A unique internship program is preparing UCSF doctoral students to make career transitions outside of academia – bringing their excitement and training out of the lab and into the world.
One of the first of its kind in the nation, the Graduate Student Internships for Career Exploration program (GSICE) launched in June 2009 with 17 students, and now has its second cohort of 18 students – providing them with the mentorship, professional skills and hands-on experience to help them make informed career decisions at the end of graduate school.
“We want to stop students from moving into postdoc positions by default because they are unaware of what opportunities exist or because they lack the confidence and experience to pursue those opportunities,” said Alexandra Schnoes, PhD, GSICE program coordinator. “We help them make these career transitions and see that they can bring the benefit of science and scientific training to many different careers.”
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