Atlanta BEST
Trainees are formally admitted into cohorts within the Atlanta BEST program.
They are competitively selected PhD students (3rd year+ and passed doctoral
qualifying exams), as well as established
Postdoctoral fellows in Science and Biomedical Engineering disciplines
from both Emory University and Georgia Tech. Scientific Backgrounds range from Biology,
Neuroscience, Immunology, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Genetics, Bio-statistics, and
Engineering.
Learning goals
Trainees should receive
opportunities for:
·
Career Exposure:
o Proactively
learn about what it’s like to work in an particular organization and understand
it's culture
o Experience
the day-to-day responsibilities within a defined career path
·
Career Development:
o Gain an understanding of the qualifications and duties involved in
the career path
o Expand their professional knowledge about related stakeholders,
industries, and organizational structure
o Grow their professional network and build networking skills
·
Skill Awareness and
Development:
o Be made aware of transferable skills and knowledge required for
success in that career path
o Discover talents and interests, then assess if they match the
career path
o Be exposed to opportunities to implement those skills
Guidelines
for Trainees
- Trainees should be proactive and professional at all times before and during the internship
- Research and understand the organization beforehand and be prepared with questions to ask, and to discuss with the organization with the intention of expanding your professional knowledge of what that organization does, how it works, why its works that way, and gain a feel for the organization's culture, goals and missions.
- Complete projects on time
- Be open and enthusiastic about experiences that the organization engages you in
- Any concerns of questions should be brought up right away with the BEST team and/or the organization