Teaching and Science Communication Club

We drive practical skill-based workshops and professional development opportunities beyond the bench!

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TaSC is an interest group composed of trainees at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. Members may include (but are not necessarily limited to) graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, medical students, medical fellows, and health professions students currently at the university. In August 2023 we united 3 UTSW  organizations with a central teaching and science communication mission (Science, Policy, Education, and Communication (SPEaC), Three Minute-Thesis (3MT), and Future Leaders in Pedagogy (FLiP)) to form TaSC.

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We have many goals as a group, as teaching and science communication are vast disciplines yet are essential skills vital for success as scientist, both in an academic and non-academic setting. We aim to provide career development opportunities for UT Southwestern trainees, technicians, and staff who are eager expand their skills in teaching and effective communication, to host seminar series in collaboration with the graduate school and nano-course workshops on science communication, and to connect and promote links with local universities and museums to promote our communities to exercise our enthusiasm for science. Overall, we aim to provide an array of activities that will benefit TaSC members, the UT Southwestern community, the larger Dallas community, and the scientific profession as a whole.