Monthly Curriculum
Program participants: See below for monthly curriculum and program materials. Each month’s curriculum includes helpful descriptions and links, as well as related resources.
Do you know what career paths are possible in academia, industry, and government? You will be discovering how these paths differ in their definitions of success and expectations for job growth.
In order to be prepared for the next phase of your career, you need to think about what factors will set you up for future success: Where should you be spending your time? How can you prioritize opportunities? How do you juggle personal and professional interests and responsibilities?
An important component to enhancing your success is understanding the “ecosystem” of your institution and field: How can your institution help you to succeed? What is your institution’s culture? Who are the key people driving research in your field? Who is currently in your network?
In order to make the most out of your mentoring relationships, you first need to know about yourself: who you are, what you value, and how you work best.
To ensure the success of any mentoring relationship, both parties must understand their responsibilities and balance their personal values and expectations.
Related Resources
Making the Most of Mentors: A Guide to Mentees
Academic Medicine Vol. 84, No. 1
Mentorship in Clinical and Translational Research
A guide to empower mentees and mentors in maximizing their mentoring relationships and growing their networks.
Project Management Tool Comparison Document (PDF)
Use this document to learn about and compare various project management tools and resources. In addition to comparing project management platforms, it also contains a suggested list of books that focus on time management, brainstorming, and work-life balance.
Social Media Accounts to Explore
Using social media can be a great way to promote your research and build your mentoring network. We created this document to provide a list of suggested social media accounts to follow and topics to explore. It is not an exhaustive list, and it is meant to be a working document. As you discover additional social media resources that are useful, please add them to this list so that other people can discover them.
Time Management for Scientists
Nature curated an excellent collection of articles and videos that focus on time management for scientists. The articles cover a range of topics including: getting ahead in your career, juggling work and family life, managing parental leave, and finding happiness and satisfaction in your work.
Will You Be My Mentor? Four Archetypes to Help Mentees Succeed in Academic Medicine
JAMA Internal Medicine Vol. 178, No. 2
What Mentors Wish Their Mentees Knew
Harvard Business Review
Program Materials
All materials shared throughout the year (curriculum, resources, opening event documents, etc) will be saved in a “virtual binder” (Google Drive folder).
Reminder: You must be logged into your Gmail account to access the folder.