Professional Development Series for Trainees
Your Educational & Research Journey
Click here for resources about graduate and professional school or performing and presenting your research.

Your Mentorship & Career Journey
Click here for resources about networking in STEM, finding a science mentor, and mapping out your career.

Your Emotional Health & Scientific Maturation
Click here for resources about mental and emotional health in STEM, finding your scientific passion, and planning the next steps of your journey.

Recorded Trainee Events
These webinars are hosted on ASM Events Online. ASM has implemented Single Sign On (SSO) for accessing ASM Events Online. If you have an ASM Events Online account, please login when redirected. If you do not have an ASM Events Online account, you will be prompted to create one.
December 10 - "Personal Statement Preparation"

Join ABRCMS as we review personal statements in preparation for graduate/medical school applications.
October 2 - "Presenting Your Data at a Scientific Conference"
You’ve gotten all of your data together…are you ready to present? ABRCMS Online presents a discussion about ways to make…
September 18 - "Data Preparation and Presentation"
Join ABRCMS as we dive into details about data preparation and presentation in the biomedical sciences.
July 31, Aug 5 - "Communicate Your Science: Preparing the ABRCMS Abstract"
Join us to discuss ways to formulate your ABRCMS abstract to be as compelling as possible.
June 23 - "Network Your Way to Success in STEM"
ABRCMS Online presents an interactive webinar designed to take you through some setting-specific networking principles.
June 18, 19 - "Writing a Compelling Abstract"
Join us to discuss ways to formulate your ABRCMS abstract to be as compelling as possible.
June 16 - "Graduate School Application Preparation by Leveraging Your Summer Work"
This webinar is intended for trainees applying for graduate school in fall.
May 19 - "Getting Meaningful Research Experience in the Time of COVID-19"
This series will give you resources, activities, and strategies to consider for remote summer research opportunities.
March 31 - "Making Decisions on Your Next Steps"
Join ABRCMS for help making the tough decisions about your future.
February 11 - "Putting Your Best Foot Forward in Graduate School Interviews"
ABRCMS Online presents experiences, pointers, and best practices when preparing for graduate school interviews.
February 4 - "Hey, that’s not OK: Bullies, Boundaries, and Allies"
Join Dr. Sherry Marts for a special web-based version of her ABRCMS seminar entitled, "Hey, that’s not OK: Bullies, Boundaries…
December 10 - "Personal Statement Preparation"
Join ABRCMS as we review personal statements in preparation for graduate/medical school applications.
Week of October 21 - “Getting the Most Out of a Professional Scientific Meeting”
This webinar will introduce students to the ABRCMS experience.
September 17 - "Telling Your Story Through the Data"
Join ABRCMS as we explore ways to make your data tell a compelling story to any audience.
August 20 - "Data Preparation and Presentation"
Join ABRCMS as we dive into details about data preparation and presentation in the biomedical sciences.
Week of August 5 - "Writing a Compelling Abstract"
Join us to discuss ways to formulate your ABRCMS abstract to be as compelling as possible.
July 16 - "Networking Essentials"
Join ABRCMS in this interactive webinar designed to take you through some setting-specific networking principles.
Week of June 17 - "Writing a Compelling Abstract"
Join us to discuss ways to formulate your ABRCMS abstract to be as compelling as possible.
May 21 - "So You've Got a Research Mentor...So What?"
Join ABRCMS for a discussion about the benefits of research mentors and some practical skills for working with them.
April 9 - "Making Decisions on Your Next Steps"
Join ABRCMS for help making the tough decisions about your future.
March 26 - "Tidy Up Your Science Resume/CV"
Join ABRCMS to get some helpful tips for developing and refining your scientific resume or CV.
February 26 - "What You Can Do NOW Before Your Summer Research Experience"
Join ABRCMS as we share some practical things that you can do in the upcoming months to be prepared for…
February 19 - “Putting Your Best Foot Forward in Graduate School Interviews"
Join ABRCMS as we share experiences, pointers, and best practices when preparing for graduate school interviews.
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2020 Event Schedule
Trainee Series Presented by ABRCMS Online. Funded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Managed by American Society for Microbiology. Registration is free.
This live, interactive series covers a range of topics about professional skillsets and scientific development, writing abstracts, and preparing for graduate school.
Audience: Community college students, undergraduate students, post-baccalaureate students, and graduate students.
This webinar series in only a fraction of the content presented by ABRCMS Online. Please click here to view all content in ABRCMS Online for Faculty.
February 11, 2020 | 6–7 p.m. ET
"Putting Your Best Foot Forward in Graduate School Interviews"
This webinar introduces trainees to experiences, pointers, and best practices for graduate school interviews. Topics include most common questions, describing experience, approaching meetings, and best practices for follow-up.
March 31, 2020 | 6–7 p.m. ET
"Making Decisions on Your Next Steps"
You’ve likely reached the point where you have to make some decisions about this Summer, next Fall, or next year! Topics include making the tough decisions about your future, whether you’re early in your career, considering graduate or professional school, or a later career student looking to advance.
May 19, 2020 | 6–7 p.m. ET
"Getting Meaningful Research Experience in the Time of COVID-19"
Simply having a research experience is only the first step. The skills, knowledge, and relationships that you gain from that experience is what matters in the end. With many programs not offering research experiences this summer, how can you still get the benefits of a research experience? This series will give you resources, activities, and strategies to consider for remote summer research opportunities.
June 16, 2020 | 6–7 p.m. ET
"Graduate School Application Preparation by Leveraging Your Summer Work"
For trainees applying to graduate schools in fall 2020, this session will identify tasks for the summer, describe choosing a program, review application strategies, and discuss how to gain an advantage.
June 18 and 19, 2020 | 6–7 p.m. ET
"Writing a Compelling Abstract"
Review ways to formulate your abstract to be as compelling as possible. Topics include the essential elements of an abstract, good examples of abstracts, presentation of data in abstracts, and crafting a coherent narrative.
June 23, 2020 | 3–4 p.m., 6–7 p.m. ET
"Network Your Way to Success in STEM"
Introduces trainees to the basics of networking and the importance of having and utilizing your network. Will focus on skills that trainees can gain through experiences at academic meetings and conferences.
July 31 and August 5, 2020 | 6–7 p.m. ET
"Communicate Your Science: Preparing the ABRCMS Abstract"
For trainees submitting abstracts to ABRCMS, this session will review criteria that reviewers use to rate abstracts for ABRCMS, describe the elements of successful abstract submissions, and discuss examples from previous ABRCMS awardees.
September 18, 2020 | 6-7 p.m. ET
"Data Preparation and Presentation"
As a scientist, preparing and conveying scientific data is a critical skill. As you prepare for conference presentations, manuscript or grant submissions, or any other formal presentation of your work, you may have some questions.
October 2, 2020 | 3–4 p.m. ET
"Presenting Your Data at a Scientific Conference"
For trainees preparing for presentations at conferences, this session will review techniques for making a coherent story, analyze examples of effective scientific presentations, and discuss the elements of presentations appropriate for poster and oral presentations.
December 10, 2020 | 6–7 p.m. ET
"Personal Statement Preparation"
For trainees preparing graduate school applications, this session will conduct peer review of personal statements, discover the most common errors and mistakes on personal statements, and review best practices with writing experts.
The following events will be available on our virtual platform for ABRCMS 2020: The Virtual Experience. Please register for the meeting to sign up for these events.
LIVE EVENTS
October 20, 2020 | 6-7 p.m. ET; October 22, 2020 | 3-4 p.m. ET; October 23, 2020 | 12-1 p.m. ET
*Recording will be available after October 23rd
For trainees preparing to attend ABRCMS, this session reviews the ABRCMS Code of Conduct, schedule planning resources, and principles of the scientific program, networking, and exhibitor interactions. This session will also provide some advice for talking about your science at a virtual meeting.
**Note that this session will focus on navigating the virtual meeting and provide practical advice for communicating their research as students are formulating their presentations and posters.
ON-DEMAND EVENTS
*Available in the app starting October 20, 2020
Session 1: Present Your Science: Transforming Technical Talks (75 minutes)
This session will provide trainees with information on how to filter and focus scientific detail, telling an engaging scientific story, adapting technical ideas to diverse audiences, rethinking the design of presentation slides (The Assertion-Evidence Slide design), and professional and engaging delivery in the virtual environment.
Session 2: Powerful Posters (60 minutes)
This session will provide trainees with strategies for poster layout, information on selecting appropriate visuals, design considerations (font, color, etc.), discuss how to structure an engaging and concise "pitch" of the research, handling Q&A in the asynchronous environment, and providing useful feedback to peers.
SIGN UP
You may sign up for an individual webinar by clicking on the webinar that you would like to attend. You will need to register for all events. For select events, you will also need to complete the pre-event survey to access the live webinar or recording.
Christopher Skipwith, Ph.D.
Education Specialist
202-942-9299
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