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Develop a plan to use your time as an NIH trainee to grow and enhance your skills

Thriving at NIH means growing as a scientist, as a professional, and as a person. Therefore, you must think beyond your research and take a broad view of your NIH training experience.  A helpful approach is to consider your training through the lens of professional skills that are considered to be important in healthcare, research, and research-related careers. We encourage you to focus on these professional skills as you plan your NIH training experience.

To plan a comprehensive training experience, view your training as having three overlapping, but distinct, phases. Explore our recommendations for allocating your time and effort and how to approach each of these phases below.

Finally, finding community can be vital to your success. Explore ways you can connect!