SOM Professional Development courses/training
Science is constantly evolving. Jobs will continue to change and evolve and people will need to evolve as well. Here at the SOM, we are here to teach you the importance of being a well rounded individual who continues to prepare for changes throughout their professional career. We provide courses and formal training on how to approach professional development for whatever stage of career you are in.
Check out the formal professional development training that we have available
CWRU Graduate Studies Professional Development Center
Contact the Graduate Studies Professional Development Center at gradprofdev@case.edu for more information or check out the events section of the Graduate Studies Campus Groups page.
Common resources include: Skills Workshops, Academic and Non-Academic Careers Series, Weatherhead Executive Education Courses, Local and National Speakers and Authors, Imposter Syndrome Workshops and more.
Flora Stone Mather Center for Women
"The Flora Stone Mather Center is a community space and a social innovator empowering women and advancing gender equity through research-informed action."
Visit Flora Stone Mather Center to explore all their resources
Academic Impressions
"At Academic Impressions, we are focused solely on providing leadership, personal development, and skills-based training opportunities to faculty and staff in higher ed. We help individuals, teams, and institutions across the US and Canada build upon their knowledge and expertise to reach new levels and find practical solutions to the challenges they are facing."
Visit Academic Impressions to explore all their resources
Beyond Graduate School
CWRU has an institutional membership to Beyond Graduate School, the only professional development training platform designed for master’s students. Beyond Graduate School is a one-of-a-kind, online platform that helps master’s students make the most out of their investment and build their careers.
Our CWRU institutional membership means that you can access their content for free.
Login using your CWRU network ID and passphrase.
Visit Beyond Graduate School to explore all their resources
Aurora- Beyond the Professoriate
CWRU has an institutional membership to Beyond the Professoriate events and their professional development e-learning platform, Aurora, which offers a variety of professional and career development programs and resources: Live Webinars, Video Library, Professional Job Search Courses, Academic Career Courses, Job Search Assessment.
Our CWRU institutional membership to Aurora means that you can access their content for free.
Login using your CWRU network ID and passphrase.
Visit Beyond the Professoriate to explore all their resources
NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education
"The NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE) ... mission is to enhance the training experience of students and fellows on all of the NIH campuses. We work closely with the Training Offices in the NIH Institutes and Centers to help trainees in the Intramural Research Program (IRP) [and trainees and investigators outside of the NIH] develop scientific and professional skills that will enable them to become leaders in the biomedical research community."
Visit NIH OITE to explore all their resources
Ohio Life Sciences
"OLS is Ohio’s life sciences industry trade association, representing an industry that includes more than 4,200 organizations statewide. Ohio Life Sciences convenes and advocates on behalf of biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, labs, digital health, gene and cell therapy, agricultural biotechnology, and research and academic institutions throughout Ohio. OLS is the voice representing and advocating for the common interests of our life sciences community."
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Free the PhD
"We are PhD-trained individuals just like you – who struggled, flailed, failed and blundered into our futures, complete with stress, uncertainty and a truckload of imposter syndrome.
Now that we’re out of the academic system, we want to help make the transition experience easier – and help the academic system change and adapt to the realities of the working world, one PhD and one job offer at a time... led by our determination to be the change we want to see."
Visit Free the PhD to explore all their resources
Cheeky Scientist
"Cheeky Scientist is... platform for PhDs interested in transitioning into industry. With up to 200,000 monthly readers and members, we are a global authority on helping PhDs engage with other PhDs and professionals currently working in industry...Cheeky Scientist is also not an employment agency, staffing agency, or recruitment company of any kind... We do not promise or guarantee employment of any kind. We are here to provide you with insights into how to leverage your current skills and market your knowledge outside of academia, and to connect you with PhDs working in industry."
*Please take caution if engaging with this group. Take a look at this article from Science before exploring.