Recent biomedical workforce policy efforts have centered on enhancing career preparation
for trainees, and increasing diversity in the research workforce. Postdoctoral scientists, or …

The oversupply of postdoctoral scholars relative to available faculty positions has led to calls
for better assessment of career outcomes. Here, we report the results of a study of …

Increasing biomedical workforce diversity remains a persistent challenge. Recent reports
have shown that biomedical sciences (BMS) graduate students become less interested in …

PhD-trained biomedical scientists are moving into an increasingly diverse variety of careers
within the sciences. However, graduate and postdoctoral training programs have historically …

Today's doctoral programs continue to prepare students for a traditional academic career
path despite the inadequate supply of research-focused faculty positions. We advocate for a …

Purpose Understanding the goals and aspirations of the physician–scientist workforce can
inform policies to promote retention. The authors explored gender differences therein, given …

Published evaluations of career preparation of alumni from long-standing postdoctoral
fellowship programs in the biomedical sciences are limited and often focus on quantitative …

Individual development plans (IDPs) have been promoted nationally as a tool to help
research trainees explore career opportunities and set career goals. Despite the interest in …

Interest in faculty careers decreases as graduate training progresses; however, the process
underlying career-interest formation remains poorly defined. To better understand this …

Graduate students and postdocs in science, technology, engineering, and math fields are
faced with a wide range of career paths to employment, but they are often not trained to …