Communication and Other Skills Useful in Health Research (and how to get them before you graduate)

Description

As a graduate student, you likely are focused on taking a range of courses in advanced methods, being able to form good research questions and perhaps developing your teaching skills. These technical and theoretical skills are important, but comprise about half of the skills you will need in any job. Developing strong “soft skills” – those that involve personal attributes and competencies – are critical to working in a health research setting. In this presentation, I will describe typical activities and skills needed in my research position, and suggestions for how you can obtain and polish these skills as a graduate student.