Research Safety and Professional Development-A Graduate Course Focused on the Role of Safety in Laboratory Management

Abstract

A graduate student laboratory-safety course has been developed that encompassed the essentials of safety combined with addressing safety management soft skills. The structure of the course incorporated lectures, guest speakers, student presentations, site visits, in-class discussions and problem-solving. The culmination of the course was a final project report that required the incorporation of topics and skills learned into a safety plan for their future profession. Reviews by the students were very positive and informative but indicated that a flipped-classroom, as well as a two-part course, maybe more impactful.