On the basis of the Oundjian experience, it seemed a risk worth taking, perhaps another broadening experience.
I don't think Schmidtie ever visited Nebraska, but it certainly would have been a broadening experience.
But for newly qualified workers, a formalised apprenticeship system that integrates travel and learning can be a mind-broadening experience.
Efforts are made to improve perception and language skills, to broaden experience, and to instill moral sensitivity.
BEST Program: Through the National Institutes of Health, the BEST (Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training) Program is available to graduate students and postdocs.
On the other hand, if management always assigns people with strong relevant experience, it forfeits giving executives broadening experiences, which become increasingly important at middle and upper levels.
For example, Cornell's BEST program – Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training – enhances training opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to prepare them for careers beyond conventional academic research.
Cornell is one of 17 institutions nationwide with an NIH BEST award to Broaden Experiences in Scientific Training to prepare Ph.D. students for careers outside academia.
Merry R. Buckley is the education and outreach program coordinator for the Baker Institute for Animal Health and a Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) program mentor.
"Broadening Experiences in Scholarly Training," or BEST, is aimed at helping PhD students and postdoctoral scholars make the most informed decisions possible about their career paths after Cornell.
In a small first step, NIH committed to two rounds of funding for the Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) award program, supported by the NIH director's Common Fund.
