A few years ago, Felicity Enders, Ph.D., felt uncertain about her path forward as an academic researcher. She was on a successful route as a Mayo Clinic biostatistician who had published high-impact papers and had spoken at international conferences. Even so, she felt she lacked information about how to rise as a researcher in academia.
As she began identifying the missing "how-to" that could propel her career, she realized that the junior faculty she was mentoring were eager for similar insights. What’s more, some essential career information had been missing throughout Ph.D. training.
Her work has taken on advancing the information that's called the "hidden curriculum." The term refers to norms, values and behaviors within a learning environment that are necessary for success. And they're not always obvious. Dr. Enders and several students at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences are exploring the hidden curriculum to improve the training and advancement of academic researchers. Their efforts are changing conversations at Mayo Clinic and across the country.
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