NCI announces a course for postdoctoral fellows:
Scientific Management Training (SMT)

Overview:
The intramural program of the NCI is one of the largest centers for cancer research in the world, with approximatley 250 Principal Investigators and 800 Postdoctoral Fellows.  While outstanding scientific research is conducted at NCI, many of the scientists who go on to lead their own laboratories have few management skills.  The Scientific Management Training (SMT) course focuses on personnel and project management.  In the art of supervision section, it is emphasized that each personnel is unique and should be treated properly to achieve desired outcomes.  In the organization section, the development of successful teams with delegated authority is needed to complete an organizational mission.  The goal of the SMT course is to develop the skills needed to successfully lead a scientific research laboratory. The participation of NCI PIs and Fellows, who need to develop scientific management skills is encouraged.

Location and time:
A 3 hour course will be offered on June 30, 2008 from 9 a.m.-12 noon at NCI Frederick in Bldg. 549 (Room B).  The course will be repeated on June 30, 2008 from 2-5 p.m. in Bethesda (Bldg. 50, Rooms 1227/1233). 

Registration Form
The deadline for Registration is June 23, 2008. Please fill out the registration form at the NCI Cancer Research website (http://ccr.cancer.gov/careers/courses/smt). For more information contact the course director, Dr. Terry Moody, by e-mail (moodyt@mail.nih.gov) or by phone (301-451-9451).  The registration limit is 50.

Coordinator:  
Nora Osefo

Faculty:
Timothy L. Quigg, MPA, is the Associate Chair for Administration and Finance at the Univ. North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Related Training:
This course is part of a developing curriculum for training NCI clinical and postdoctoral fellows.  This Fall Transitional Research in Clinical Oncology will be held on Monday afternoons, 4:00 to 6:00, from September 8 through December 15, 2008.  Redox Biology will be offered on Tuesday afternoons from 4:00 to 6:00 pm beginning on September 30 through November 25, 2007.  For postdoctoral training view http://www.training.nih.gov/.