COSEPUP review-NIH-IRP perspective

Lori Conlan, PhDDirector, Office of Postdoc ServicesOITE/NIH

What is the Intramural Research Program?

Intramural is research done on an NIH campus by an NIH scientist

21 Institutes & Centers (ICs) (of 27) Biomedical, behavioral, and social science research at

all levels - basic, translational and clinical Campuses in MD, NC, MT, AZ, MI and MA

Postdocs in the IRP ~3600 Postdocs

~2000 International ~475 Clinical Fellows

Where are current postdocs going? Colorado State Univ of Hawaii Univ of Maryland Univ of Cincinnati King’s College Middle TN Univ JC Venter Institute Harvard Postdoc Office Duke: Science Coordinator FDA NIH AAAS policy fellowship Pew Foundation

Small Biotech in MD Medimmune (many) Jackson Labs Novartis Qiagen (writer, program manager and

R&D) MedThink Communications Booz Allen Hamilton Schafer Pricewatershouse Coopers

Random sample of people leaving in 2011 from the alumni database

What is the OITE? A central office (10 PhD level) to promote the training and career

education of all NIH trainees We provide:

All-day symposia focused on one topic One to four hour workshops featuring one speaker and/or a panel

discussion Short workshops followed by break-out and small group meetings Courses on a focused topic that meet for multiple sessions Discussion/support groups and brown bag lunches

Career Services Center Advice on all aspects of training Online access for anyone (even non-IRP)

Build your career..Shape your future OITE encourage trainees to focus their efforts in three

areas while at the NIH Doing outstanding science Attending to their career and professional

development by taking advantage of both IC and OITE programs

Exploring and contributing to the community around them

It starts when they arrive Orientation covers the following topics:

Intro to the NIH Steps to success Resources Intro to career planning Acknowledgement that transitions are hard

Career Tracks Comprehensive workshops to dissect the career process

Job Search CV/resumes, How-to series, interviewing, negotiating

Academic Overview, interview, negotiating, transitioning

Industry Overview, resumes, networking, company visits

Career Symposium ties up the curriculum in May

Courses Writing

Basic Writing a scientific paper

Improving Spoken English Teaching Grant Writing Becoming a Mentor

Leadership and Personal Development

Assertiveness training Workplace Dynamics

Using the MBTI in lab and life Conflict and feedback Teams

Management bootcamp Diversity in a Multicultural Society

Advise the postdoc association Felcom started in 1991 Has ~21 standing committees

Career development, monthly career exploration seminars

Job networking Social FARE

Resources for non-NIHers Videocasts Blog Online material Campus visits

Alumni Database Have over 1000 fellows leave the program every year…

where are they going? Allow current fellows to network with past fellows Allow past fellows to re-connect Allow past fellows to look for new employees Provide a snapshot of where fellows are going

Current count is 1070 (up from 500 in March of 2011) Of those 348 were postdocs at the NIH

Other opportunities at the NIH IC retreats, workshops and leadership opportunities Fellows may be able to do volunteering on campus Have started clubs-policy and consulting

Lori Conlan conlanlo@mail.nih.gov