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Integrating Teaching and Research at the Post‐doctoral level: The Fellowships in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) Program
Author(s) -
Holzman Jennifer L.,
Brommer Chad L.,
Eisen Arri,
Haynes J. K.,
Eaton Douglas C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.766.6
Subject(s) - atlanta , medical education , diversity (politics) , psychology , medicine , sociology , metropolitan area , pathology , anthropology
The Fellowships in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) program presents post‐doctoral fellows with a unique experience that combines research and teaching in preparation for positions in academia. FIRST fellows participate in a traditional, mentored research setting at a consortium institution (Emory, Morehouse School of Medicine, and the Atlanta University Center), and as AUC teachers – at Spelman or Morehouse Colleges, or Clark Atlanta University. The complementation of these two critical aspects of academic life allows fellows to be trained in teaching pedagogies and techniques, and to gain hands‐on mentored experiences in the classroom, while balancing the demands of a research program. By receiving comprehensive feedback about their teaching, fellows can improve their teaching skills during their time in the program, setting them up for successful teaching jobs in the future. Fellows also participate in workshops and seminars, as well as continue to publish their research and present their work at national meetings. Of the 52 fellows that have completed the program, 65% have obtained jobs at a diversity of academic institutions, and continue to be active and innovative in both their research and teaching endeavors. Furthermore, FIRST fellows have exhibited success obtaining extramural funding (80%) at four times the rate of other NIH grant applicants. Funded by: NIH, NIGMH K12‐GM00680‐06