Postdoc Individual Development Plan

Postdoc Individual Development Plan Workshop

An Individual Development Plan (IDP) is a dynamic document that identifies and outlines career goals and is a tool to manage career development during your postdoctoral training period. Research has shown that having a structured postdoctoral training program correlates with a successful postdoc experience1, which the Office of Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholar Affairs strives to provide for all UC San Diego postdocs.

This interactive workshop will provide assistance on creating your IDP, assessing your skills, working with mentors and setting realistic and achievable goals. Each postdoc will have the opportunity to develop and present his/her IDP to faculty participants for feedback, and by the end of the session have a completed IDP to guide his/her career objectives.

**This workshop will be offered once every other month (fourth Thursday) and Postdoctoral Scholars are strongly encouraged to participate as part of their research training and education. Although this workshop is designed for postdoctoral scholars in the beginning stages of his/her training, all are welcome. **

If you are funded on an NIH mentored training program, NIH requires reporting of Postdoctoral IDP usage.

1 Davis G. (2005). “Doctors Without Orders.” American Scientist, 93 (3), supplement 1-13.

Schedule for 2016

Date

Faculty Poster Session Moderators

Location

March 24

Robert El-Kareh, Professor of Biomedical Informatics

Nathan Gianneschi, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Building (PSB), room 1160

May 26

Dorothy Sears, Professor of Endocrinology

Varykina Thackray, Professor of Reproductive Medicine

Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Building (PSB), room 1120

July 28

Xiaoqian Jiang, Professor of Biomedical Informatics

Dorothy Sears, Professor of Endocrinology

Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Building (PSB), room 1120

September 15

Mark Lawson, Professor of Reproductive Medicine

Lucila Ohno-Machado, Professor & Department Chair of Biomedical Informatics

Varykina Thackray, Professor of Reproductive Medicine

Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Building (PSB), room 1160

November 17

Mark Lawson, Professor of Reproductive Medicine

Dorothy Sears, Professor of Endocrinology

Medical Education and Telemedicine (MET), Rm 145