Trainee Career Development Bootcamp

Overview

Join us for a dynamic daylong professional development event designed to prepare biomedical science trainees for diverse, impactful careers. The Trainee Career Development Bootcamp offers hands-on workshops, expert panels, and skill-building sessions focused on communication, conflict resolution, and navigating careers with our Beyond Academia series. This event is open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty from University of Arizona’s Tucson and Phoenix campuses, as well as invited collaborators from ASU, NAU, and the biomedical industry. This event will be offered both in-person and virtually via Zoom.

Agenda

• 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. – Arrival and breakfast.
• 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. – Communication styles workshop.
• 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. – Networking break.
• 10:45 a.m. to noon – Science speed networking.
• noon to 12:30 p.m. – Lunch break.
• 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. – Beyond academia session (with lunch for in-person attendees).
• 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. – Practicing communication with a scenario.
• 2:30 to 2:45 p.m. – Networking break.
• 3:45 to 4:00 p.m. – Conclusion.