Additional IDP Resources

Individual Development Plan Guides

• MyIDP (link is external) - excellent tool and worksheets for planning science careers
• Stanford BEAM Career Education (link is external) Digital Resources

Mentoring 

• Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Postdocs in Science and Engineering (link is external) by NAS, NAE & Institute of Medicine.
• The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships (link is external) by Lois Zachary. Stanford School of Medicine Career Center library.
• On Being a Mentor: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty (link is external) by W. Brad Johnson.
• Mentoring and Diversity in Higher Education (link is external) by Henry Frierson.
• University of Washington Professor's Guide to Mentoring (link is external)
• Council of Graduate Schools (link is external) - mentoring topics for each stage of training
• Nature's Guide for Mentors (link is external) June 2007
• Stanford's Faculty Development Office (link is external)

Skills Development

Research Skills and Scientific Thinking

• Beyond the Beakers: SMART Advice for Entering Graduate Programs in the Sciences and Engineering by Gayle Slaughter. Stanford School of Medicine Career Center library.
• The Art of Being a Scientist: A Guide for Graduate Students and Their Mentors (link is external) by Roel Snieder and Ken Larner.
• The Chicago Guide to Your Career in Science: A Toolkit for Postdocs and Postdocs (link is external) by Victor Bloomfield.
• BIOS mini-courses (link is external)

Writing and Oral Communication

• Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Professional Development Programs

Professionalism and Interpersonal Skills

• Vice Provost for Graduate Education (link is external)
• Quick Bytes (link is external) - lunchtime topics on academic, professional and career development

Project Managment

• Managing Projects Large and Small (Harvard Business Essentials). Stanford School of Medicine BioSci Careers library.
• Stanford Center for Professional Development "Advanced Project Management (link is external)" course ($400/course for Stanford.)

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• Stanford Biodesign (link is external) - Biodesign Network, Fellowships, community, networking, resources and facilities for biomedical innovators
• Stanford Ignite (link is external) - Stanford GSB faculty lead project-based mini-course on bringing concepts to commercial reality
• StartX (link is external) - community, resources, inspiration, mentoring and funding for entrepreneurs

Resources for Career Development

Stanford School of Medicine Career Center