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Optimizing the utility of the individual development plan for trainees in the biosciences

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Obtaining more data on how institutions, faculty and trainees utilize the individual development plan can only increase its usefulness for exploring both academic and non-academic careers.

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Figure 1: A feedback model for collecting data from all key stakeholders (trainees, mentors, PhD programs, and funding organizations) on the usage, training, utility, process, and outcomes for IDPs.

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We thank The STEM Advocacy Institute for thoughtful feedback and tremendous enthusiasm for improving science education around the world.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Jessica W Tsai

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Jessica W Tsai

  3. The STEM Advocacy Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Jessica W Tsai, Nathan L Vanderford & Fanuel Muindi

  4. Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    Nathan L Vanderford

  5. Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    Nathan L Vanderford

  6. Center for Cancer and Metabolism, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    Nathan L Vanderford

  7. Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Fanuel Muindi

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Tsai, J., Vanderford, N. & Muindi, F. Optimizing the utility of the individual development plan for trainees in the biosciences. Nat Biotechnol 36, 552–553 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.4155

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