Human Physiology and Director of the Translational Vascular Physiology Laboratory, appointed in 2011. • Team of mentors included Bill Haynes (Internal Med), Don Heistad (Internal Med and Pharmacology), and Bill Clark (Biostatistics) and Bryon Vandenberg (cardiology). • Research defines mechanisms of vascular dysfunction including aortic stiffness, which is associated with aging, obesity and diabetes. • Has published 8 papers, as an Assistant Professor, appearing in journals such as Aging Cell, Circulation, Hypertension. • Noted that “KL2 participation helped in getting feedback on grant applications from my mentor and colleagues in the seminar class. I have an NIH R21 grant and an American Heart Association Scientist Development grant.”

  9. MS in Translational Biomedicine • Is a 30-credit redesigned MS degree. • Allows trainee to tailor coursework towards his/her professional goals. • Electives focus areas include drug discovery, innovation, device development, neuroscience, genetics, informatics. • Includes centerpiece courses in Introduction to Translational Biomedicine and Translational Biomedicine Critical Thinking and Reasoning seminar. • Open to doctoral level trainees who are employed at the UI as an assistant professor, associate, fellow, post- doctoral fellows. • Enrollment is open for Fall 2014.

  10. Undergraduate Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science James Torner Pam Geyer Vincent Rodgers Lori Adams • Targeted for advanced undergraduates engaged in mentored research. • Requires didactic courses, including one on Introduction to Translational Medicine, Epidemiology and Statistical Methods. • Includes a mentored capstone project that connects research projects with translational medicine. • First students enroll in Fall 2014.

  11. On the Horizon • Enhancing training • Formalize TL program and redesign KL program • Develop training for Entrepreneurial skills • Advance Team Science skills • Ensure effective communication: grant writing • Enhancing outreach and community engagement • Mini-medical school • Café Scientifique (Vincent Rodgers) • Science Cafes (Environmental Health Sciences Research Center, David Osterberg)

  12. ICTS Contacts Questions about ICTS? Call ICTS Research Navigator Kathy Lilli 319.384.8319 or email kathleen-lilli@uiowa.edu. Questions about child health? Call ICTS Child Health Navigator Gretchen Cress 319.356.2151, or email gretchen-cress@uiowa.edu. Questions about education? Call Julie Eichenberger Gilmore 319.384.5365 or email julie-gilmore@uiowa.edu. Facebook.com/ICTSIowa @ICTSIowa

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