Skill Development

Professional Skill Development

The CHOP Office of Postdoctoral Affairs provides you with articles and information that will help you to learn new and useful skills, and teach you how to navigate the CHOP research environment. The Trainee Resources page may have additional links and tools to assist you.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - National Postdoctoral Association Connection

The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) is a member-driven, non-profit organization dedicated to providing a national voice for postdoctoral fellows. CHOP has a longstanding relationship with the NPA. Our institutional membership provides you with access to a FREE affiliate membership and a number of professional development resources on their Web site. Please contact us with any registration questions you may have.

Articles of Interest

Am I Eligible to Participate in the UPenn Biomedical Postdoctoral Program (BPP)?

Details: Category: Professional Skill Development; Created on Monday, 11 June 2012 13:50; Written by Dave Taylor

For fiscal year 2013, CHOP Leadership has negotiated a partnership with the UPenn BPP that offers both CHOP postdoctoral fellows and physician fellows supported by training grants (T32/F32) access to BPP events and UPenn Career Services programming.

Presentation Posted - Managing Conflict Seminar

Details: Category: Professional Skill Development; Created on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:41; Written by Dave Taylor

On March 15, 2012, Debra Hamilton, Program Director at the CHOP Leadership Institute, discussed ways to handle conflict in the workplace.

Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program

Details: Category: Professional Skill Development; Created on Tuesday, 25 October 2011 19:39

The Center for Scientific Review at the NIH has launched a new Early Career Reviewer (ECR) program, designed to train and educate qualified scientists without significant prior review experience so that they may become effective reviewers.

Informatics Certificate Program

Details: Category: Professional Skill Development; Created on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 12:55

The Center for Biomedical Informatics of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Temple University announce the development of an educational collaboration with regards to an Informatics Certificate Program. The purpose of the program is to provide CHOP employees with the opportunity to pursue an academic credential, which focuses on informatics.

Become a Scienteer!

Details: Category: Professional Skill Development; Created on Tuesday, 04 October 2011 13:11

Working in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related discipline, you can inspire a new generation of students. Whether you can spare a few hours a week or a few hours a year, you can make a difference in a student’s future.

Announcements

Trainee Announcements - 5/1/13

2013 Distinguished Research Trainees

Congratulations to the 2013 CHOP Distinguished Research Trainees:

Yiran Guo, Ph.D.
Kosuke Izumi, M.D., Ph.D.
Wulan Deng, Ph.D.

These exceptional CHOP researchers were nominated by their mentors to receive this prestigious award, presented to them by Dr. Philip Johnson at the 2013 CHOP Research Poster Day. Read more...