Individual Development Plans
The concepts of mentoring plans and IDPs are not new, but recognition of their role and effectiveness in research training is fairly recent. The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the National Postdoctoral Association have been early proponents of the use of IDPs for postdoctoral career planning. Excellent examples of IDPs can be found on the Web sites of these organizations:
My Individual Development Plan (myIDP)
A Career Planning Tool for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Post Doctoral Research Opportunities
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