Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
mBio. 2017 Dec 19;8(6):e01539-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01539-17.
There is a growing realization that graduate education in the biomedical sciences is successful at teaching students how to conduct research but falls short in preparing them for a diverse job market, communicating with the public, and remaining versatile scientists throughout their careers. Major problems with graduate level education today include overspecialization in a narrow area of science without a proper grounding in essential critical thinking skills. Shortcomings in education may also contribute to some of the problems of the biomedical sciences, such as poor reproducibility, shoddy literature, and the rise in retracted publications. The challenge is to modify graduate programs such that they continue to generate individuals capable of conducting deep research while at the same time producing more broadly trained scientists without lengthening the time to a degree. Here we describe our first experiences at Johns Hopkins and propose a manifesto for reforming graduate science education.
人们越来越意识到，生物医学科学的研究生教育在教授学生如何进行研究方面是成功的，但在为他们准备多元化的就业市场、与公众沟通以及在整个职业生涯中保持多才多艺的科学家方面做得还不够。如今，研究生教育存在的主要问题包括在没有适当的批判性思维技能基础的情况下，过度专业化于狭窄的科学领域。教育方面的不足也可能导致生物医学科学的一些问题，例如可重复性差、文献质量差以及撤回出版物的增加。挑战在于修改研究生课程，使它们继续培养能够进行深入研究的人才，同时培养更广泛的训练有素的科学家，而不延长获得学位的时间。在这里，我们描述了我们在约翰霍普金斯大学的初步经验，并提出了改革研究生科学教育的宣言。
