Graduate physiology education provides students with foundational and transferable research skills. Educators and mentors can use these resources to understand evidence-based teaching strategies to shape graduate curricula, courses, and laboratory practices. Additional resources for trainee development are also provided.

Resources to Explore

Design, Revise and Assess Physiology Graduate Programs
Outcomes-based education resources for departments and programs implementing graduate training.

Background & Theory
Moving Research into Practice

Flipped Classroom Model Improves Graduate Student Performance in Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Renal Physiology
Tune J.D., et al., Advances in Physiology Education, 2013

Teaching Physiology Online: Successful Use of Case Studies in a Graduate Course
Casotti G., et al., Advances in Physiology Education, 2013

(ERLA): Validity Evidence for an Instrument to Measure Undergraduate and Graduate Research Trainee Development
Butz A.R., Branchaw J.L., CBE-Live Sciences Education, 2020

An Alternative Introduction to Reading and Evaluating the Primary Literature for Beginning Graduate Students
Randall D.C., Baldridge B.R., Advances in Physiology Education, 2018

A Student-Centered Seminar Course as a Complementary Approach to a Traditional Journal Club
Rodgers A., et al., Advances in Physiology Education, 2021

The Basic Competencies of Biological Experimentation: Concept-Skill Statements
Pelaez N., et al., PIBERG Instructional Innovation Materials, 2017

Core Concepts of Physiology Learning Module
Michael J., McFarland, J., American Physiological Society Center for Physiology Education, 2023

Lived Experiences

The Mismatch Between Neuroscience Graduate Training and Professional Skill Sets
Shah S., Juavinett A.L., The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 2022

Multicenter Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences Meeting 2021: Challenges for the Early-career Science Workforce
Stoelben K.J.V., et al., Advances in Physiology Education, 2022

 

 

 

 

Enhance Graduate Student Research Training and Mentoring
Find resources to build successful and sustainable relationships among trainees and research mentors.

Background & Theory

Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research
CIMER, 2023

GREAT Appropriate Treatment of Learners Working Group
AAMC, 2023

Entering Mentoring
Handelsman J., et al., The Wisconsin Program for Scientific Teaching, HHMI, 2005

Moving Research into Practice
Lived Experiences

Moving Student Research Forward during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Elmer S.J., Durocher J.J., Advances in Physiology Education, 2020

Direct Advice for Directing an Academic Biomedical Research Laboratory
Seals D.R., AJP-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 2022

Ten Simple Rules Towards Healthier Research Labs
Maestre F.T., PLOS Computational Biology, 2019

 

 

 

 

Trainee Development - Research Design and Implementation
Assist trainees as they establish and develop their foundational research skills.

Background & Theory

Success in Science
American Physiological Society Career Gateway, 2023

Managing Your Science
American Physiological Society Career Gateway, 2023

Moving Research into Practice
Lived Experiences
 

 

 

 

Trainee Development - Communicating Science
Provide trainees guidance for disseminating their work.

Background & Theory

Adding Value to a Graduate Physiology Seminar by Focusing on Public Communication Skills
LaRocca T.J., et al., Advances in Physiology Education 2016

The Thrill of the Paper, the Agony of the Review
Curran-Everett D., Advances in Physiology Education, 2017

Publishing 101: Publishing Innovations at APS
American Physiological Society, 2022

Moving Research into Practice

Communicating Your Science-Writing, Reviewing and Promoting Your Manuscript Tip Sheets
American Physiological Society Career Gateway, Trainee Resources, 2023

Preparing and Presenting a Poster
Brandauer J., Delessa E., American Physiological Society Career Gateway, 2023

The Elevator Talk
Fox-Wilson J., Habas C., American Physiological Society Career Gateway, 2023

Strategies for Effective Public Engagement
iBiology, 2023

Your One-minute Elevator Pitch
Kent State University, 2023

Talking the Talk: Tips for Effective Oral Presentations in Biomedical Research
Seals D.R., AJP-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 2022

We, Um, Have, Like, a Problem: Excessive Use of Fillers in Scientific Speech
Seals D.R., Coppock M.E., Advances in Physiology Education, 2022

How to Write a Journal Article: Tips and Tools
Boon S., Canadian Science Publishing, 2017

How to Write a Scientific Peer Review: A Guide for the New Reviewer
Zimmerman E., Canadian Science Publishing, 2017

How to Write a Scientific Paper
Global Health with Greg Martin, BioMed Central, 2018

Thesis Write-up and Manuscript Preparation: Related but Distinct Tasks
Wyllie D.J.A., The Journal of Physiology, 2021

To Grant You an Edge: Part 1. General Strategies for Writing Competitive Biomedical Research Proposals
Seals D.R., Journal of Applied Physiology, 2022

To Grant You an Edge: Part 2. Tactical Tips for Addressing Specific Aspects of Biomedical Research Proposals
Seals D.R., Journal of Applied Physiology, 2022

To Grant You an Edge: Part 3. Considerations for Writing Competitive Research Career Development Proposals in the Biomedical Sciences
Seals D.R., Journal of Applied Physiology, 2022

Lived Experiences

Conference Connections
Hartzler L., Herrera M., The Physiologist Magazine, 2022

How to Tell a Compelling Story in Scientific Presentations
Kirchoff B., Nature, 2021

 

 

 

 

Trainee Development - Teaching
Connect trainees to resources to start their teaching careers.

Background & Theory

Departments Can Develop Teaching Identities of Graduate Students
Kendall K.D., et al., CBE-Life Sciences Education, 2017

Teaching and Learning Integrative Physiology
American Physiological Society, 2023

Evidence-based Teaching Practices
American Physiological Society, 2023

Inclusive Teaching
American Physiological Society, 2023

Advances in Physiology Education
American Physiological Society, 2023

Moving Research into Practice
Lived Experiences

The Making of an Educator
Goodman B.E., The Physiologist Magazine, 2022

 

 

Graduate Curriculum Working Group

Durocher_Johns 200John Durocher, PhD
Advisory Board Liaison
Purdue University Northwest, Hammond and Westville, Indiana

Janet Branchaw, PhDJanet Branchaw, PhD
University of Wisconsin–Madison


John Lorenz, PhDJohn Lorenz, PhD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio

Caroline Appleyard, PhDCaroline Appleyard, PhD
Ponce Health Sciences University, Puerto Rico

 

 

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