El Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas Generales (NIGMS por sus siglas en inglés), parte del NIH, ha desarrollado el borrador de un plan estratégico relacionado a programas de entrenamiento y desarrollo de investigadores. Por este medio http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Training/StrategicPlan.htm, buscan comentarios del público en general. La fecha límite para someter comentarios en febrero 15. NIGMS es el instituto que apoya la mayoría de los programas de entrenamiento en ciencias biomédicas en NIH y la mayoría de las becas individuales para candidatos al PhD y MD/PhD. **************************************** MS has a long-standing commitment to research training and biomedical workforce development. As science, the conduct of research, and workforce needs evolve, we want to be sure that our training activities most effectively meet current needs and anticipate emerging opportunities, and that they contribute to building a highly capable, diverse biomedical research workforce. During 2010, we engaged in a strategic planning process to examine our existing activities and articulate strategies to help us build and sustain the workforce that the nation needs for improving health and global competitiveness. We sought broad input for this planning effort and received comments from more than 300 university and college faculty members and administrators, current and former predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees, industry representatives, representatives of professional and scientific organizations, and other interested parties. We have now produced a draft strategic plan (http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Training/StrategicPlan.htm) and are requesting public comment on it. I encourage you to read the plan and share your views with us between now and February 15 (http://public.nigms.nih.gov/tspq_c/index.cfm). You may submit your input anonymously. Jeremy M. Berg, Ph.D. Director National Institute of General Medical Sciences