A cross-sectional study of the use and effectiveness of the Individual Development Plan among doctoral students.

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Nathan L VanderfordJazmin Beltran-Gastelum

Abstract

Background: The Individual Development Plan (IDP) was introduced as a tool to aid in career planning for doctoral trainees. Despite the National Institutes of Health and academic institutions creating policies that mandate the use of IDPs, little information exists regarding the use and effectiveness of the career planning tool. Methods: We conducted a multi-institutional, online survey to measure IDP use and effectiveness. The survey was distributed to potential respondents via social media and direct email. IDP survey questions were formatted using a five-point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree and strongly disagree). For data analysis purposes, responses were grouped into two categories (agree versus does not agree/disagree). The data were summarized as one-way frequencies and the Pearson chi-square test was used to determine the statistical significance of univariate associations between the survey variables and an outcome measure of the effectiveness of the IDP. Results: Among all respondents, fifty-three percent reported that they are required to complete an IDP while thirty-three percent reported that the tool is helpful to their career development. Further, our data suggests that the IDP is most eff...Continue Reading

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Oct 2, 2020·CBE Life Sciences Education·Brittany HaynesJessica Faupel-Badger
Nov 10, 2020·F1000Research·Rebekah L LaytonNathan L Vanderford
Jun 24, 2021·BMC Proceedings·Kelly A Diggs-AndrewsBlake Riggs

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