OASIS Leadership & Professional Development Program

"Since completing OASIS, I have developed several original research projects with both internal and external partners, and collaborated on multiple manuscripts that are now ready for submission."

"OASIS is a great forum for networking, and just plain fun. I would highly recommend to anyone interested in additional career development."

"The peer mentoring was thought provoking. It really made me consider my work-life balance and try to be strategic, not just putting out fires but try to plan a little more and look at the bigger picture rather than just day-to-day."

“The OASIS program allowed me to strengthen critical valuable skills such as time management, negotiation, writing, and gaining professional visibility."

"Thanks to OASIS, I started writing an hour or so every day, and it has really changed my life. Now no matter what else is going on, I make steady progress on things that really matter (papers and proposals). It has definitely improved my productivity and reduced my stress levels."

“This was such a positive, transformative experience. Since OASIS, I am using my time more effectively because I prioritize my goals, set boundaries with colleagues and students, and whenever possible, make work I do ‘count twice’ for productivity.”

"The peer mentoring groups make you realize you're not the only one who struggles with some of these issues...[there's comfort in] the realization that, oh wait, it's not only me who is going crazy."

"It was helpful to build a supportive network of women who were experiencing similar issues, and brainstorming for each other how to best handle certain scenarios. Hearing how other people approached their issues helped to bring new ideas."

"I leveraged the communication skills gained from my participation in OASIS to strategically grow several inter-professional research collaborations."

"My peer group was wonderful...they provided accountability, mentoring, support and useful advice."

"For me, the chance to practice the skills of negotiation and to think of oneself as capable of negotiating a better deal for myself and counteracting the challenges women face in negotiating was very valuable."