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Multiple Career Paths for a Physiologist: Understand Your Options and How to Get There
Sponsored by APS Trainee Advisory Committee
Career Development Track

Analysis of the Trainee Advisory Committee’s survey indicated that trainees desire to be better informed about multiple career paths for physiologists, including what skills are required, how to best prepare, and how to obtain these positions. Therefore, this career development session will examine several PhD career paths, including both ‘academic’ and ‘industry’ positions. Experienced speakers will discuss their careers in a variety of settings, including a Small College, Government Lab, Large Pharmaceutical Company, and Small Pharmaceutical Company, and will focus on practical issues and skills necessary to be competitive within each of these career paths. This session is especially intended for postdoctoral fellows (at all stages), as well as PhD students nearing graduation. Furthermore, this session may give senior scientists, responsible for recruiting and hiring, insight into the concerns of future hires. The session will consist of oral presentations by invited speakers at different stages in their careers, and a breakout session in which trainees can have specific concerns/questions addressed by interacting individually with the speaker.