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style="color:#f5f5f5;font-size:55px">Making It Count!</h1> <div class="wp-block-columns column-set01 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column column-bg-01 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#f5f2f2">Mentorship</h2> <p class="has-text-align-center text-bg-01 has-text-color" style="color:#f0ece9">The Career Paths Mentorship Program is designed to assist trainees with their career development by facilitating connections and long term interactions with BGS alumni who can aid in career exploration and decisions.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons alignfull is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-text-color" 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Although you may or may not have taken specific stock in the skills you acquired or cultivated along the way, they are many – <em>and</em> they are highly advantageous in a variety of professional settings.</p> <p>Our greatest hope in <a href="https://www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/">BGS</a> is that you make the training count, really count – that you strive to have the greatest possible impact on society, cognizant of the skills, interests, and values that make this achievable.</p> <p>We gratefully acknowledge the support of <a href="https://www.med.upenn.edu/pggt32/">NIGMS 5-T32-GM-008076</a> in the development of this website and its contents.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="contact-us">Contact Us</h2> <p>The landscape can change quickly. We welcome any and all comments, concerns, and inquiries.</p> <ul class="text-bg-02 wp-block-list"><li><a href="mailto:sdinardo@pennmedicine.upenn.edu"><strong>Stephen DiNardo</strong></a>, Director of Training Support and Career Development in Biomedical Graduate Studies</li><li><a href="mailto:Candace.Cain@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu"><strong>Candace Cain</strong></a>, Career Development Coordinator</li></ul> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Recent Blog Posts</h3> <ul class="wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts"><li><a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://bgscareerdevelopment.com/career-miniseries-national-institute-of-general-medical-sciences/">Career Miniseries – National Institute of General Medical Sciences</a></li> <li><a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://bgscareerdevelopment.com/yale-university-postdoc-position/">Yale 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<div> <span class="simcal-day-label simcal-day-number">16</span> <span class="simcal-no-events"></span> <span class="simcal-events-dots" style="display: none;"></span> </div> </td> <td class="simcal-day-17 simcal-weekday-4 simcal-future simcal-day" data-events-count="0"> <div> <span class="simcal-day-label simcal-day-number">17</span> <span class="simcal-no-events"></span> <span class="simcal-events-dots" style="display: none;"></span> </div> </td> <td class="simcal-day-18 simcal-weekday-5 simcal-future simcal-day" data-events-count="0"> <div> <span class="simcal-day-label simcal-day-number">18</span> <span class="simcal-no-events"></span> <span class="simcal-events-dots" style="display: none;"></span> </div> </td> <td class="simcal-day-19 simcal-weekday-6 simcal-future simcal-day" data-events-count="0"> <div> <span class="simcal-day-label simcal-day-number">19</span> <span class="simcal-no-events"></span> <span class="simcal-events-dots" style="display: none;"></span> </div> </td> <td 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