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ENTRANCE SURVEY FOR POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTISTS (DATA COLLECTION BY NIH)
OMB#
0925XXXX EXP. DATE: XX/XX/XXXX
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
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SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION
This survey is part of a longterm study by the NIH to measure the effect of career development activities on graduate students and
postdoctoral scientists. We appreciate your participation in this survey. Your responses will help improve biomedical research training
programs both at your institution and nationwide, and your continued participation is vital to the success of this study.
We would like to invite you to continue sharing your experiences and insights by participating in surveys after you exit your
institution. Please provide your email address(es) below to receive future surveys.
Primary Email Address (i.e., personal
or noninstitutional):
Secondary Email Address (i.e.,
personal or noninstitutional):
SECTION 2. PARTICIPATION IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
1. In the past 12 months, which of the following have you done as a part of your career development?
a. Held an internship within
your institution
b. Held an internship outside
your institution
c. Job shadowing (not as a part
of an internship)
d. Sought career advice from
your PI
e. Sought career advice from a
faculty member (other than your
PI), a staff member, or
professional counselor at your
institution
f. Discussed career plans with
professionals outside of
academia
g. Read books, articles, and/or
online sources about career
development or planning
h. Discussed career plans with
family
i. Attended a course about career
planning for credit
j. Attended a course about career
planning not for credit
k. Attended a careerrelated
event at your institution (e.g.,
workshop, panel, career fair,
seminar, etc.)
l. Attended a careerrelated
event NOT at your institution
(e.g., workshop, panel, career
fair, seminar, etc.)
m. Other (please specify):
2. Please comment on:
(1) The specific knowledge and/or
skills that you gained from
participating in career development
activities
Yes
No
I do not remember
(2) How you have used the knowledge
and/or skills
SECTION 3. UNDERSTANDING OF CAREER PATHS
3. How confident are you that you can do the following?
a. Assess your abilities to
pursue your desired career
path(s)
5
Completely
confident
4
Highly confident
3
Moderately
confident
2
Minimally
confident
1
Not at all
confident
b. Determine the steps to pursue
your desired career path(s)
c. Seek advice from
professionals in your desired
career path(s)
d. Identify potential employers,
firms, and institutions relevant
to your desired career path(s)
e. Achieve your career goals
f. Discuss your career goals
with your PI
Below is a list of career paths commonly followed by Ph.D.level scientists. These career paths are from the my Individual
Development Plan (myIDP), a career planning tool that helps postdoctoral scientists identify and pursue longterm goals. Please
review the descriptions in the Career Path Table below to help answer questions about these career paths.
Career Path Table
4. Which statement best describes your familiarity with the 20 career paths from the my Individual Development Plan (myIDP) shown
in the Career Path Table?
a. I am familiar with all of these career paths
b. I am familiar with most of these career paths (between 13 and 19)
c. I am familiar with some of these career paths (between 7 and 12)
d. I am familiar with a few of these career paths (between 1 and 6)
e. I am not familiar with any of these career paths
5. Based on the list of career paths, to what extent are you currently considering the following?
5
Will definitely
pursue
4
Strongly
considering
3
Moderately
considering
2
Slightly
considering
1
Not at all
considering
Not familiar
enough to
decide
a. Principal investigator in a
researchintensive institution
b. Research in industry
c. Research staff in a research
intensive institution
d. Combined research and
teaching careers
e. Teachingintensive careers in
academia
f. Science education for K12
schools
g. Science education for non
scientists
h. Clinical practice
i. Public health related careers
j. Scientific/medical testing
k. Science writing
l. Research administration
m. Science policy
n. Intellectual property
o. Business of science
p. Entrepreneurship
q. Sales and marketing of
sciencerelated products
r. Support of sciencerelated
products
s. Drug/device approval and
production
t. Clinical research management
u. Career that is not related to
science (please specify):
v. Other (please specify):
6. How influential are the following factors in your choice of career path(s)?
a. Professional satisfaction
b. Geographic location
c. Worklife balance
d. Family concerns
e. Salary level
5
Extremely
influential
4
Very influential
3
Moderately
influential
2
Slightly
influential
1
Not at all
influential
f. More job openings
g. Opportunities for
advancement
h. Availability of funding for
research
i. Current PI advice
j. Other (please specify):
SECTION 4. SUPPORT FOR PURSUING DESIRED CAREER PATHS
7. To what extent do you agree with the following statements?
a. I am getting the training I
need for my desired career
path(s)
5
Strongly agree
4
Agree
3
Neutral
2
Disagree
1
Strongly disagree
b. I am encouraged by my
department to pursue my career
goals
8. In the past 12 months, how often have you discussed your career goals with the following?
a. Your PI
b. Faculty (other than your PI),
staff member, or other
professional from your
institution
c. A professional outside your
institution whom you consider
a mentor
d. Peers
e. Family members
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Semiannually
9. Considering your interactions with your PI, to what extent do you agree with the following statements?
Annually
Never
5
Strongly agree
a. I am encouraged by my PI to
pursue career development
activities toward my career
goals
b. I am encouraged by my PI to
pursue my career goals
4
Agree
3
Neutral
2
Disagree
10. In the past 12 months, have you completed an Individual Development Plan?
a. Yes
b. No (Go to Q14)
c. I do not know (Go to Q14)
11. How valuable was the Individual Development Plan to you?
a. Extremely valuable
b. Very valuable
c. Moderately valuable
d. Slightly valuable
e. Not at all valuable
f. I do not know/I do not remember
12. Did you discuss your Individual Development Plan with your PI?
a. Yes
b. No
c. I do not know/I do not remember
13. Please provide any comments about your experience with the Individual Development Plan:
1
Strongly
disagree
I do not know
SECTION 5. IMPACT OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
14. Below is a list of the 17 institutions that received the NIH BEST award. Some institutions use a different name to refer to their
BEST program. Please select your BEST program from the list below.
a. BU’s BEST from Boston University
b. Cornell BEST Program from Cornell University
c. Atlanta BEST from Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT)
d. MSU BEST: Integrated Biomedical Training for Multiple Career Options from Michigan State
University
e. NYU Science Training Enhancement Program (STEP) from New York University
f. Interdisciplinary Job Opportunities for Biomedical Scientists (iJOBS) from Rutgers University
g. The Frontiers of University Training to Unlock the Research Enterprise (FUTURE) from the University
of California, Davis
h. University of California Irvine Graduate Professional Success (UCIGPS) from the University of
California, Irvine
i. Motivating INformed Decisions (MIND) from the University of California, San Francisco
j. myChoice: Chicago Options in Career Empowerment from the University of Chicago
k. BEST Program from CU Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
l. University of Massachusetts
m. University of North Carolina Immersion Program to Advance Career Training (UNC ImPACT) from the
University of North Carolina
n. The University of Rochester BEST program (URBEST) from the University of Rochester
o. Augmenting Scholar Preparation and Integration with ResearchRelated Endeavors (ASPIRE) from
Vanderbilt University
p. BEST Program from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
q. BEST Program from Wayne State University
15. Have you participated in any of the career development activities offered by your institution’s BEST program?
a. Yes
b. No (Go to Q18)
c. I do not know/I do not remember (Go to Q18)
16. Considering the career development activities you have participated in, how helpful was the BEST program at your institution in
providing:
a. Information about a wide
range of careers
5
Extremely helpful
4
Very helpful
3
Moderately
helpful
2
Slightly helpful
1
Not at all helpful
b. Working knowledge of the
skills necessary for a wide range
of careers
c. Resources (e.g., online
videos, courses, etc.) to pursue a
wide range of careers
d. Exposure to a network of
professionals from a wide range
of careers
e. Information to assist in
making career decisions
17. What activities offered by the BEST program at your institution most influenced your career development? Please comment on
why these were influential. Examples of career development activities include workshops, seminars, internships, courses, etc.
18. Did you participate in career development activities other than the ones provided by the BEST program at your institution?
a. Yes
b. No (Go to Q20)
c. I do not know/I do not remember (Go to Q20)
19. Please describe the activities, events, and/or resources that were NOT part of your institution’s BEST program that most influenced
your career development.
SECTION 6. PUBLICATIONS
20. Have you been an author on an article that was published in a peerreviewed journal?
a. Yes
b. No (Go to Q23)
21. How many of your articles have been published in peerreviewed journals?
22. How many first author publications do you have in peerreviewed journals?
SECTION 7. FINANCIAL SUPPORT
23. Do you receive financial support from your PI’s funding source(s)?
a. Yes
b. No (Go to Q26)
c. I do not know/I do not remember (Go to Q26)
24. What kind of influence do you think this has on your PI’s attitude toward your participation in career development activities?
a. Very positive
b. Somewhat positive
c. Neither positive nor negative
d. Somewhat negative
e. Very negative
f. I do not know/I do not remember
25. Please provide any comments:
SECTION 8. BACKGROUND AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
26. What is the highest educational level of either of your parents/guardians? (optional)
a. Less than High School
b. High School
c. Some College
d. Associate’s Degree
e. Bachelor’s Degree
f. Master’s Degree
g. Professional Degree (e.g., Law, Medicine, Dentistry)
h. Ph.D. or other doctoral degree
27. What graduate degree(s) do you have? (Check all that apply)
a. Ph.D. (or equivalent)
b. Medical (or equivalent)
c. D.V.M. (or equivalent)
d. M.S., M.A., or M.B.A.
e. Other type of master’s or professional degree(s) (please specify):
28. What is the name of your academic department?
29. What is your field of study?
30. Is your academic department in your institution’s medical school?
Yes
No
31a. In what month did you receive your undergraduate degree?
31b. In what year did you receive your undergraduate degree?
32a. In what month did you start your Ph.D. program?
32b. In what year did you start your Ph.D. program?
33a. In what month did you earn your Ph.D. program?
33b. In what year did you earn your Ph.D. program?
34a. In what month did you start your current postdoctoral position?
34b. In what year did you start your current postdoctoral position?
35. Including your current position, how many postdoctoral positions have you held?
36. Including your current position, how many years, in total, have you been in a postdoctoral position?
37. Which of the following best describes your ethnicity? (optional)
a. Hispanic or Latino
b. Not Hispanic or Latino
38. Which of the following describes your race? (Please check all that apply) (optional)
a. American Indian or Alaska Native
b. Asian
c. Black or African American
d. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
e. White
39. What is your citizenship status? (optional)
a. US citizen since birth
b. Naturalized US citizen
c. NonUS citizen with permanent resident visa (green card)
d. NonUS citizen with temporary US visa
40. What is your gender? (optional)
Male
Female
41. In what year were you born? (optional)
ENTRANCE SURVEY FOR POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTISTS (DATA COLLECTION BY AWARDEE)
OMB#
0925XXXX EXP. DATE: XX/XX/XXXX
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: NIH, Project Clearance Branch, 6705
Rockledge Drive, MSC 7974, Bethesda, MD 208927974, ATTN: PRA (0925XXXX). Do not return the completed form to this address.
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION
This survey is part of a longterm study by the NIH to measure the effect of career development activities on graduate students and
postdoctoral scientists. We appreciate your participation in this survey. Your responses will help improve biomedical research training
programs both at your institution and nationwide, and your continued participation is vital to the success of this study.
We would like to invite you to continue sharing your experiences and insights by participating in surveys after you exit your
institution. Please provide your email address(es) below to receive future surveys.
Primary Email Address (i.e., personal
or noninstitutional):
Secondary Email Address (i.e.,
personal or noninstitutional):
SECTION 2. PARTICIPATION IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
1. In the past 12 months, which of the following have you done as a part of your career development?
a. Held an internship within
Yes
No
I do not remember
your institution
b. Held an internship outside
your institution
c. Job shadowing (not as a part
of an internship)
d. Sought career advice from
your PI
e. Sought career advice from a
faculty member (other than your
PI), a staff member, or
professional counselor at your
institution
f. Discussed career plans with
professionals outside of
academia
g. Read books, articles, and/or
online sources about career
development or planning
h. Discussed career plans with
family
i. Attended a course about career
planning for credit
j. Attended a course about career
planning not for credit
k. Attended a careerrelated
event at your institution (e.g.,
workshop, panel, career fair,
seminar, etc.)
l. Attended a careerrelated
event NOT at your institution
(e.g., workshop, panel, career
fair, seminar, etc.)
m. Other (please specify):
2. Please comment on:
(1) The specific knowledge and/or
skills that you gained from
participating in career development
activities
(2) How you have used the knowledge
and/or skills
SECTION 3. UNDERSTANDING OF CAREER PATHS
3. How confident are you that you can do the following?
a. Assess your abilities to
pursue your desired career
path(s)
5
Completely
confident
4
Highly confident
3
Moderately
confident
2
Minimally
confident
1
Not at all
confident
b. Determine the steps to pursue
your desired career path(s)
c. Seek advice from
professionals in your desired
career path(s)
d. Identify potential employers,
firms, and institutions relevant
to your desired career path(s)
e. Achieve your career goals
f. Discuss your career goals
with your PI
Below is a list of career paths commonly followed by Ph.D.level scientists. These career paths are from the my Individual
Development Plan (myIDP), a career planning tool that helps postdoctoral scientists identify and pursue longterm goals. Please
review the descriptions in the Career Path Table below to help answer questions about these career paths.
Career Path Table
4. Which statement best describes your familiarity with the 20 career paths from the my Individual Development Plan (myIDP) shown
in the Career Path Table?
a. I am familiar with all of these career paths
b. I am familiar with most of these career paths (between 13 and 19)
c. I am familiar with some of these career paths (between 7 and 12)
d. I am familiar with a few of these career paths (between 1 and 6)
e. I am not familiar with any of these career paths
5. Based on the list of career paths, to what extent are you currently considering the following?
5
4
3
2
1
Not familiar
a. Principal investigator in a
researchintensive institution
b. Research in industry
c. Research staff in a research
intensive institution
d. Combined research and
teaching careers
e. Teachingintensive careers in
academia
f. Science education for K12
schools
g. Science education for non
scientists
h. Clinical practice
i. Public health related careers
j. Scientific/medical testing
k. Science writing
l. Research administration
m. Science policy
n. Intellectual property
o. Business of science
p. Entrepreneurship
q. Sales and marketing of
sciencerelated products
r. Support of sciencerelated
products
s. Drug/device approval and
production
Will definitely
pursue
Strongly
considering
Moderately
considering
Slightly
considering
Not at all
considering
enough to
decide
t. Clinical research management
u. Career that is not related to
science (please specify):
v. Other (please specify):
6. How influential are the following factors in your choice of career path(s)?
a. Professional satisfaction
b. Geographic location
c. Worklife balance
5
Extremely
influential
4
Very influential
3
Moderately
influential
2
Slightly
influential
1
Not at all
influential
d. Family concerns
e. Salary level
f. More job openings
g. Opportunities for
advancement
h. Availability of funding for
research
i. Current PI advice
j. Other (please specify):
SECTION 4. SUPPORT FOR PURSUING DESIRED CAREER PATHS
7. To what extent do you agree with the following statements?
a. I am getting the training I
need for my desired career
path(s)
5
Strongly agree
4
Agree
3
Neutral
2
Disagree
1
Strongly disagree
b. I am encouraged by my
department to pursue my career
goals
8. In the past 12 months, how often have you discussed your career goals with the following?
a. Your PI
b. Faculty (other than your PI),
staff member, or other
professional from your
institution
c. A professional outside your
institution whom you consider
a mentor
d. Peers
e. Family members
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Semiannually
Annually
Never
9. Considering your interactions with your PI, to what extent do you agree with the following statements?
5
Strongly agree
a. I am encouraged by my PI to
pursue career development
activities toward my career
goals
b. I am encouraged by my PI to
pursue my career goals
4
Agree
3
Neutral
10. In the past 12 months, have you completed an Individual Development Plan?
a. Yes
b. No (Go to Q14)
c. I do not know (Go to Q14)
11. How valuable was the Individual Development Plan to you?
a. Extremely valuable
b. Very valuable
c. Moderately valuable
d. Slightly valuable
e. Not at all valuable
f. I do not know/I do not remember
12. Did you discuss your Individual Development Plan with your PI?
a. Yes
b. No
c. I do not know/I do not remember
2
Disagree
1
Strongly
disagree
I do not know
13. Please provide any comments about your experience with the Individual Development Plan:
SECTION 5. IMPACT OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
14. Have you participated in any of the career development activities offered by the [insert name of school’s specific BEST program
name (Example: ASPIRE)] program?
a. Yes
b. No (Go to Q17)
c. I do not know/I do not remember (Go to Q17)
15. Considering the career development activities you have participated in, how helpful was the [insert name of school’s specific
BEST program name (Example: ASPIRE)] program in providing:
a. Information about a wide
range of careers
5
Extremely helpful
4
Very helpful
3
Moderately
helpful
2
Slightly helpful
1
Not at all helpful
b. Working knowledge of the
skills necessary for a wide range
of careers
c. Resources (e.g., online
videos, courses, etc.) to pursue a
wide range of careers
d. Exposure to a network of
professionals from a wide range
of careers
e. Information to assist in
making career decisions
16. What [insert name of school’s specific BEST program name (Example: ASPIRE)] program activities or events most influenced
your career development? Please comment on why these were influential. Examples of career development activities include
workshops, seminars, internships, courses, etc.
17. Did you participate in career development activities other than the ones provided by the [insert name of school’s specific BEST
program name (Example: ASPIRE)] program?
a. Yes
b. No (Go to Q19)
c. I do not know/I do not remember (Go to Q19)
18. Please describe the activities, events, and/or resources that were NOT part of the [insert name of school’s specific BEST program
name (Example: ASPIRE)] program that most influenced your career development.
SECTION 6. PUBLICATIONS
19. Have you been an author on an article that was published in a peerreviewed journal?
a. Yes
b. No (Go to Q22)
20. How many of your articles have been published in peerreviewed journals?
21. How many first author publications do you have in peerreviewed journals?
SECTION 7. FINANCIAL SUPPORT
22. Do you receive financial support from your PI’s funding source(s)?
a. Yes
b. No (Go to Q25)
c. I do not know/I do not remember (Go to Q25)
23. What kind of influence do you think this has on your PI’s attitude toward your participation in career development activities?
a. Very positive
b. Somewhat positive
c. Neither positive nor negative
d. Somewhat negative
e. Very negative
f. I do not know/I do not remember
24. Please provide any comments:
SECTION 8. BACKGROUND AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
25. What is the highest educational level of either of your parents/guardians? (optional)
a. Less than High School
b. High School
c. Some College
d. Associate’s Degree
e. Bachelor’s Degree
f. Master’s Degree
g. Professional Degree (e.g., Law, Medicine, Dentistry)
h. Ph.D. or other doctoral degree
26. What graduate degree(s) do you have? (Check all that apply)
a. Ph.D. (or equivalent)
b. Medical (or equivalent)
c. D.V.M. (or equivalent)
d. M.S., M.A., or M.B.A.
e. Other type of master’s or professional degree(s) (please specify):
27. What is the name of your academic department?
28. What is your field of study?
29. Is your academic department in your institution’s medical school?
Yes
No
30a. In what month did you receive your undergraduate degree?
30b. In what year did you receive your undergraduate degree?
31a. In what month did you start your Ph.D. program?
31b. In what year did you start your Ph.D. program?
32a. In what month did you earn your Ph.D.?
32b. In what year did you earn your Ph.D.?
33a. In what month did you start your current postdoctoral position?
33b. In what year did you start your current postdoctoral position?
34. Including your current position, how many postdoctoral positions have you held?
35. Including your current position, how many years, in total, have you been in a postdoctoral position?
36. Which of the following best describes your ethnicity? (optional)
a. Hispanic or Latino
b. Not Hispanic or Latino
37. Which of the following describes your race? (Please check all that apply) (optional)
a. American Indian or Alaska Native
b. Asian
c. Black or African American
d. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
e. White
38. What is your citizenship status? (optional)
a. US citizen since birth
b. Naturalized US citizen
c. NonUS citizen with permanent resident visa (green card)
d. NonUS citizen with temporary US visa
39. What is your gender? (optional)
Male
Female
40. In what year were you born? (optional)
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