What You Should Expect from Mentors

The Edge for Scholars

Practical advice from four senior mentors on what you should expect and what you should do in return.

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Negotiating for Your First Academic Position

William Cooper, MD, MPH

You've just received your first job offer! Here's how to proceed in a way that gives you the greatest likelihood of success.

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Finding Motivation When You’re Ready to Quit

Dr Liz, PhD

I’ve been trying to get funding for my research, but nothing has come through. You, too?

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Retiring Junior (and Senior)

Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD

Let's retire the word “junior” when we mean early career investigators.

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Best Poster Resources for Trainees

Aimee Edgeworth

A roundup of our favorite resources and protips on posters.

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Not that Kind of Attendee: Tales of Conference Attendance by Trainees

Pipette Protagonist, PhD

Spoiler: Maximize your trainee’s time by picking wisely

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Conference Attendance Advice

Heather Siefkes, MD

Quick tips for conference newbies.

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#GRExit and the Next Slippery Slope in Graduate Admissions

Rachel Yoho, CDP, PhD

As more academic programs and departments make the GRE optional, the question remains - which metrics will be used to replace it?

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Getting Expectations in Line with an Online Mentoring Agreement

The Edge for Scholars

The Edge for Scholars team recently revised our Mentee-Mentor Agreement using an interactive online approach to initiate and revisit the important conversations that serve as the building blocks of a …

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Helping Students Find the Focus of Their Manuscript

Evelyne Deplazes, PhD

Writing a paper is hard. Here I share my approach to help students plan their analyses and papers.

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