キャリアニュース2020年9月10～17日

“Do you have any advice for future graduate students?” I asked. The student had recently defended his Ph.D., and I was conducting an exit interview—something I do with every graduating biomedical Ph.D. student at my university, where I am in charge of evaluating our medical school's Ph.D. training programs. He sat back in his chair and thought for a minute before responding: He wished he had started to plan for his post-Ph.D. career earlier. My shoulders dropped and I let out a sigh. “Program directors recommend this to incoming students every year, but some don't seem to hear it,” I said. “How do you think we can get them to listen?” This time, he didn't hesitate. “They are graduate students in science ,” he exclaimed. “Show them the data!” > “Even when you're just getting started, you need to look forward.” That was my aha moment. I immediately began to document the responses to this question in subsequent interviews. It has been 3 years now, and the data I've collected confirm