A cross-sectional study of the use and effectiveness of the Individual Development Plan among doctoral students.

ABSTRACT: Background: The Individual Development Plan (IDP) was introduced as a tool to aid in career planning for doctoral trainees. Despite the National Institutes of Health and academic institutions creating policies that mandate the use of IDPs, little information exists regarding the use and effectiveness of the career planning tool. Methods: We conducted a multi-institutional, online survey to measure IDP use and effectiveness. The survey was distributed to potential respondents via social media and direct email. IDP survey questions were formatted using a five-point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree and strongly disagree). For data analysis purposes, responses were grouped into two categories (agree versus does not agree/disagree). The data were summarized a

SUBMITTER: Vanderford NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6039936 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature