The graduate student experience, for many, can be a time of great stress, insecurity, and
uncertainty. Overwhelmingly, studies verify that good mentoring is one of the best indicators …

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is committed to attracting, develo**, and supporting
the best scientists from all groups as an integral part of excellence in training. Biomedical …

The US biomedical research workforce does not currently mirror the nation's population
demographically, despite numerous attempts to increase diversity. This imbalance is limiting …

Background and purpose Effective mentorship is critical to the success of early stage
investigators, and has been linked to enhanced mentee productivity, self-efficacy, and …

This qualitative study used narrative methodology to investigate what becoming a scientist
or engineer entails for Asian and Asian American college students stereotyped as “model …

Engineering faculty members play a multifaceted role in the profession in that they help
discover, promote, and disseminate advancements in technology, and they engage in …

Mentorship is a catalyst capable of unleashing one's potential for discovery, curiosity, and
participation in STEMM and subsequently improving the training environment in which that …

Background In response to the landmark report “Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the
Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering,” the NIH Office of Research on …

Improvement in the proportion of underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities (URMs) in
academic positions has been unsatisfactory. Although this is a complex problem, one key …

Purpose The Academy for Future Science Faculty (the Academy) is a novel coaching
intervention for biomedical PhD students designed to address limitations in previous efforts …