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Outstanding opportunities for research training are available in the traditional biomedical disciplines as well as areas such as biomedical engineering and nutrition, and faculty mentors can come from any department at Tufts University as long as the research addresses a relevant biomedical question. In addition to training obtained in their home lab, scholars benefit from a well-organized research advising system.
Teaching skills are developed first through an intensive three-week course on pedagogy. Scholars then gain primary teaching experience by providing engaging and up-to-date courses at three local partner institutions with high minority enrollment. These placements provide an unparalleled opportunity to gain familiarity with the time and effort that it takes to be in charge of a course and the challenges and rewards of managing a diverse study body. During their teaching, scholars are mentored by experienced faculty both at Tufts and at the partner schools. Scholars are also encouraged to mentor students from our partner institutions in research internships.
The training is further supplemented by workshops on essential skills such as grant and manuscript writing, mentoring, lab management, scientific presentations, and responsible conduct of research as well as on teaching methods that encourage active learning. These training components are sequenced to allow scholars to balance the activities and to build on previous experiences.
The Tufts-IRACDA program is funded by the Institutional Research and Career Development Awards initiative of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.