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September 12, 2019

Data science training program lands AAMC education award

A course that provides biomedical scientists-in-training at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine with the essentials of data science has won second place in the 2019 Innovations in Research and Research Education Award program sponsored by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC).

By Bill Snyder

June 21, 2018

New BRET course offers introduction to data science

By Leigh MacMillan

August 18, 2016

Program helps Ph.D. students find non-academic careers

In 2013, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) received one of 10 grants from the National Institutes of Health called BEST (Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training) to help train scientists for a variety of diverse careers.

By VUMC News and Communications

June 16, 2016

Biosciences career symposium offers employment tips

Don’t worry, there is life — and a good job — at the end of graduate and postdoctoral training. But it won’t drop in your lap. You have to reach out and talk to people.

By VUMC News and Communications

February 26, 2015

Former postdoc managing NIH career training initiative

Five months ago D’Anne Duncan, Ph.D., was a third-year postdoctoral fellow in ophthalmology and visual neuroscience at Vanderbilt University. Today she’s program manager of a national consortium that is helping scientists-in-training prepare for today’s broad sweep of career options.

By Bill Snyder

February 12, 2015

Career planning workshop for science trainees set

A half-day workshop for Vanderbilt University graduate students and postdoctoral research fellows on “building professional relationships” will be held from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Student Life Center.

By Bill Snyder