Dr. Sally Rockey is the Deputy Director for Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health and serves as the principal scientific leader and advisor to the NIH Director on the NIH extramural research program. She recently authored a commentary emphasizing the importance of professional mentoring to create a culture that promotes the development of less experienced scientists.
The full article can be found here and here.
She closes her remarks with this paragraph:
"The training of the biomedical workforce has always been an integral part of the NIH mission, and through its infrastructure of funding opportunities and other initiatives, the agency hopes to champion a culture of mentorship in the research community. It takes just one good mentor to influence the career of a new investigator; it takes a robust culture of mentorship across the research community to strengthen, sustain and diversify the entire biomedical research enterprise."
The full article can be found here and here.
She closes her remarks with this paragraph:
"The training of the biomedical workforce has always been an integral part of the NIH mission, and through its infrastructure of funding opportunities and other initiatives, the agency hopes to champion a culture of mentorship in the research community. It takes just one good mentor to influence the career of a new investigator; it takes a robust culture of mentorship across the research community to strengthen, sustain and diversify the entire biomedical research enterprise."
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