Teaching and research in synergy

Education The unspoken belief in graduate student training is that time spent teaching, or learning about teaching, will decrease research productivity. Shortlidge and Eddy tested this trade-off using a national sample of life science Ph.D. students. Results show that graduate students who participated in evidence-based teaching (EBT) trainings did not exhibit a reduction in confidence in their research career, in their ability to communicate their research, or in their publication number. Contrary to current belief, the data trended toward a slight synergy between investing in EBT and research preparation, suggesting that institutions can integrate EBT training into graduate programs without reducing students' research success. Additionally, investment in EBT training can better prepare graduate students for the multifaceted role of a faculty member. PLOS ONE 13 , e0199576 (2018).