Castle Megan, Cleveland Charlotte, Gordon Diana, Jones Lynda, Zelinski Mary, Winter Patricia, Chang Jeffrey, Senegar-Mitchell Ericka, Coutifaris Christos, Shuda Jamie, Mainigi Monica, Bartolomei Marisa, Woodruff Teresa K
Women's Health Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
Biol Reprod. 2016 Jul;95(1):28. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.116.139998. Epub 2016 Jun 22.
The lack of a national reproductive biology curriculum leads to critical knowledge gaps in today's high school students' comprehensive understanding of human biology. The Oncofertility Consortium developed curricula that address the basic and clinical aspects of reproductive biology. Launching this academy and creating easy-to-disseminate learning modules allowed other universities to implement similar programs across the country. The expansion of this informal, extracurricular academy on reproductive health from Northwestern University to the University of California, San Diego, Oregon Health & Science University, and the University of Pennsylvania magnifies the scope of scientific learning to students who might not otherwise be exposed to this important information. To assess the experience gained from this curriculum, we polled alumni from the four centers. Data were collected anonymously from de-identified users who elected to self-report on their experiences in their respective reproductive science academy. The alumni survey asked participants to report on their current academic standing, past experiences in the academy, and future academic and career goals. The results of this national survey suggest the national oncofertility academies had a lasting impact on participants and may have contributed to student persistence in scientific learning.
缺乏全国性的生殖生物学课程导致当今高中生在全面理解人类生物学方面存在关键的知识空白。肿瘤生育联盟开发了涵盖生殖生物学基础和临床方面的课程。开办这个学术项目并创建易于传播的学习模块，使得其他大学能够在全国范围内实施类似项目。这个来自西北大学的关于生殖健康的非正式课外学术项目扩展到了加利福尼亚大学圣地亚哥分校、俄勒冈健康与科学大学以及宾夕法尼亚大学，从而将科学学习的范围扩大到了那些可能无法接触到这些重要信息的学生群体。为了评估从该课程中获得的经验，我们对来自这四个中心的校友进行了民意调查。数据是从那些选择对自己在各自生殖科学学术项目中的经历进行自我报告的身份不明的用户那里匿名收集的。校友调查要求参与者报告他们当前的学业状况、过去在学术项目中的经历以及未来的学术和职业目标。这项全国性调查的结果表明，全国性的肿瘤生育学术项目对参与者产生了持久影响，并且可能有助于学生坚持科学学习。
