Catch Them Young & Train Them

We can train them, but how can we retain them?

To the Editor: The Department of Surgery at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine is proud of its 100% pass rate in the October 2008 Colleges of Medicine of South Africa examinations held in Durban. Most candidates attended the graduation and joined the 3 who passed in May as registered specialists in general surgery. This represents a stalwart effort on the part of the candidates and their t...

Make them, break them, and catch them: studying rare ubiquitin chains.

Two studies in this issue, Kristariyanto et al. (2015) and Michel et al. (2015), describe innovative ways to produce large quantities of atypical K29 and K33 ubiquitin chains and report structures and mechanisms of chain-specific recognition.

Get them while they're young.

Train Them to Retain Them: Facilitating Organizational Retention of First-Time Women Workers in India

In this paper, I explore when and why workplace training facilitates the retention of firsttime workers from historically underrepresented groups in formal employment. I argue that training conducted by experienced socialization agents is effective at preventing such workers from dropping out soon after they are hired. I also argue that experienced socialization agents promote retention of this...

Wear them, forget them.