Career Preparation and Exploration for BGS Students

1. Career Preparation and Exploration for BGS Students Mike Nusbaum BGS Director August, 2014

2. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • Development of Research-Specific Skills: • (http://www.med.upenn.edu/ngg/user_docs/InteractiveLearning.pdf) • Fundamental biomedical knowledge (Core Breadth): • Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology. • Grounding in graduate program discipline (Depth). • Experimental design, performance and analysis (Rotations). • Biostatistics.

3. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • 2. Development of Research-Related Skills: • Critical reading of scientific literature. • Lab Meetings, Journal Clubs, etc. • Science-related communication skills: • Asking Questions • Talks • (http://www.med.upenn.edu/ngg/user_docs/TalkPreparationandPresentation.pdf) • Posters • Manuscripts • Grant proposals • Publishing: Learning how to “finish” a piece of work.

4. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • 3.Individual Development Plans (IDPs). The aim of an IDP is to help students develop and refine their career interests and goals throughout their PhD training. • To ensure that: • Students and mentors communicate openly. • Students are working proactively toward developing the skills they will need to succeed. • (http://www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/idp.shtml)

5. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration IDP - Junior Students (Year 1-2 PhD, Year 3 combined degree)

6. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration IDP - Junior Students (Year 1-2 PhD, Year 3 combined degree) A. Skills and Motivations PRIVATE – USE THESE QUESTIONS TO GUIDE DISCUSSION, NO WRITTEN ANSWERS NEEDED

7. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • IDP - Junior Students (Year 1-2 PhD, Year 3 combined degree) • B. Plans/Goals for the Coming Year • PART OF YOUR ACADEMIC RECORD –

8. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • IDP – Thesis-Level Students (Years 3+ PhD, Years 4+ CD) • A. Skills, Motivations and Career Planning • PRIVATE DOCUMENT – between student and mentor only. • Student and mentor should independently fill out Part A1 and then compare/discuss. Use to assess training needs and guide your preparation of the IDP in Parts B & C.

9. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • IDP – Thesis-Level Students (Years 3+ PhD, Years 4+ CD) • A. Skills, Motivations and Career Planning

10. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • IDP – Thesis-Level Students (Years 3+ PhD, Years 4+ CD) • A. Skills, Motivations and Career Planning

11. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • IDP – Thesis-Level Students (Years 3+ PhD, Years 4+ CD) • B. Achievements and Plans/Goals • PART OF ACADEMIC RECORD – SUBMIT TO GRAD GROUP OFFICE AND THESIS COMMITTEE.

12. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • IDP – Thesis-Level Students (Years 3+ PhD, Years 4+ CD) • B. Achievements and Plans/Goals

13. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • IDP – Thesis-Level Students (Years 3+ PhD, Years 4+ CD) • C. Skills to Improve • PART OF ACADEMIC RECORD – SUBMIT TO GRAD GROUP OFFICE AND THESIS COMMITTEE. • Identify specific skills and strengths that you need to develop. • Define concrete actions to help. • Develop these specific skills and strengths.

14. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • IDP – Thesis-Level Students (Years 3+ PhD, Years 4+ CD) • C. Skills to Improve

15. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • 4. Exploration of Career Options: • Career ServicesProgramming: Career workshops, Biomed Career Fair, etc. • Biomedical Graduate Student Association (BGSA) and other student groups’ alumni career talks (e.g., EEJust, PGWISE). • Graduate Group- and Training Grant-specific career options workshops. • Discussions with Graduate Group Chair, Thesis Advisor, and Thesis Committee.

16. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • 5. Job Search Support via Career Services: • Biomedical job list serve • Workshops in CV and résumé preparation and giving a job talk • One-on-one career advising • Network of alumni who are willing to talk with current students about opportunities

17. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • 6. Optional BGS Certificate Programs: • Graduate Training in Medical Science Program • Program Directors: John Lynch and Hao Shen • Public Health Certificate Program • Program Directors: Hillary Nelson and Mike Levy • Environmental Health Sciences Program • Program Directors: Trevor Penning • Certificate in Translational Research • Program Director: Emma Meagher

18. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • 7. OtherOptional Programs • Opportunity to Teach (required in NGG, optional in other groups) • Teaching Certificate from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) • Center for Technology Transfer (CTT) Fellows Program

19. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration The CTL Certificate requires: Pedagogical Discussion and Training Complete CTL-approved teaching workshops/programs. 2. Teaching ExperienceComplete at least 2 semesters as a TA or instructor. 3. Observation and ReviewHave a full teaching session observed and reviewed by CTL staff. 4. Teaching PhilosophyParticipants must develop a statement of teaching philosophy and discuss it in a CTL session culminating the certificate program.

20. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration The Center for Technology Transfer (CTT) Fellows Program: • A program in tech transfer for scientifically-trained Penn Grad Students & Postdocs in which Fellows allocate 5 – 10 hrs/week to projects at their own discretion. Assignments are completed remotely. • Instructional component:All fellows participate in a seminar course "Biotechnology commercialization: the path from invention to market". Fellows participate in an intensive training workshop which provides the necessary elements to perform assessments of new technologies at CTT. • Experiential component:Fellows participate in a paid intern program focused on assessing technical, commercial & IP aspects of technologies at Penn, and assisting in development of commercialization strategies for these technologies.

21. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • 8. Opportunity to Take Penn Non-Science Courses to explore areas such as: • Science policy • Patent law • Business

22. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • 9. Penn Grad Student Groups: Parallel Career Paths • Penn Science Policy Group: • http://pennsciencepolicy.blogspot.com/ • Penn Biotech Group Healthcare Consulting: • http://pbgconsulting.org/ • Plus Others (e.g. BGSA, EE Just, PG-WISE): • http://www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/current_students_groups.shtml

23. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration • Penn Science Policy Group: • http://pennsciencepolicy.blogspot.com/ • Penn science students and faculty discuss issues regarding the intersection of science, society, and public policy. • The blog provides : • Updates on discussions from meetings. • A forum for members to express opinions on topics ranging from the public perception of science, science education, advances in science, the bioethical questions these raise, and much more.

24. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration Penn Biotech Group Healthcare Consulting:http://pbgconsulting.org/ • Where Science and Business Meet • Penn Biotech Group (PBG) is a cross-disciplinary student run organization at Penn. • We focus on addressing the challenges and obstacles facing the biotechnology industry today. • We provide our members with education, real-world experience and networking opportunities to enrich their exposure within the biotechnology arena.

25. Elements of Career Preparation & Exploration Plus Others (e.g. BGSA, EE Just, PG-WISE):http://www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/current_students_groups.shtml

26. The End Any Questions?