Impact of a Training Navigation Program on the Professional Development of Scholars At a National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center.

ABSTRACT: Having an unsupportive culture has been identified as a reason that individuals leave the biomedical field. The purpose of this mixed methods convergent case study was to gain an understanding of how a supportive, mentoring-intensive, National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded program affected the participating scholars' professional identity and sense of belonging while facilitating their career-advancing accomplishments. This Training Navigation Program at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center (FPBCC) provided the group of scholars (which included predominantly predoctoral students but also postdoctoral fellows and early-stage faculty members, and two undergraduate associate members) with support for professional development activities and conference attendance along with networking opport

SUBMITTER: Pocwierz-Gaines MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12925611 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature