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• The NIH will not require but strongly encourages institutions to develop and use IDPs for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers supported by NIH awards, regardless of their position title. IDPs provide a structure for the identification and achievement of career goals. Therefore, NIH encourages grantees to develop institutional policies that employ an IDP for every graduate student and postdoctoral researcher supported by NIH awards. As of Oct. 1, 2014, annual progress reports are required to include a description of whether the institution uses IDPs and how they are employed to help manage the training and career development of those individuals. Read more: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-113.html.
• While USC does not mandate individual development plans, you can obtain guidance and resources on individual development plans from the Postdoctoral Affairs office: https://postdocs.usc.edu/mentoring/idp/ or contact Mark Todd at mtodd@provost.usc.edu.
• For guidance on PIBBS-based PhD programs, contact Peggy Farnham at peggy.farnham@med.usc.edu.