nih imsd resources for neagep students we want to make your life easier!
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TOOLS OF THE TRADE IMSD Skill Development Travel Grants Workshops of Interest to Students Teaching Experiences in Five CollegesTRANSCRIPT
NIH IMSD RESOURCES FOR NEAGEP STUDENTS
WE WANT TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER!
IMSD Pathway to Independence Writing Retreat
Fellowship to replace departmental Teaching Assistantship
Receive one-on-one mentoring to write NSF or NIH grant—predoctoral or postdoctoral
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
IMSD Skill Development Travel Grants
Workshops of Interest to Students
Teaching Experiences in Five Colleges
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
IMSD Skill Development Travel Grants
Grant Writing Programs Off-Campus
Workshops Associated with Professional Meetings
Bio-Trac Biotechnology Training Courses at the NIH
Cell CultureFlow CytometryGene EngineeringImmunologyMicroscopyNext Generation SequencingProteomicsRNA-seqStem Cell Technologies
NIH
Eminent Scientist Program:
Meet with prospective postdoctoral mentors
Bring prospective mentors to UMass for seminars
Travel to national meetings and other institutions
Finishing Strong
BEYOND THE PHD
Funds for Day-Long Conferences
2016: The New Face of Entrepreneurship
BEYOND THE PHD
Funds to attend the Institute for Teaching and Mentoring
ACCOUNTABILITY GROUPS
MIT Alliance for Courageous Minority Engineers
Every Other Thursday Groups
ACME FRAMEWORK
Commonality componentScholarly communityAccountability mechanismsInterdisciplinary
com·mon·al·i·tyˌkämənˈalədē/nounnoun: commonality; plural noun: commonalities; noun: the commonality
1.the state of sharing features or attributes.
ACME ON-LINE SYSTEM: LOGIN
GOALS PAGE
COMMENTS PAGE
Optimal group size of 4-6 promotes crucial interactions
Complementary online and face-to-face interaction critical to robustness and sustainability
EVERY OTHER THURSDAY GROUPS• Based on “Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from Successful Women
Scientists” by Ellen Daniell• Regular 1.5-h meetings with defined structure• Participants of each group have something in common • Rotating leadership• Meetings focuses on problem solving in a wide range of professional and personal areas
• Goal is for members to support each other as they find workable solutions to problems
GROUP PROCESS: TRACKING TIME
1)Facilitator asks each member to estimate how much time her work will take that day and records each time.
2)Facilitator keeps track of time and when time is up, asks if speaker needs more time.
3)If speaker asks for more time, specifies amount of time and what she wants to accomplish.
4)Time-keeping is difficult but helps participants focus and keep feedback on point and also allows time for everyone to have a turn
1)Facilitator asks each member to state what kind of response she wants from group:
a) Practical adviceb) Attentive listening while feelings are sharedc) Perspectives on one’s interpretation of eventsd) Simple reporting to get an idea of where one’s
work is going
GROUP PROCESS: DESIRED RESPONSES
GROUP PROCESS: TRUST AND HONESTY
1)Must trust Group to listen and respect issues
2) Must trust Group to hold all conversations and revelations in the strictest of confidence
3) Must trust the Strokes (positive comments) given to you by the Group
4) Must bring issues that honestly matter to you and set aside judgments of your self.
5) Must provide honest feedback
NATIONAL RESEARCH MENTOR NETWORK
WorkshopsEvent for NEAGEP-wide networking and professional development
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