Students are encouraged to think about their career goals, how these goals can be achieved during your Ph.D. and how you can work with your mentor, DGS and graduate program to align expectations and meet these goals. It is recommended that students use (myIDP http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/) as the main tool to design and follow their individual development plan. Students are encouraged to discuss this plan with their mentor every 6 months. Students should discuss this plan during every thesis committee meeting.