This is reflected in two key reports:

• Bio 2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists, and,
• Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education (http://visionandchange.org)

Any changes in science education will also affect how premedical students are prepared for medical school. Coordinating medical education across undergraduate and graduate levels is vital.

Presentations at Meetings

NEXUS is an active participant in the conversation about how to improve undergraduate science education. Listed below are places where NEXUS teams have presented their work:

Upcoming

Meeting: Twentieth International Conference on Learning
Location: University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece
Title: Increasing Engagement and Persistence in STEM through Curricula Innovation
Speaker: Michael Gaines (Jane Indorf, Tiffany Plantan)
Date: July 13, 2013

Meeting: Invited Presentation
Location: University of Montana
Title: A Competency-based Undergraduate Curriculum for Preparing Scientists and Health Professionals
Speaker: Michael Gaines
Date: July 23, 2013

Past Presentations

Meeting: Faculty Resource Network Annual Symposium
Location: New Orleans, LA
Title: The Times They Are a-Changin': New Expectations in Undergraduate Pre-medical Education and Medical School Admissions
Presenters: Michael Gaines, Neville Kallenbach, and Joel Oppenheim
Date: Saturday, November 17, 2012

Meeting: American Chemical Society National Meeting 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Title: NEXUS: Developing competency-based undergraduate science curricula
Presenter: Cynthia Bauerle 
Date: August 21, 2012

Meeting: Biennial Conference on Chemical Education
Location: Penn State University, University Park, PA
Title: NEXUS: Developing competency-based undergraduate science curricula
Presenter: Cynthia Bauerle
Date: July 30, 2012

Meeting: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual
Location: Kissimmee, Florida
Title: Integrating the Sciences with Case Studies 
Presenter: Jane Indorf 
Date: July 15, 2012

Meeting: Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) National Meeting 201
Location: Minneapolis, MN 
Title: Poster: NEXUS—Teaching and Assessing the SFFP Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians Competencies for Entering Medical Students 2 
Presenter: Michael Gaines 
Date: July 13 and 14, 2012

Meeting: Invited Talk 
Location: Oregon State University - Corvallis 
Title: NEXUS: Fostering Science and Pre-health Student Competencies 
Presenter: Michael Gaines, University of Miami NEXUS 
Date: April 16, 2012

Meeting: Invited Talk
Location: Department of Biology, University of Pittsburgh
Title: The HHMI-Funded NEXUS Initiative: Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics for the 21st-Century Biologist
Presenter: David A. Sanders, Purdue NEXUS
Date: April 10, 2012

Meeting: American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Annual Conference
Location: Denver, CO
Title: NEXUS: Competency-Based Basic Undergraduate Science Preparation of Future Health Professionals and Biological Scientists
Presenter: Marc Loudon, Purdue NEXUS
Date: March 10, 2012

Meeting: Invited Talk
Location: Department of Biology, Indiana University
Title: The HHMI-Funded NEXUS Initiative: Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics for the 21st-Century Biologist
Presenter: David A. Sanders, Purdue NEXUS
Date: February 14, 2012

Meeting: Philadelphia LAN Meeting
Location: Temple School of Medicine
Title: What does it take to change undergraduate science curricula?
Presenter: Kaci Thompson, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: January 12, 2012

Meeting: AACP Argus Commission
Location: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Alexandria, VA
Title: NEXUS: Providing scientific foundations as preparation for health professional training
Presenter: Cynthia Bauerle, NEXUS Project Coordinator
Date: December 12, 2011

Meeting: Invited Talk
Location: Department of Biology, University of Miami
Title: The HHMI-Funded NEXUS Initiative: Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics for the 21st-Century Biologist
Presenter: David A. Sanders, Purdue NEXUS
Date: November 28, 2011

Meeting: Invited Talk
Location: University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Title: NEXUS: Fostering Science and Pre-health Student Competencies
Presenter: Michael Gaines, University of Miami NEXUS
Date: Oct 21, 2011

Meeting: Transforming Education: From Innovation to Implementation
Location: Purdue University, Discovery Learning Research Center
Title: NEXUS: Competency-based undergraduate science preparation of future health professionals and biological scientists
Presenter: Marc Loudon, Purdue NEXUS
Date: October 11, 2011

Meeting: Invited Talk
Location: Department of Biology, University of Wyoming
Title: The HHMI-Funded NEXUS Initiative: Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics for the 21st-Century Biologist
Presenter: David A. Sanders, Purdue NEXUS
Date: September 13, 2011

Contact

To learn more, contact the NEXUS project at nexus@hhmi.org. Media: contact Jim Keeley, 301-215-8858, keeleyj@hhmi.org.