Commissions and Reports

• Commission on Continuing Education and Career Development

IUTOX Commission on Continuing Education and Career Development Plan 2001–2004

Members: J. MacGregor (chair), K. Chipman, P. Wright, T. Malmfors

General Objectives:
1. Promote educational and career development opportunities for toxicologists worldwide.
2. Provide continuing education programs to those in developing countries.
3. Develop specific vehicles and tools to enhance education programs.
4. Participate in fund raising for educational and career development programs.Specific Objectives for 2001-2004
1. Offer approximately 3 continuing education/training programs per year.
2. Support RASS programs every 2 years.
3. In addition to continuing education programs and RASS, develop at least one other program in the educational area.
4. Establish close coordination with the IART.
5. Identify ways to assist with fund raising for educational programs in coordination with the Finance Commission.General Tasks
1. Establish communication links with countries desiring educational programs.
2. Undertake a study to identify what additional educational program would be most beneficial for IUTOX to undertake
3. Determine what support is needed to maintain RASS on a 2-year cycle.
4. Establish a strong link to IART.
5. Establish ways to assist with fund raising.
6. Determine the effectiveness of the sponsored educational programs.Offer approximately 3 continuing education/training programs per year. (JAM)

Specific tasks
1. 1. Establish a schedule of educational/training programs for the next 3 years.

Activities/Timeline
1. 1. Write to each society where toxicology is under development and obtain preferences (October, 2001)
2. 2. Develop recommendation to the EC for sponsorship (January, 2002)
3. 3. Obtain EC input (February, 2002)
4. 4. Finalize schedule (March 2002)
5. 5. Assign individual responsible for each program. (March 2002)
6. 6. Develop program, speakers, assist with arrangements and obtain feedback on the effectiveness of each progra

Budget
Past experience is that each CE course will cost on average approximately $5000 for direct expenses. If translations of CE courses, that would cost an additional $3000 – 5000. Costs for a workshop are substantially higher (i.e. South Africa = $35,000).
Cost is estimated at $35,000 per year for CE programs. In addition to continuing education programs and RASS, develop at least one other program in the educational area.

Specific tasks
1. Determine which program might be the most promising given considerations for both short (KC) and long range possibilities (PW).

Activities
1. Request suggested ideas for this new program. Suggestions include donation of educational materials such as extra course syllabi, donation of books and other materials, establishing web based educational programs; sponsoring international exchange laboratory visits for scientists, dissemination of funding opportunities for such visits, enhancing opportunities for young scientists to attend international meetings such as ICTs. (February 2002).
2. Prioritize possibilities (March 2002)
3. Obtain input (March 2002)
4. Formalize program including budget and timeline (June 2002)
5. Initiate (July 2002)

Budget
The budget is highly dependent on the program selected. Recommend that we budget $5000 for 2002.

Establish a strong link to IART
1. The EC should establish a strong link to IART (ED, CG)
2. Keep the full EC informed of the activities of IART. Bring any issues needing discussion to the EC.
3. Establish a budget for IART activities.

Determine what support is needed to maintain RASS on a 2-year cycle.
1. Identify what is needed from the EC to fully support and maintain RASS on a 2-year cycle. (TM).
2. Discuss these needs with the full EC (March 2002)
3. Develop plan to meet the needs of the 2003 RASS. (May 2002)
Identify ways to assist with fund raising for educational programs in coordination with the Finance Commission.
It is incumbent on each member of the Education and Career Development commission to consider sources of income for each program. This is a shared responsibility and needs to be addressed for each activity by each member. Close communication is needed with the Finance Commission so that IUTOX requests and priorities are coordinated