Univ of Wisconsin-Madison Neuroscience Training Program CID Leadership Committee Faculty: Vaishali Bakshi, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Mary Behan, PhD Professor of Comparative Biosciences Cindy Czajkowski, PhD Associate Professor of Physiology Tim Gomez, PhD Assistant Professor of Anatomy Students: Jason Berndt--4th year student Erin Hanlon--4th year student Rebekah Jakel--3rd year student(MD/PhD) Aaron Nelson--2nd year student Terri Schochet--5th year student Stephen Johnson, DVM/PhD Assistant Professor of Comparative Biosciences Ron Kalil, PhD Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Ann Kelley, PhD Professor of Psychiatry Bob Pearce, MD/PhD Professor of Anesthesiology Heather Daniels, Administrator

The Program Founded in 1971 Continuously-funded Training Grant for over 25 years More than 90 faculty in 23 departments Over 160 applications received each year Over 160 applications received each year 51 current students 51 current students 99 Ph.D. degrees granted and over 90% of graduates remain in the biomedical sciences 99 Ph.D. degrees granted and over 90% of graduates remain in the biomedical sciences

First Year: Introduction to Discipline and Program Meeting with Student Advisory Committee New student luncheon Neuroscience Picnic Introductory coursework Neuro610-Cellular and Molecular Neuro611-Systems Professional Development Seminar and subgroup Chalk Talks

Introduction to the Research Enterprise Chalk talks 3 rotations (6-8 weeks each) Choose major prof. Advisory committee Meets twice per year before preliminary exam Once per year thereafter Begin to collect preliminary data

Additional Instruction Intermediate coursework Emphasis on acquiring breadth Advanced coursework Determined by the advisory committee Quantitative methods Ethics subgroup Teaching experience Seminar and subgroups

Significant Transition Preliminary exam Thesis proposal Outside area paper Oral defense to advisory committee Oral presentation of thesis proposal to the NTP

Dissertation and Defense Readiness Certification forms Part I. Coursework Part II. Preliminary Exam Part III. Teaching, Research Presentation, and Dissertation Advisory committee decision The dissertation Written dissertation Introduction (prelim thesis proposal) Body (3-4 published or publishable manuscripts) Concluding chapter Public oral presentation Closed defense

Innovation Professional Development Course Implemented in 1997 Seminar/discussion format Meets 1 hour per week for one semester Topics include: Fellowship writing Oral presentation Lab selection Evaluating research articles Careers

Novel Idea Mentor/student expectations and feedback Structured written evaluation Of the student: Evaluation of specific skills, e.g. bench skills, experimental design, writing, oral communication, time management, etc. Of the mentor: Evaluation of specific mentoring traits, e.g. one-on-one communication, constructive feedback, appropriate motivational pressures, encouragement of outside lab activities, modeling, etc.