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May 11, 2012

Archived: Guidance for Implementing NIGMS’ Training Strategic Plan

By Judith Greenberg

Strategic Plan for Biomedical and Behavioral Research TrainingEarlier this year, we issued a Blueprint for Implementation of our Strategic Plan for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Training. Since then, we’ve developed guidance to help the academic community implement the plan. This includes several short documents on the topics below:

  • Improvement of Research Training Activities
  • Individual Development Plans
  • Evidence-Based Mentoring
  • Limitation of Training Time
  • Training for a Diverse Skill Set
  • Multiple Career Paths

All the links above are available on our Optimizing the Research Training Partnership page, which also includes links to these two statements of NIGMS principles:

  • NIGMS Aims and Expectations for Research Training
  • Societal Benefits of a Diverse Workforce

As always, we welcome your input and comments—on these particular documents as well as on research training in general. We particularly encourage you to share suggestions based on your own training experiences. Send your comments to me or post a comment on the Feedback Loop to share them with other readers.

topic Director’s Messages , Training/Fellowships/Career Development

About the Author

Judith Greenberg

Judith Greenberg

Before her retirement in October 2020, Judith was the deputy director of NIGMS and the acting director of the Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences. In the past, she also served as the acting director of the Institute and as the director of the former Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology. She led the development of the NIGMS strategic plan issued in 2008 and the development and implementation of the NIGMS strategic plan for training issued in 2011.