Faculty perceptions and knowledge of career development of trainees in biomedical science: What do we (think we) know?

ABSTRACT: The Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) program is an NIH-funded effort testing the impact of career development interventions (e.g. internships, workshops, classes) on biomedical trainees (graduate students and postdoctoral fellows). BEST Programs seek to increase trainees' knowledge, skills and confidence to explore and pursue expanded career options, as well as to increase training in new skills that enable multiple career pathways. Faculty mentors are vital to a trainee's professional development, but data about how faculty members of biomedical trainees view the value of, and the time spent on, career development are lacking. Seven BEST institutions investigated this issue by conducting faculty surveys during their BEST experiment. The survey intent was to understand

SUBMITTER: Watts SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6353103 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature