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Program Highlights
School or College: UM School of Medicine
Launch Date: Winter 2023
Pilot Course: All School of Medicine Post-Doctoral Fellows
Competencies: 3 (as pilot)
Dimensions per Competency: 3
Levels per Competency: 5
Prioritization Exercises: 2
Custom Onboarding Survey: Yes
Participants Set Their Initial Level: Yes
About the APT Team
Dr. Mary O'Riordan, Frederick C. Neidhardt Collegiate Professor, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Associate Dean of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Dr. Kaylee Steen, Associate Director of Professional Development and Trainee Support, U-M Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Karin Tice, Owner of Formative Evaluative Researcher Associates
Amy McNulty, Senior Associate at Formative Evaluative Researcher Associates
Competencies
Adaptive Professional Training features 3 competencies, each broken down into 3-7 dimensions. Within each dimension, students progress through 5 levels:
- Early Learner
- Intermediate Learner
- Advanced Learner
- Practitioner/Proficient
- Teacher/Expert
Written scientific communication
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Communicating science to non-experts
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Professional correspondence (e.g., w/ editors)
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Writing as a team, editing, constructive feedback
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Primary research manuscripts/articles
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Abstracts
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Grant proposals
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Critiquing proposals and manuscripts
Oral scientific communication
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Poster presentations
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Informal conversations (e.g., an elevator pitch, networking)
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Seminars & conference talks
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Communicating science to non-experts (e.g., Science café/museum patrons/ government/ press)
Visual scientific communication
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Presenting data with integrity (e.g. not enhancing images)
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Data visualization techniques (e.g., graphs/plots/graphical models)
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Effective visual use of data to tell a story (slides & posters)
Prioritization Exercises
Competency Builder presents students with the following questions during onboarding to help them narrow down which competencies they would like to focus on:
- What areas might be most important for your career?
- What are your most important areas for growth?