NIH Resilience Training Program

Becoming A Resilient Scientist

NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE)

In 2021, two UC Davis NIH-supported T32 programs, Chemical Biology Program (CBP) and Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) hosted a virtual workshop series developed by NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) for biomedical graduate students to learn and implement strategies for building resiliency into their professional lives. More about the 2021 UCD workshop series can be found below.

The NIH OITE continues their Becoming a Resilient Scientist Seminar Series virtually every year. You can register for the five-series at Becoming a Resilient Scientist (BRS) series, which includes lectures and discussion groups to help you develop skills needed to thrive in research and healthcare careers. While it is best to attend the entire series, you may attend individual sessions. Trainees who participate in all five lectures and attend at least four small group discussions will receive a certification of completion. More information can be found on the BRS site.
 

If you are unable to attend the 2025 dates, the NIH OITE have also uploaded their 2024 BRS series as a playlist on YouTube.


2021 UCD T32 Virtual Workshop Series

  • 2021 UCD T32 Virtual Workshop Series
  • A Pilot Program from the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE)
    A virtual workshop series presented by the Chemical Biology Program (CBP) and the Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB), both UC Davis NIH-supported T32 programs. 

    Facilitators
    Dr. Frederic Chedin, MCB T32 Training Program Director
    Dr. Gata Gomes, MCB T32 Training Program Academic Coordinator
    Alex Lopez, CBP T32 Previous Program Coordinator

    Description
    The CBP and MCB T32 programs at UC Davis are hosting a pilot series (delivered virtually) developed by the NIH OITE office for biomedical graduate students to learn and implement strategies for building resiliency into their professional lives.  Small groups of graduate students (Trainees) will meet 6 times between Feb-May 2021 with local facilitators to discuss a webinar viewed on their own time prior to the meeting.

    The 6 discussion group meetings will cover the following topics: (1) Introduction to Wellness and Resilience (2) Understanding Cognitive Distortions, Imposter Fears and Stereotype Threat (3) Emotional Intelligence and Emotions In The Workplace (4) Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness for Scientists, (5) Developing Feedback Resilience, and (6) Maximizing Mentoring Relationships.

    A confidentiality statement will be made at the beginning of each session to guarantee that this is a safe space and that the meetings will not be recorded. Please note: because this is a pilot program from the NIH intended to train our facilitators, an NIH Observer will be attending one of the small group discussions per topic.

    The goals of the program are to:
    - Provide strategies and tools to help trainees
              - Increase their resilience with a specific focus on academic and research environments
              - Develop interpersonal and emotional intelligence skills needed for success
    - Provide a place for trainees to come together to discuss
              - Resilience strategies learned in the previous lectures
              - Work toward integrating strategies learned into school, work and life
              - Life, career, research, school and pandemic stress in a facilitated setting