Friday, April 10, 2009

Science policy fellowship links

Sheril Kirshenbaum over at The Intersection has posted links to a number of science policy fellowships through various organizations.

I haven't had a chance to look through all of them, but there is certainly a wide variety. If policy is something you're interested in, these will probably be a great resource!

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Webinar!

There is a "Nontraditional Careers: Opportunities Away From the Bench" Webinar being held on April 28th, 2009 by the AAAS/Science Business Office.

Registration is free, but mandatory to participate.

Please visit this website for more details and to register!

Monday, March 9, 2009

Alternative Careers workshop

For those of you in the Toronto area, you may be interested in this workshop:
Exploring Career Options: Tracks Don't All Have to Lead to Tenure: This HCTP professional development workshop is designed to explore various career options for those who wish to pursue alternatives to the tenure-track positions offered by the academy. Panellists: Darrel Bricker (Ipsos Reid), Cheryl McLean (CCAHTE Journal), Shaun Young (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care), and Roger Chafe (Cancer Care Ontario). Moderator: Raza Mirza (HCTP Fellow 2007-09 Pharmaceutical Sciences).
If anyone goes to this, report back in the comments section to let us know what you learned!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Medical Technology Blurbs

A couple of interesting bits concerning Medical Technology/Clinical Laboratory Science.

1. Went to Monster.com today and typed in "medical technologist". This brought up 575 hits. Not all of them are Med Tech jobs, but a large portion of them are. As I've said before, it's a job which does not have a lot of people competing for those positions. As of a recent study, over 15,000 Med Tech positions remain unfilled.

2. If you plan on getting your Med Tech B.S. degree, Arizona State University might not be the place you want to do it. They're in the process of cutting almost 4 dozen programs, with their MT program being one of the unfortunates. I've blogged about it, and posted a letter from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) advocacy branch which is asking ASU to reconsider. If you think this vital source of training for good jobs needs to remain open ... click on the link, fill out your information, and have the advocacy group send out emails to the relevant ASU officials for you.