WE WANT TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER!
NIH IMSD RESOURCES FOR NEAGEP
STUDENTS
IMSD Pathway to Independence Writing Retreat
Fellowship to replace departmental
Teaching Assistantship
Receive one-on-one mentoring to write
NSF or NIH grant—predoctoral or
postdoctoral
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
IMSD Skill Development Travel Grants
Workshops of Interest to Students
Teaching Experiences in Five Colleges
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
IMSD Skill Development Travel Grants
Grant Writing Programs Off-Campus
Workshops Associated with Professional Meetings
Bio-Trac Biotechnology Training Courses at the NIH
NIH
Cell Culture
Flow Cytometry
Gene Engineering
Immunology
Microscopy
Next Generation Sequencing
Proteomics
RNA-seq
Stem Cell Technologies
Finishing Strong
Eminent Scientist Program:
Meet with prospective postdoctoral
mentors
Bring prospective mentors to UMass
for seminars
Travel to national meetings and other
institutions
BEYOND THE PHD
Funds for Day-Long Conferences
2016: The New Face of Entrepreneurship
BEYOND THE PHD
Funds to attend the
Institute for Teaching
and Mentoring
ACCOUNTABILITY GROUPS
MIT Alliance for Courageous
Minority Engineers
Every Other Thursday
Groups
ACME FRAMEWORK
 Commonality component
 Accountability mechanisms
com·mon·al·i·ty
ˌkämənˈalədē/
noun
noun: commonality; plural noun: commonalities; noun: the
commonality
 Interdisciplinary
1.the state of sharing features or attributes.
 Scholarly community
ACME ON-LINE SYSTEM: LOGIN
GOALS PAGE
COMMENTS PAGE
 Optimal group size of 4-6 promotes crucial interactions
 Complementary online and face-to-face interaction
critical to robustness and sustainability
EVERY OTHER THURSDAY GROUPS
• Based on “Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from Successful Women Scientists”
by Ellen Daniell
• Regular 1.5-h meetings with defined structure
• Participants of each group have something in common
• Rotating leadership
• Meetings focuses on problem solving in a wide range of professional and personal areas
• Goal is for members to support each other as they find workable solutions to problems
GROUP PROCESS: TRACKING TIME
1) Facilitator asks each member to estimate how much time
her work will take that day and records each time.
2) Facilitator keeps track of time and when time is up, asks if
speaker needs more time.
3) If speaker asks for more time, specifies amount of time
and what she wants to accomplish.
4) Time-keeping is difficult but helps participants focus and
keep feedback on point and also allows time for everyone
to have a turn
GROUP PROCESS: DESIRED RESPONSES
1)Facilitator asks each member to state what kind of
response she wants from group:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Practical advice
Attentive listening while feelings are shared
Perspectives on one’s interpretation of events
Simple reporting to get an idea of where one’s work is going
GROUP PROCESS: TRUST AND HONESTY
1) Must trust Group to listen and respect issues
2) Must trust Group to hold all conversations and revelations in
the strictest of confidence
3) Must trust the Strokes (positive comments) given to you by
the Group
4) Must bring issues that honestly matter to you and set aside
judgments of your self.
5) Must provide honest feedback
NATIONAL RESEARCH MENTOR NETWORK
Workshops
Event for NEAGEP-wide networking and professional development
How can we help you define and achieve
your goals?