NeuroDevNet Training Building Capacity Developing Future Leaders in the Neurodevelopmental Disorders Community Darcy Fehlings, Bloorview Research Institute
Jul 14, 2015
NeuroDevNet Training !Building Capacity!!Developing Future Leaders in the Neurodevelopmental Disorders Community!
!Darcy Fehlings, Bloorview Research Institute!
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Extending beyond traditional!Academic Training!
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Conferences & Workshops ! Distance Learning!
Trainee-led Outreach! Internships & Practica (Job Readiness)!
NeuroDevNet Training Program!Cycle I Training Initiatives!
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Fellowship Program (Annual, March 2011 launch)!
Internship Program (with Mitacs Accelerate, 2011)!
NeuroDevNet organized training events!§ Biennial Winter Institute (Trainee oriented 4 day conference
workshops)!
§ Annual Brain Development Conference)!§ Distance Learning Programs!
Partner Driven Workshops & Symposia (Launch 2011)!§ Trainee Participation support!§ Research Networking Workshops!!
Partnerships – NDN Cycle II!Institutional focus and national scope!Ins$tu$onal Co-‐support for Research Training Fellowships suppor&ng up to 60 new Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows Key Stakeholders for our Fellowship, Internship and Prac&cum programs Value-‐added Curricula coordina&ng with the needs of Ins&tu&onal Partner Programs Facilitates Network Sustainability – collabora&on and matched support extends reach for network and ins&tu&on New Researchers and Trainees – enhanced opportuni&es for par&cipa&on of community members Building Capacity in Neurodevelopmental disorder community on a na&on-‐wide level by enhancing skill sets and trainee marketability.
Partnerships – !Institutional focus and national scope!Value-added curricula and !Unique training opportunities!
uOttawa Brain and Mind!Research Institute!
Innova&ve Example: “Joint” post-‐docs
• Holland Bloorview – CanChild postdoctoral fellow opportunity (launched 2013)
2 supervisors
25% 25% Year 1 funding (50% ins&tu&on)
Year 2 funding (External post-‐doctoral award)
“Joint” post-‐docs
• Holland Bloorview – CanChild postdoctoral fellow opportunity (launched 2013)
• Unique client popula&on • Qualita&ve research, disability studies,
outcome measurement, systema&c reviews, assis&ve technology, clinical trials, neuropsychopharmacology
• Commercializa&on of research
• Ac&ve knowledge transla&on strategies • Pediatrics, physiatry, OT, PT, SLP,
kinesioilogy, social psychology, epidemiology, biostats
• Health services, child health issues
1 year here 1 year here
“Joint” post-‐docs
• Possibility of increasing post-‐doc con&ngent among NeuroDevNet partners
• Post-‐docs – trainees that offer highest return-‐on-‐investment in terms of tangible research outputs
Training Program Benefits !Value-added curricula and enhanced marketability!
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Translational & Clinical Research Development!!Winter and Summer Brain Camps!!NeuroDevNet supported workshops (& travel awards)!!NeuroDevNet 101 Course and Webinar Series !
Clinical Trials Best Practices!!MICYRN collaboration and Certification workshop-courses!
Stakeholder Engagement and Employment Opportunities!!Winter Institute focus on stakeholder engagement/collaboration!!Internships and Practicum placements!
Job Skills and Real-life experiences !!Internships and Practicum Placements!!Brain Camps focus on clinical interventions and commercialization !
Knowledge Translation / Neuroethics / Neuroinformatics!!All NeuroDevNet Training events!
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Graduate student “internships” • Popularized by NSERC Collabora&ve Research and
Training Experience Program (CREATE) and CIHR Strategic Training Ini&a&ve in Health Research (STIR)
• Usually for PhD students • Spend brief &me away from supervisor’s lab
Industry
Government Public health
Healthcare sebngs
Technology commercializa&on office
Some Points for Discussion!Cooperating to train our new community leaders!
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How can members contribute to ongoing initiatives?!Are there alternative priority areas that should be developed?!Is there interest for members to co-support specific training events or collaborative training opportunities!How best to develop new internships and practicum opportunities for your organizations? !Are there specific needs to recruit/train employees at your organization?!New ideas to contribute to skilled workforce? Additional areas to tap? (? Clinical Fellows doing a MSc in Clinical research – matched funding)!!!