Postdoc Association
Established in 2003, the Weill Medical College Postdoctoral Association is an independent organization run by and for the college's 300+ postdocs. The Association is dedicated to advocating on behalf of the postdoctoral community and to providing regular opportunities for scientific and social interaction among postdoctoral trainees throughout the college and tri-institutional community. With advice and support from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, the Postdoctoral Association worked successfully to establish stipend standards based on the NIH guidelines, gain representation on the General Faculty Council, the College's governing body, and the Joint Faculty and Postdoctoral Advisory Committee, initiated monthly happy hours and a weekly film club, and are holding the first-ever postdoc research day on October 14, 2005. For more information or to become involved with the Association, please refer to their website at With Advice and support from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, the Postdoctoral Association has:
- Worked successfully to establish stipend standards based on the NIH guidelines
- Gained representation on the General Faculty Council (the College's governing body) and the Postdoctoral Advisory Committee
- Organized 3 Postdoctoral Research Days which have become an annual event each Fall
- Initiated monthly happy hours, an annual boat ride around Manhattan and other social events
- Created a travel grant program to help postdocs travel to meetings and scientific conferences
- Obtained funding for postdocs to attend a Graduate School Teaching course
- Attended the National Postdoc Association Annual Meetings
