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<a href="http://info.vtc.vt.edu/best/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/VT81851_2012346632.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-19" src="http://info.vtc.vt.edu/best/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/VT81851_2012346632-300x199.jpg" alt="VT81851_2012346632" width="300" height="199" /></a>Virginia Tech was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to support professional development activities for <strong>doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees in the biomedical sciences</strong>. You may enroll in one or more of the proposed “BEST program” activities that are designed to <strong>B</strong>roaden the <strong>E</strong>xperiences of <strong>S</strong>cientific <strong>T</strong>rainees in order to:
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 	<li>provide early career guidance and skill development</li>
 	<li>better prepare trainees to pursue a variety of career paths</li>
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<span style="color: #23282d; font-size: 2em; font-weight: 600;">Visit the NIH BEST Consortium website to read about all 17 BEST institutions and to access additional valuable resources for trainees, faculty, and administrators: </span><a style="font-size: 2em; font-weight: 600;" href="http://www.nihbest.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.nihbest.org/</a>
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