Ensure a high-quality training & mentoring experience for all graduate students Integral to NIH’s mission is the imperative to train the biomedical research workforce of the future. The basic model for this process dates back to the 19th century: graduate students undertake research under the supervision of an established investigator, culminating in award of a PhD. In recent decades, it has become a de facto requirement for PhD recipients who seek a career in academic research to enter a postdoctoral phase of additional mentored research. The degree of independence given to the postdoc is highly trainee- and supervisor-dependent.
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