title: The postdoctoral fellowship experience.
abstract: This paper describes postdoctoral fellowships, commonalities among programs, advantages and disadvantages of postdoctoral training, and issues to be considered when contemplating postdoctoral education. How to find a fellowship, questions that one should ask when considering a specific program, and criteria used to select potential candidates are also discussed.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lev
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Souder
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Topp
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D015397:Program Evaluation