IDP Tools to Use with Students
- AAAS Individual Development Plan Information
- APA IDP Tool
- Imagine PhD
- American Chemical Society Career Planning Guide
Examples of IDPs at Purdue
Citations for further Reading on IDPs
Thompson, H. J., Santacroce, S. J., Pickler, R. H., Allen, J. K., Armer, J. M., Bakken, S., … & Weiss, S. J. (2020). Use of individual development plans for nurse scientist training. Nursing outlook, 68(3), 284-292.
Chang, C. N., Patterson, C. A., Vanderford, N. L., & Evans, T. M. (2021). Modeling individual development plans, mentoring support, and career preparedness relationships among Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) trainees in the life sciences. F1000Research, 10.
Vanderford, N. L., Evans, T. M., Weiss, L. T., Bira, L., & Beltran-Gastelum, J. (2018). Use and effectiveness of the individual development plan among postdoctoral researchers: Findings from a cross-sectional study. F1000Research, 7.
Mentoring and Advising Statements
Mentoring and Advising Statements
Templates for Mentoring Contracts
Mentor Competency Assessment (Mentor)
Mentor Competency Assessment (Mentee)
Further reading on Assessing Mentoring
Fleming, M. , House, S. , Hanson, V. S. , Yu, L. , Garbutt, J. , McGee, R. , Kroenke, K. , Abedin, Z. & Rubio, D. M. (2013). The Mentoring Competency Assessment. Academic Medicine, 88 (7), 1002-1008. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318295e298.
Hyun, S., Rogers, J., House, S., Sorkness, C., & Pfund, C. (2022). Revalidation of the Mentoring Competency Assessment to evaluate skills of research mentors: The MCA-21. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 6(1), E46. doi:10.1017/cts.2022.381
Contact Information
Professional Development Office
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155 S. Grant St.
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Email Address: profdev@purdue.edu
Phone Number: (765) 494-2600