Internship Experiences Contribute to Confident Career Decision Making for Doctoral Students in the Life Sciences
| Autor: | Theresa C. O’Brien, Teresa L. Dillinger, Janice N. Morand, Bill Lindstaedt, Michelle E. Naffziger-Hirsch, Bruce Moses, Alexandra M. Schnoes, Richard McGee, J. C. Gibeling, Keith R. Yamamoto, Anne E. Caliendo |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Gibbs, Kenneth |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Semi-structured interview Universities Decision Making Biological Science Disciplines Peer Group Article General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Feedback Education 03 medical and health sciences Cognition Surveys and Questionnaires Internship ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Humans Education Graduate Graduate Students Curriculum Self-efficacy Medical education Career Choice ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION 05 social sciences Internship and Residency 050301 education Peer group Faculty Focus group Research Personnel 030104 developmental biology Psychology 0503 education Curriculum and Pedagogy Career development Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | CBE Life Sciences Education CBE life sciences education, vol 17, iss 1 |
| ISSN: | 1931-7913 |
| DOI: | 10.1187/cbe.17-08-0164 |
| Popis: | An internship program model that supports life sciences doctoral students’ pursuit of a broad range of careers is described. Evaluation of the program model at two institutions finds that participation increases students’ confidence in career decision making without extending time to degree and may help some trainees avoid “default postdocs.” The Graduate Student Internships for Career Exploration (GSICE) program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), offers structured training and hands-on experience through internships for a broad range of PhD-level careers. The GSICE program model was successfully replicated at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). Here, we present outcome data for a total of 217 PhD students participating in the UCSF and UC Davis programs from 2010 to 2015 and 2014 to 2015, respectively. The internship programs at the two sites demonstrated comparable participation, internship completion rates, and overall outcomes. Using survey, focus group, and individual interview data, we find that the programs provide students with career development skills, while increasing students’ confidence in career exploration and decision making. Internships, in particular, were perceived by students to increase their ability to discern a career area of choice and to increase confidence in pursuing that career. We present data showing that program participation does not change median time to degree and may help some trainees avoid “default postdocs.” Our findings suggest important strategies for institutions developing internship programs for PhD students, namely: including a structured training component, allowing postgraduation internships, and providing a central organization point for internship programs. |
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