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COSEPUP review - NIH-IRP perspective Lori Conlan, PhD Director, Office of Postdoc Services OITE/NIH. What is the Intramural Research Program?. Intramural is research done on an NIH campus by an NIH scientist 21 Institutes & Centers (ICs) (of 27)
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COSEPUP review-NIH-IRP perspectiveLori Conlan, PhDDirector, Office of Postdoc ServicesOITE/NIH
What is the Intramural Research Program? • Intramural is research done on an NIH campus by an NIH scientist • 21 Institutes & Centers (ICs) (of 27) • Biomedical, behavioral, and social science research at all levels - basic, translational and clinical • Campuses in MD, NC, MT, AZ, MI and MA
Postdocs in the IRP • ~3600 Postdocs • ~2000 International • ~475 Clinical Fellows
Where are current postdocs going? • Colorado State • Univ of Hawaii • Univ of Maryland • Univ of Cincinnati • King’s College • Middle TN Univ • JC Venter Institute • Harvard Postdoc Office • Duke: Science Coordinator • FDA • NIH • AAAS policy fellowship • Pew Foundation • Small Biotech in MD • Medimmune (many) • Jackson Labs • Novartis • Qiagen (writer, program manager and R&D) • MedThink Communications • Booz Allen Hamilton • Schafer • Pricewatershouse Coopers • Random sample of people leaving in 2011 from the alumni database
What is the OITE? • A central office (10 PhD level) to promote the training and career education of all NIH trainees • We provide: • All-day symposia focused on one topic • One to four hour workshops featuring one speaker and/or a panel discussion • Short workshops followed by break-out and small group meetings • Courses on a focused topic that meet for multiple sessions • Discussion/support groups and brown bag lunches • Career Services Center • Advice on all aspects of training • Online access for anyone (even non-IRP)
Build your career..Shape your future • OITE encourage trainees to focus their efforts in three areas while at the NIH • Doing outstanding science • Attending to their career and professional development by taking advantage of both IC and OITE programs • Exploring and contributing to the community around them
It starts when they arrive • Orientation covers the following topics: • Intro to the NIH • Steps to success • Resources • Intro to career planning • Acknowledgement that transitions are hard
Career Tracks • Comprehensive workshops to dissect the career process • Job Search • CV/resumes, How-to series, interviewing, negotiating • Academic • Overview, interview, negotiating, transitioning • Industry • Overview, resumes, networking, company visits • Career Symposium ties up the curriculum in May
Courses • Writing • Basic • Writing a scientific paper • Improving Spoken English • Teaching • Grant Writing • Becoming a Mentor
Leadership and Personal Development • Assertiveness training • Workplace Dynamics • Using the MBTI in lab and life • Conflict and feedback • Teams • Management bootcamp • Diversity in a Multicultural Society
Advise the postdoc association • Felcom started in 1991 • Has ~21 standing committees • Career development, monthly career exploration seminars • Job networking • Social • FARE
Resources for non-NIHers Videocasts Blog Online material Campus visits
Alumni Database • Have over 1000 fellows leave the program every year…where are they going? • Allow current fellows to network with past fellows • Allow past fellows to re-connect • Allow past fellows to look for new employees • Provide a snapshot of where fellows are going • Current count is 1070 (up from 500 in March of 2011) • Of those 348 were postdocs at the NIH
Other opportunities at the NIH IC retreats, workshops and leadership opportunities Fellows may be able to do volunteering on campus Have started clubs-policy and consulting
Lori Conlan • conlanlo@mail.nih.gov