MBC 4780 — Internship in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry 2016
-Fall 2016/Spring 2017: See course director for appropriate deadlinesCourse Description
This course/experience is an integral component of the BSPS program within the College of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Students will acquire practical knowledge and hands-on experience in
the areas of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry by working in an academic, private, or government
laboratory or professional site. The experience will provide the student an opportunity to work with
leaders and leading institutions in research facilities, biotechnology companies, forensics, the chemical
industry, hospital laboratories, and pharmaceutical companies in order to gain a contemporary
perspective of the principles and concepts described and studied through classroom instruction. The
student will complete an eight to 12 week experience at a host institution that will include developing,
implementing and reporting on a project that is of importance to the institution and consistent with the
student’s program of study.
Syllabus
Students will gain hands-on experience in medicinal and biological chemistry areas in a working
environment. While each internship will be unique for each student, common as well as experiencespecific objectives will be achieved. Projects will involve working with a primary preceptor at the host
institution or company and will encompass the development, implementation, analysis and presentation
of a research, analytical or technical problem pertaining to the mission of the given laboratory
environment. All projects will promote learning competencies through a structured process of research
and inquiry:
► Objective: Problem definition through literature search, review and analysis
● Method: Literature and information searching, precedent identification, results analysis
►Objective: Experimental design and implementation
● Method: Record work flow path(s) and project execution
► Objective: Record keeping
● Method: Maintain laboratory or project notebook detailing aspects of work carried out. Details
to be recorded include: date of work; contacts made; materials and methods used; data
collected, and raw outcomes assessments. A report describing the internship will be required as
part of MBC 4780.
►Objective: Professional communication
● Method: Presentation of electronically assisted paper at the internship site reflective of the
project’s background/origin, planning and execution, and results/outcomes. In addition, the
students will submit a brief abstract/summary of the project for local, regional, or national
meeting venues as appropriate.
Internship Site
The internship experience will be conducted in a chemical or biological research/laboratory setting in
business, industry, education, and other public or private settings. The broad base upon which the
discipline itself is constructed allows for a internship experience to also be developed and utilized in
areas requiring a knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, and biomedical research.
Performance Evaluation
Grading policy for the internship will be determined by the faculty member who is in charge of the
section for which the student is registered. In all cases students will be evaluated using the “grade only”
option. For students taking the internship under the supervision of MBC faculty member in sections
110-008, 010, 011, and 043 contact the supervising professor for course requirements and grading
policies.
Students taking the internship outside of the MBC department will register for section 009 with Prof
James Slama, and grades will be determined using on-site preceptor reports, evaluation of the project
abstract, oral presentation, and a written report. See the detailed instructions on the following pages.
Details
► Instructor(s)
Dr. James Slama, A.B., Ph.D.
►Tentative Schedule
Report to Internship site: May 16-20, 2016
Complete Internship rotation and submit paper: August 5
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MEDICINAL and BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
MBC 4780 Internship in Medicinal Chemistry Section 009 under Slama, J:
30594 Section # 009 Slama, J
Full Term: 5/16/2016 through 8/5/2016
This instruction applies to students taking the internship in Section 009 for an internship at a site
outside of The University of Toledo or at a site in The University of Toledo but under a preceptor who is
not a member of the Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Department.
The grading will be based on a written report and your preceptor’s evaluation. Make arrangements for
your preceptor to complete the web-based preceptors report. In addition you must fill out a web-based
evaluation of the internship site. Your evaluation of the internship site must be done but it will not be
graded.
Your report must be typed, double-spaced and submitted to Dr. James Slama (HEB 274 E) between
Friday, August 5 and Monday, August 8. Late submissions will result in grade reduction unless prior
arrangement is made with the instructor.
The report should be written in clear English prose, using complete sentences and with words spelled
correctly. Number each page of the report, and put your name on each page. Be sure you save a copy
of the paper for your files, at least until you determine that the grade has been assigned.
Submit this report to Professor James Slama, MBC Office, HEB 274; or electronically by e-mail to
james.slama@utoledo.edu.
Specific report contents:
A cover page that contains the following information along with the Abstract:
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6.
Student name: ___________________________________________________________
Internship site: ___________________________________________________________
Internship supervisor: ______________________________________________________
Dates of Internship experience: ______________________________________________
Date of submission of the report: _____________________________________________
A 100-word Abstract describing the work undertaken and summarizing the result.
The body of the report must contain the following items:
1. Description of project(s)/problem(s) assigned during the internship
2. Methodology/methodologies employed
3. Results of project(s)/problem(s)
4. Discussion of results/findings
5. Summary of conclusions
6. Career skills acquired
7. Impact of this internship experience on your career goals
8. Rate this internship experience on a scale of 1-5 (1=poor; 5 = excellent)
9. Would you consider employment at this site? (yes or no: please explain.)
A copy of a technical report submitted to your supervisor at the practicum site that describes the
methods used and the results of research conducted during the practicum will be accepted as a
description of items # 1-5. If you include a copy of the technical report, be sure to answer items # 6-9
on a separate sheet. If you want to submit a copy of a technical report, be sure to obtain the
permission of your supervisor—some companies and research groups prohibit distribution of
internal reports.
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