A cross-institutional analysis of the effects of broadening trainee professional development on research productivity.
PhD-trained scientists are essential contributors to the workforce in diverse employment sectors that include academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations. Hence, best practices for training the future biomedical workforce are of national concern. Complementing coursework and laborato...
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oai:doaj.org-article:83f671a4e7464b04916bf5c52023309d2021-12-02T19:54:23ZA cross-institutional analysis of the effects of broadening trainee professional development on research productivity.1544-91731545-788510.1371/journal.pbio.3000956https://doaj.org/article/83f671a4e7464b04916bf5c52023309d2021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000956https://doaj.org/toc/1544-9173https://doaj.org/toc/1545-7885PhD-trained scientists are essential contributors to the workforce in diverse employment sectors that include academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations. Hence, best practices for training the future biomedical workforce are of national concern. Complementing coursework and laboratory research training, many institutions now offer professional training that enables career exploration and develops a broad set of skills critical to various career paths. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded academic institutions to design innovative programming to enable this professional development through a mechanism known as Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST). Programming at the NIH BEST awardee institutions included career panels, skill-building workshops, job search workshops, site visits, and internships. Because doctoral training is lengthy and requires focused attention on dissertation research, an initial concern was that students participating in additional complementary training activities might exhibit an increased time to degree or diminished research productivity. Metrics were analyzed from 10 NIH BEST awardee institutions to address this concern, using time to degree and publication records as measures of efficiency and productivity. Comparing doctoral students who participated to those who did not, results revealed that across these diverse academic institutions, there were no differences in time to degree or manuscript output. Our findings support the policy that doctoral students should participate in career and professional development opportunities that are intended to prepare them for a variety of diverse and important careers in the workforce.Patrick D BrandtSusi Sturzenegger VarvayanisTracey BaasAmanda F BolgioniJanet AlderKimberly A PetrieIsabel DominguezAbigail M BrownC Abigail StayartHarinder SinghAudra Van WartChristine S ChowAmbika MathurBarbara M SchreiberDavid A FrumanBrent BowdenChristopher A WiesenYvonne M GolightlyChris E HolmquistDaniel ArnemanJoshua D HallLinda E HymanKathleen L GouldRoger ChalkleyPatrick J BrennwaldRebekah L LaytonPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Biology, Vol 19, Iss 7, p e3000956 (2021) |
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PhD-trained scientists are essential contributors to the workforce in diverse employment sectors that include academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations. Hence, best practices for training the future biomedical workforce are of national concern. Complementing coursework and laboratory research training, many institutions now offer professional training that enables career exploration and develops a broad set of skills critical to various career paths. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded academic institutions to design innovative programming to enable this professional development through a mechanism known as Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST). Programming at the NIH BEST awardee institutions included career panels, skill-building workshops, job search workshops, site visits, and internships. Because doctoral training is lengthy and requires focused attention on dissertation research, an initial concern was that students participating in additional complementary training activities might exhibit an increased time to degree or diminished research productivity. Metrics were analyzed from 10 NIH BEST awardee institutions to address this concern, using time to degree and publication records as measures of efficiency and productivity. Comparing doctoral students who participated to those who did not, results revealed that across these diverse academic institutions, there were no differences in time to degree or manuscript output. Our findings support the policy that doctoral students should participate in career and professional development opportunities that are intended to prepare them for a variety of diverse and important careers in the workforce. |
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Patrick D Brandt Susi Sturzenegger Varvayanis Tracey Baas Amanda F Bolgioni Janet Alder Kimberly A Petrie Isabel Dominguez Abigail M Brown C Abigail Stayart Harinder Singh Audra Van Wart Christine S Chow Ambika Mathur Barbara M Schreiber David A Fruman Brent Bowden Christopher A Wiesen Yvonne M Golightly Chris E Holmquist Daniel Arneman Joshua D Hall Linda E Hyman Kathleen L Gould Roger Chalkley Patrick J Brennwald Rebekah L Layton |
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Patrick D Brandt Susi Sturzenegger Varvayanis Tracey Baas Amanda F Bolgioni Janet Alder Kimberly A Petrie Isabel Dominguez Abigail M Brown C Abigail Stayart Harinder Singh Audra Van Wart Christine S Chow Ambika Mathur Barbara M Schreiber David A Fruman Brent Bowden Christopher A Wiesen Yvonne M Golightly Chris E Holmquist Daniel Arneman Joshua D Hall Linda E Hyman Kathleen L Gould Roger Chalkley Patrick J Brennwald Rebekah L Layton |
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A cross-institutional analysis of the effects of broadening trainee professional development on research productivity. |
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A cross-institutional analysis of the effects of broadening trainee professional development on research productivity. |
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A cross-institutional analysis of the effects of broadening trainee professional development on research productivity. |
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A cross-institutional analysis of the effects of broadening trainee professional development on research productivity. |
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A cross-institutional analysis of the effects of broadening trainee professional development on research productivity. |
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cross-institutional analysis of the effects of broadening trainee professional development on research productivity. |
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