» Student Career Resources

Challenging and exciting careers don’t just happen. They require planning and research as well as hard work. Get a jump start on your future by using the career planning resources linked below:

• Want to have a dynamic and supportive professional society in your corner? Become an student member of the American Physiological Society (APS).
• Want to learn the skills that science professionals need to succeed? Check out the APS/ACDP List of Professional Skills for Physiologists and Trainees and the Professional Skills Training Courses Offered by APS. Also, visit the Career Development Mentoring Forum.
• Want to learn how to interview for a job, be an outstanding teacher or balance a career and family? Check out the many webinars and talks on the Career Development Mentoring Forum.

Searchable list of institutions that offer courses of study in special areas of physiology.

APS offers a membership option for graduate students interested in physiology.

List of important professional development skills for physiology trainees.

This project promotes the development of key professional skills among trainees by creating effective live and online interactive courses that are appropriate for students in any life science discipline.

Forums on topics of interest, such as career options, balancing career and family, job search/interviewing, managing lab and personnel, teaching, and advancement/promotion,