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The Michigan State University Neuroscience Program (NSP) participated in the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate (CID) from 2003-2005. The CID prompted
program-wide discussions about improvements to the training program, and how to actively include NSP students in the training process. One of the most recent
and extensive changes to result from these discussions involves the organization and content of Research Forum, our weekly professional development seminar
course.
•Faculty organized •Student organized •Students gain organizational experience and feel •Increases student involvement in the program
responsible for success of each session
•Students are better prepared to organize a
•Topics that students particularly enjoyed last year:
•Topics focus on •Broad range of topics seminar course during their career
• student research presentations and critiques
succeeding in academia • guide for starting first faculty position
• grant writing workshop •Students are more prepared to make decisions
• career panels about future career and life plans
•Consistent attendance •Stage-appropriate • discussions about balancing career and family
required of all students attendance requirement •Greater faculty involvement due to student
based on year in •Topics reflect issues important to the students in requests for them to speak on different topics
program and topic attendance and change annually