Postdoctoral Pathways: Broadening Access to Career Advancement

我们的四个机构将合作提高博士后培训的质量和包容性， 与合作伙伴组织，如国家研究导师网络（NRMN）和国家 博士后协会（NPA），并利用中心的研究，教学和 学习（CIRTL）网络。项目评估将采用直接评估和焦点小组， 评估强调工作产品生成和激励行为的研讨会模式 改变博士后，加上跟踪参与统计和完成率，并收集形成前，中期， 和讲习班后的学习评估。该计划的影响将扩大的角度， 作为博士后培训的一部分掌握的能力，并建立广泛可用的资源， 最大限度地获得学习这些能力的各种生物医学职业。具体目标1： 制定一个博士后培训计划，确保所有博士后开始他们的培训， 这些技能对他们的长期成功至关重要。一旦博士后完成了入门级的在线专业 发展活动，并确定了他们的职业目标，我们的在线平台将支持长期战略 通过开发新的博士后职业发展计划（PCAP）工具进行规划。PCAP将 帮助博士后和他们的研究导师从短期的个人过渡到博士后职业规划 将发展计划转化为长期战略，为研究生产力、技能 发展，并将职业成果映射到他们期望的职业轨迹。目标2：创建一个 Postdoc Academy MOOC系列在线和混合格式提供。我们将开发15个独立的 数字研讨会模块将被构建成两个MOOC，称为博士后学院。博士后 学院将完全在线提供给希望在自己的专业发展的博士后 速度，以及在混合格式（在线结合在人），以建立当地社区和服务 那些希望从专业发展中获得更高参与度的博士后。目标三：合作伙伴 与国家研究指导网络（NRMN）和其他国家组织，科学 社会和研究网络，以确保博士后学院是访问一个多样化的博士后 人口我们将使我们的途径计划获得全国范围内更广泛的博士后人口 通过与NRMN内的专业发展核心以及其他国家倡议合作， 和外联活动。具体目标4：传播博士后学院，建设 其他机构的博士后专业发展计划和资源。我们将创建详细的 促进者教学指南和资源，以开放获取博士后学院MCLC混合学习 模式，帮助建立我们合作伙伴关系以外的机构的博士后的本地支持网络，从而实现 大规模的影响。我们将通过为教师和管理人员举办的培训员讲习班进行传播。

Our four institutions will collaborate to improve the quality and inclusiveness of postdoctoral training, working with partner organizations such as the National Research Mentor Network (NRMN) and the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA), and leveraging the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network. Program evaluation will apply direct assessments and focus groups toward evaluating a workshop model that emphasizes the generation of work products and motivating behavioral change for postdocs, plus track participation statistics and completion rates, and collect formative pre-, mid- and post-workshop learning assessments. The Impact of this program will be to expand the perspective of competencies to be mastered as part of postdoc training, and to establish broadly available resources to maximize access to learning of these competencies for a variety of biomedical careers. Specific Aim 1: Develop a postdoc orientation program that will ensure all postdocs begin their training equipped with skills critical for their long-term success. Once postdocs have completed entry-level online professional development activities and identified their career goals, our online platform will support long-term strategic planning through the development of a new postdoc career advancement plan (PCAP) tool. The PCAP will help postdocs and their research mentors transition postdoctoral career planning from a shorter-term Individual Development Plan into a longer-term strategy that defines concrete milestones for research productivity, skill development, and career outcomes mapped to their desired career trajectory. Specific Aim 2: Create a Postdoc Academy MOOC series delivered online and in blended formats. We will develop 15 stand-alone digital workshop modules that will be constructed into two MOOCs, called the Postdoc Academy. The Postdoc Academy will be offered fully online for postdocs wishing to access professional development at their own pace, as well as in a blended format (online combined with in-person) to build local communities and to serve those postdocs desiring higher levels of engagement from professional development. Specific Aim 3: Partner with the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) and other national organizations, scientific societies, and research networks to ensure the Postdoc Academy is accessible to a diverse postdoc population. We will make our Pathways program accessible to a wider population of postdocs nationwide through partnering with the Professional Development Core within NRMN as well as other national initiatives and outreach activities. Specific Aim 4: Disseminate the Postdoc Academy and build the capacity of postdoc professional development programs and resources at other institutions. We will create detailed facilitator instructional guides and resources to open access to the Postdoc Academy MCLC blended learning model, help build local support networks for postdocs at institutions outside of our partnership, and so achieve large-scale impact. We will disseminate through a train-the-trainer workshop for faculty and administrators.