Background: Given national calls for intentional career development during graduate and
post-graduate scientific training, this study assessed career readiness development within …

Doctoral recipients in the biomedical sciences and STEM fields are showing increased
interest in career opportunities beyond academic positions. While recent research has …

This study examines the extent to which career competencies (knowledge, skills, and
abilities necessary to manage one's own work and learning experiences to achieve the …

Graduate students and postdocs in science, technology, engineering, and math fields are
faced with a wide range of career paths to employment, but they are often not trained to …

Published evaluations of career preparation of alumni from long-standing postdoctoral
fellowship programs in the biomedical sciences are limited and often focus on quantitative …

BEST: Implementing Career Development Activities for Biomedical Research Trainees
provides an instructional guide for institutions wanting to create, supplement or improve their …

The B roadening E xperiences in S cientific T raining (BEST) program is an NIH-funded effort
testing the impact of career development interventions (eg internships, workshops, classes) …

The breadth of doctoral education has expanded to include professional development
activities in order to prepare students for academic and nonacademic careers. This mixed …

Postdoctoral scholars pursue diverse career paths requiring broad skill sets; however, little
is known about postdoctoral scholars' perspectives about their professional learning, and …

Abstract The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) initiative for graduate students was launched in
the United States in 1993 as a partnership between the Council of Graduate Schools and …