Postdoctoral mentorship needs a reform

Trends Mol Med. 2023 Oct 31:S1471-4914(23)00237-X. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2023.10.002. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTo retain talented scientists in academia, there is a need for structural reform to postdoctoral researcher (postdoc) mentorship. These changes include mentorship training for postdocs and their mentors, formalizing postdoc mentorship networks and postdoc cohorts within a department, and incorporating mentorship development plans (MDPs) in funding decisions for principal investigators (PIs).PMID:37919226 | DOI:10.1016/j.molmed.2023.10.002
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