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Alberts et al. 2014, Rescuing US biomedical research from its systemic flaws. Proc Natl Acad Sci.
American Chemical Society 2013, Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences.
Blau and Weinberg 2017, Why the US science and engineering workforce is aging rapidly. Proc Natl Acad Sci.
Bourne 2015, Is 6 Years Too Long to Get a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science? FASEBJ.
CGS GlobalSummit Practical Actions 2016, What Is a Doctorate?
Daniels 2015, A generation at risk: Young investigators and the future of the biomedical workforce. Proc Natl Acad Sci.
Dolan et al. 2016, Revitalizing biomedical research: recommendations from the Future of Research Chicago Symposium. F1000 Research.
FASEB 2015, Sustaining Discovery in Biological and Medical Sciences.
Hall et al. 2017, Predictors of Student Productivity in Biomedical Graduate School Applications. PLoS ONE.
Heggeness et al. 2016, Policy Implications of Aging in the NIH-Funded Workforce. Cell Stem Cell.
Kimble et al. 2015, Strategies from UW-Madison for rescuing biomedical research in the US. eLife.
Kuo 2017, Staff scientists find satisfaction in playing the support role. Science Careers.
Li et al. 2017, The applied value of public investments in biomedical research. Science.
McDowell et al. 2014, Shaping the Future of Research: a perspective from junior scientists. F1000 Research.
Moneta-Koehler et al. 2017, The Limitations of the GRE in Predicting Success in Biomedical Graduate School. PLoS ONE.
National Academy of Sciences 2014, The postdoctoral experience revisited.
National Institutes of Health 2012, Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group Report.
National Research Council 1998, Trends in the Early Careers of Life Scientists Preface and Executive Summary. Mol Biol Cell.
Okahana et al. 2016, Graduate enrollment and degrees: 2005 to 2015. Council of Graduate Schools.
Pickett et al. 2015, Toward a sustainable biomedical research enterprise: Finding consensus and implementing recommendations. Proc Natl Acad Sci.
Polka and Krukenberg 2014, Making science a desirable career. Science.
Sauermann and Roach 2016, Why pursue the postdoc path? Science.
Urban Universities for Health 2014, Holistic Admissions in the Health Professions: Findings from a National Survey.

Workshop 1

How to better increase the diversity of scientists in senior and leadership roles?

Jabbar Bennett, Christine Chow, Ambika Mathur, Nancy Schwartz, Nancy Street
Barfield et al. 2016, Advancement of Women in the Biomedical Workforce: Insights for Success. Acad Med.
Coalition of Urban Serving Universities et al. 2016, Increasing Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce.
Elsevier 2017, Gender in the Global Research Landscape.
Gibbs et al. 2015, Career Development among American Biomedical Postdocs. CBE-Life Sci.
Ginther et al. 2011, Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards. Science.
Ginther et al. 2016, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and National Institutes of Health R01 Research Awards: Is There Evidence of a Double Bind for Women of Color? Acad Med.
McGee 2016, Biomedical Workforce Diversity: The Context for Mentoring to Develop Talents and Foster Success Within the ‘Pipeline’. AIDS Behav.
National Academy of Sciences 2011, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads.
National Institutes of Health 2012, Draft Report of the Advisory Committee to the Director Working Group on Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce.
National Research Council 2010, Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of
National Science Foundation 2017, National Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering.
Plank-Bazinet et al. 2016, Programmatic Efforts at the National Institutes of Health to Promote and Support the Careers of Women in Biomedical Science. Acad Med.
Valantine and Collins 2015, National Institutes of Health addresses the science of diversity. Proc Natl Acad Sci.
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Workshop 2

How to increase engagement and skills of faculty in mentorship?

Rick McGee, Christine Pfund, Jonathan Wiest
Bakken et al. 2010, Effects of an educational intervention on female biomedical scientists’ research self-efficacy. Adv in Health Sci Educ.
Byars-Winston et al. 2011, Integrating Theory and Practice to Increase Scientific Workforce Diversity: A Framework for Career Development in Graduate Research Training. CBE—Life Sci Educ.
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DeWelde and Laursen 2008, The “Ideal Type” Advisor: How Advisors Help STEM Graduate Students Find Their ‘Scientific Feet’. Open Educ J.
Eby et al. 2012, An Interdisciplinary Meta-Analysis of the Potential Antecedents, Correlates, and Consequences of Protégé Perceptions of Mentoring. Psychol Bulletin.
Gibbs et al. 2015, Career Development among American Biomedical Postdocs. CBE-Life Sci.
Lunsford and Baker 2016, Great Mentoring in Graduate School: A Quick Start Guide for Protégés.
McGee 2016, Biomedical Workforce Diversity: The Context for Mentoring to Develop Talents and Foster Success Within the ‘Pipeline’. AIDS Behav.
McGee et al., Workshop_2_slide_deck.pptx.pdf
Pfund et al. 2006, The Merits of Training Mentors. Science.
Pfund et al. 2014, Training Mentors of Clinical and Translational Research Scholars: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Med.
Pfund et al. 2015, Building National Capacity for Research Mentor Training: An Evidence-Based Approach to Training the Trainers. CBE—Life Sci Educ.
Pfund et al. 2016, Defining Attributes and Metrics of Effective Research Mentoring Relationships. AIDS Behav.
Rose 2005, Group Differences in Graduate Students’ Concepts of the Ideal Mentor. Res in Higher Ed.
Sauermann and Roach 2012, Science PhD Career Preferences: Levels, Changes, and Advisor Encouragement. PLoS ONE.
Sorkness et al. 2013, Research Mentor Training: Initiatives of the University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. CTS Journal.
Stamp et al. 2015, Preparing Graduate Students and Undergraduates for Interdisciplinary Research. BioSci.
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Workshop 3

How to modernize (and keep updating) curricula and training while maintaining research and scholarship tenets?

Patricia Cameron, Robert Duvoisin, Mary O’Riordan
Allum et al. 2014, Understanding PhD Career Pathways for Program Improvement: A CGS Report. Council of Graduate Schools.
CGS GlobalSummit Practical Actions 2016, What Is a Doctorate?
Dasgupta et al. 2015, Leading Change: Curriculum Reform in Graduate Education in the Biomedical Sciences. Biochem Mol Biol Ed.
Denecke et al. 2017, Professional development: Shaping effective programs for STEM graduate students. Council of Graduate Schools.
Gibbs 2016, Analysis of NIGMS Request for Information on Strategies for Modernizing Biomedical Graduate Education.
Gould 2015, How to build a better PhD. Nature.
Lorsch and Nichols 2011, Organizing Graduate Life Sciences Education around Nodes and Connections. Cell.
Mason et al. 2016, Labor and skills gap analysis of the biomedical research workforce. FASEBJ.
Rodenbusch et al. 2016, Early Engagement in Course-Based Research Increases Graduation Rates and Completion of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Degrees. CBE-Life Sci Ed.
Zerhouni et al. 2016, Training the Workforce for 21st Century Science: A Vital Direction for Health and Health Care. National Academy of Medicine Perspectives.
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Workshop 4

How to increase the engagement of the private sector and other potential employers in training paradigms and opportunities?

Philip Clifford, Andrew Feig, Diane Klotz
Allum et al. 2014, Understanding PhD Career Pathways for Program Improvement: A CGS Report. Council of Graduate Schools.
CGS GlobalSummit Practical Actions 2016, What Is a Doctorate?
Editorial team 2017, Training: Careers in bioscience. Nature.
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Iyer and Sriram 2015, The right track for you in biotech and biomedical sciences. Nature Biotech.
Life Science Workforce Trends 2016
Mason et al. 2016, Labor and skills gap analysis of the biomedical research workforce. FASEBJ.
Woolston 2016, Non-profit work: Take my advice. Nature.
Zerhouni et al. 2016, Training the Workforce for 21st Century Science: A Vital Direction for Health and Health Care. National Academy of Medicine Perspectives.
Zusi 2016, Breaking Out of the Academic Pipeline. Cell.
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Workshop 5

What data on Master’s, PhDs, and postdocs can be collected nationally, and how can it be used to inform trainees and training?

Kevin Finneran, Chris Pickett, Elizabeth Watkins
AAMC 2015, Institutional Approaches to Tracking Research Trainee Information.
Allum et al. 2014, Understanding PhD Career Pathways for Program Improvement: A CGS Report. Council of Graduate Schools.
Garrison et al. 2015, Biomedical science postdocs: an end to the era of expansion. FASEBJ.
Mason et al. 2016, Labor and skills gap analysis of the biomedical research workforce. FASEBJ.
Pool et al. 2015, Size and characteristics of the biomedical research workforce associated with U.S. National Institutes of Health extramural grants. FASEBJ.
Silva et al. 2016, Tracking career outcomes for postdoctoral scholars: a call to action. PLoS Biology.
UCSF Graduate Division 2016, Identification and classification of Ph.D./postdoc career outcomes.
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