SciMed GRS is one among several Graduate Research Scholar communities organized by the various schools and colleges within UW-Madison. Students are brought together in GRS communities throughout their graduate school career for a range of social, academic, professional development, and research-related activities.
SciMed GRS strives to enhance the graduate school experience and connectedness of scholars in the program through community activities, outreach opportunities and professional development sessions. Take a look at profiles of SciMed GRS scholars and see what they have to say about their participation in the program:
Professional Development
SciMed GRS offers many opportunities for professional development for SciMed graduate students, such as seminars for the first year students, speaker presentations by experts in the sciences, workshops, panel discussions, and more. Fellows in the program enter the program with a cohort of peers and are offered advising support through the duration of their graduate careers.
Peer Mentors
SciMed GRS peer mentors are graduate students from the SciMed community who give new SciMed students an insider’s point of view in order to make the transition to a new graduate program easier. Peer mentors listen, discuss their experiences, and connect new students to campus resources. They are a cool bunch that can make the first year of graduate school a little easier and a bit more fun!