Build a Better Public Health Career PHaSS-IDP is a free online career exploration and planning tool for all early career professionals, graduate and undergraduate students in public health and social sciences. In recent years, the graduate education community has begun to respond to the need for trainees to take a structured approach to their career planning and professional development. Frequently, the recommended approach is described as an Individual Development Plan (IDP). An IDP is simply a written set of goals designed to answer two important questions with the help of mentors

About PHaSS-IDP The Public Health and Social Sciences – Individual Development Plan (PHaSS-IDP) is designed to help scholars reflect and plan their academic and career paths in public health and social sciences. The PHaSS-IDP provides a systematic and organized approach for self-reflection of scholar skills, career tasks, values, and mission. The PHaSS-IDP includes descriptions and videos of public health and social sciences careers, professional organizations and resources, and fellowship and employment opportunities. The PHaSS-IDP allows the scholar to create and track SMART goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable/Action-oriented, Realistic/Relevant, and Time-bound. There is also a place within the application to build and document the scholar’s mentorship team.