  We present two programs that address needs to better prepare graduate
students for their roles as professional physicists, particularly in the areas
of teaching and education research. The two programs, Preparing Future
Physicists (PFP) and a course, Teaching and Learning Physics, are designed to
be mutually supportive, address these broader graduate roles, and support the
development of the field of physics education research. While voluntary, PFP
has attracted the participation of roughly half the physics graduate students
at each of two large research institutions. Compared to the national rate,
these students are roughly twice as likely to report an interest in pursuing
future roles as educators. While less than one in five of participants surveyed
reported education being valued by the research community in physics, more than
90% reported intentions to incorporate the results of research in physics
education in their future teaching. Experience with the synergistic program,
Teaching and Learning Physics, demonstrates that it is possible to replicate
earlier successes of the program initiated at a different institution,
including increasing student mastery of physics, developing student interest in
education and teaching, and engaging students in research projects in physics
education. In addition to introducing these programs, we identify some of the
critical features that contribute to their successes.
