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Planning for your future
How to pick a career and negotiate a job
Skip BrassFrancisco Gonzalez-Scarano
Roger GreenbergAimee Payne
December 11, 2009
University of PennsylvaniaSchool of Medicine
residency?
postdoc?
Otherstuff
The bridge years
get a job
Residency
Postdoc
Job searchMed schoolGrad school
graduation
The bridge: 6+ years
The bridge years: Step #1
Decide on your career goals• Physician? Scientist? Educator? Administrator? • How much time to each?• Academic center? Research institute? Industry?• Full time research?• Full time clinical practice?• Professional time Vs. everything else?
Source: http://www.aamc.org/data/facultyroster/reports.htm
MD-PhD clinical dept
MD-PhD basic science deptMD’s in
clinical deptPhD basic science dept
The bridge years: Step #2
Decide if your goals require more training*• Residency (then postdoc) Vs. postdoc (no residency)• Will you continue to practice medicine?• Is your goal to be in a clinical department? (then you
will probably need a license and a board certificate)• Clinical research? (then you will likely need specific
training)
*they probably will
The bridge years: Step #3
If you are a physician, decide which clinical field fits your goals & talents
• Choose something you will enjoy and find challenging, but also ask:– Does the field value research or does it place a higher
priority on clinical service?– Will the field of your choice protect the time needed for
meaningful research?– Have you explored your choice from a faculty perspective
and not just from the med student perspective (they are very different points of view)?
The bridge years: Step #4
Choose your residency/postdoc carefully• If postdoc, then go where the best science is. Ditto for fellowship
after residency.• If residency, go where they value your goals.
– Do you want high quality, intensive clinical training? Many places will offer that. There are other factors to consider as well.
– Get back to research ASAP.– Different clinical fields and different programs value research differently.
The bridge years: Step #5
Prepare for the job search• Hiring new tenure track faculty is expensive and it will be awhile
before you can cover your costs. The person who hires you will want to be as certain as possible that you will succeed.– Success in the post-residency/postdoc years is used to predict
subsequent success– Demonstrate your skills along the way, by completing projects,
publishing manuscripts and obtaining grant funding (e.g. K awards)• Find mentors. Make contacts with people who can attest to your
qualities and/or collaborate with you in the future.• Most physician-scientists are in clinical departments.
http://grants1.nih.gov/training/F_files_nrsa.htm
Look for opportunities to compete for grants during grad school
http://grants1.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm
Definitely compete for grants as a postdoc/fellow
Obtaining individual funding as a postdoc/fellow should be a high priority. Not only is it good practice for the future, it shows those who will hire you that you have an important skill.
Look for non-NIH opportunities as well
• American Association of University Women
• American Cancer Society • American Chemical Society • American Diabetes Association • American Federation for Aging
Research Scholarship• American Heart Association • American Physiological Society • American Society for Microbiology • American Society for
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
• Ford Foundation Dissertation Diversity Fellowships
• Josephine de Karman Predoctoral Fellowship
• L’Oreal Foundation Women in Science
• NASA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship
• Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
• Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Fellowship
• UNCF•Merck
NIH Extramural Data Book – last update May 2008 Data provided by the Division of Information Services, Reporting Branch TF 13
SUCCESS RATE OF KIRSCHSTEIN-NRSA POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (F32) APPLICATIONS
Fiscal Year
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Succ
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Rate
Reviewed Awarded Success Rate
F32 Postdoc Fellowships
25%
The bridge years
5 steps to success• #1 - Decide on your long term career goals• #2 - Decide if your goals require more training• #3 - Decide which field fits your goals & talents• #4 - Pick your residency/fellowship/postdoc carefully• #5 - Prepare yourself for the job search