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Group 5. Continuing and Mid-Career Education

Group 5. Continuing and Mid-Career Education. 5. Continuing and Mid-Career Education. Issues. Identify the educational needs of the mid-career professional. Identify mechanisms for effective training and retraining. Evaluate the need for core competencies and certification for toxicologists.

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Group 5. Continuing and Mid-Career Education

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  1. Group 5. Continuing and Mid-Career Education

  2. 5. Continuing and Mid-Career Education Issues • Identify the educational needs of the mid-career professional. • Identify mechanisms for effective training and retraining. • Evaluate the need for core competencies and certification for toxicologists. • Provide for those in other disciplines to develop into toxicologists.

  3. 5. Continuing and Mid-Career Education Identified Needs: Need to define the group(s) in the category Changing careers—intentionally or not Continuing and growing careers—staying current/competent/ • Sustaining scholarly education: understanding the basics • Identifying practical approaches/programs to career transitions • Mentorship • Did not spend much time on activities to move from other disciplines into toxicology

  4. 5. Continuing and Mid-Career Education • A. Discussion • What is an example of successes in Continuing Education and retraining mid-career professionals? • SOT Annual meeting content is a major contributor to sustained education • Slate of CE courses at the Annual Meeting • Numerous training courses for ongoing education • Symposium at other society meetings

  5. 5. Continuing and Mid-Career Education • What can SOT do to strengthen the quality and training of the mid-career professional? • RECOMMEND: a program of webinars/CE course(s) for ongoing training—”how do I prepare to transition my career from….” • Bench scientist to regulatory scientist • Coordinate with mentoring • Closer coordination with CE Committee on specific needs of this (broad) group; Make CE courses more available outside of Annual Meeting: • Link CE and/or CCT to regional chapters • Program approach; not just a 1-4 hr course • Society “cross-training”: Engage Scientific Liason Coalition in education, training and mentoring • Develop a catalogue of training opportunities outside of SOT

  6. 5. Continuing and Mid-Career Education • What can SOT do to help the professional toxicologist adapt to the evolving demands of the profession? • Mentorship programs—SOT could be the clearing house to identify needs/matches • Coordinate the development of extended training programs (1-2 wks) • Focused efforts in tools, methods, concepts • Cross sector collaboration for such programs • Management training (survey response): provide help • Resource library, mentoring • Moving into toxicology: ToxScholar for “grown ups” • All opportunities that help the mid-career professional help this group

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