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Tag Archives: MBA
Bidding You Adieu
So, a while back I mentioned that I would be applying to CIHR’s Science-to-Business (S2B) program, which provides scholarships for individuals with PhDs in a health related field to do MBAs. And the good news is that I was fortunate enough … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, Financial
Tagged business, Canada, CIHR, education, fellowship, funding, life choices, MBA, money, scholarship, Science-to-Business Program, Training, transferrable skills, University
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Open Source U?
The course that I currently teach at a local college is being set up as open source. It draws on material that is available through open sources, uses an open source textbook, and will be freely available as open source … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training
Tagged education, London School of Business and Finance, MBA, open source
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Women and the MBA Session
About a year ago, I blogged at the CIHR Science to Business program – a funding mechanism “designed to encourage individuals with PhDs in a health related field to pursue an MBA.” Well, being one of those people with a … Continue reading
So you want to be “What my parents wanted” when you grow up…
This is the penultimate entry in our So you want to be a “____” when you grow up series and we have received some really good feedback on it – one final one to come from Beth later this week. … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, General, Jobs, So you want to be a...
Tagged Canada, degrees, doctors, education, Employment, Graduate Student, Jobs, lawyer, life choices, MBA, MD, money, non-academic jobs, patents, PDF, PhD, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, Science, Training, transferrable skills, ubaka Ogbogu, University
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So, you want to be a Researcher in Industry…
QUICK HITS: 1. If you were interested in previous posts of mine about how well science information is distributed and received in the UK, then you might also want to have a gander at a recent post that I made … Continue reading
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Tagged BIOTECanada, business, Canada, Canadian Biotechnology Strategy, Careers in science, degrees, doctors, education, Employment, Graduate Student, Industry, life choices, MBA, money, non-academic jobs, NSERC, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, Research scientist, Science, Staff scientist, Student Biotechnology Network, Training, transferrable skills, UBC Therapeutics Intitiative, University
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Quarterly Summary: “CAP”ital Action and Effective Communication
This quarter has been a very active one for the Black Hole site, marked most notably by a tripling of site traffic in the month of March. Admittedly, most of this increased traffic was due to Budget 2010 and the … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, General, Jobs, Policy, Science Communication
Tagged Budget 2010, business, Canada, CAPS, CFI, CIHR, degrees, doctors, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Journals, knowledge translation, life choices, MBA, MD, media, money, non-academic jobs, NSERC, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, SSHRC, Summary, taxes, Training, transferrable skills, University, UofT PDA
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Thoughts on the “Science to Business” Program
While looking at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) funding opportunities1 the other day, I came across this interesting opportunity: Science to Business: CIHR‘s Science to Business (S2B) program is designed to encourage individuals with PhDs in a health … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, Jobs
Tagged business, CIHR, commercialization, education, funding, health care system, knowledge translation, MBA, PhD, S2B, scholarships, Science to Business
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Quarterly Summary – Trying to make sense of it all
So, in the wake of a very busy December, I realize that we only registered two blog entries this month – a noticeable drop from November’s eleven. But this is the realistic way forward if we want to tackle these issues with the time and energy they deserve, as these “issues affecting trainees” underpin many of the important decisions that are made in an academic career and give decision makers a sense of what trainees are thinking. It’s a lot of information though and in recognition of everyone else being busy as well, I thought a quarterly summary of highlights would be a good idea. Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, CAPS, CIHR, degrees, doctors, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Journals, life choices, MBA, MD, media, money, non-academic jobs, NSERC, PDF, Peer Review, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, Science Communcation, science communication, science literacy, science outreach, SSHRC, Summary, taxes, Training, transferrable skills, University, UofT PDA
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Global Warming hits Science Trainees – the average CV rises two degrees
It’s already clear that the BSc is the new high school diploma (soon to be overtaken by a Masters), and undergraduate students are being told that they can do whatever they want and should leave as many doors open as possible . So, it seems a reasonable course of action to stay in school and get that extra degree that will allow you to not close doors. This line of thinking, however, also leads to a problem of too many degrees being sought and obtained for the wrong reasons. There is a lot to be said for the value of getting out there and gaining work experience and Beth continues to probe the different types of careers available… but that’s not what concerns me in this entry… (and I’m definitely not playing the “over-qualified card” because that is a load of nonsense… you can never be over-qualified)… What concerns me here is “Why do we sign up for the next degree?” Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, CAPS, degrees, doctors, Employment, Government, Graduate Student, life choices, MBA, MD, money, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Post Doc, scholarship, Science, science literacy, Training, transferrable skills, University
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