#Leave Academia To Get Where?
#Leave Academia. It started as a movement and sounded promising! Half a decade later, it has reduced to a mere buzzword! A catch-all phrase for PhDs to enter “non-academic careers”. And there lies my first issue. “Leave Academia”. To get where? I a...
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ABD TO PhD - Strategies to Ace Your Chalk Talk
“Top notch job!”, “Well done, excellent!” read the report of my Ph.D. qualifying exam. Buried among these was one more comment, “Very good comeback!” Yes, it took me a second attempt to pass my Ph.D. qualifiers. The first time I presented my thesis p...
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Pushing Out Babies With An Ongoing Career
When is a good time to have babies with a thriving career? Let me give you the answer right away, without wasting much of your time - NEVER!!!!. Ok now hold on! Don’t be too discouraged by this answer. Allow me to clarify… For many of us, working wom...
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How Can Academic Editors Help Your Manuscript?
“Do yourself a favor. Consult a statistician before you embark on your research project!” Scientists heed this advice all the time. Here’s a parody of that. “GET YOURSELF AN EDITOR WHEN YOU START WRITING YOUR PROJECT.” Here’s why. Looking back...
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Medical Educator 101
Wait..a “Medical Educator”? What is that? Do you mean you teach students and also research how to best teach them? Oh..I thought only scientists and doctors conducted research?... The flurry of questions that ensue after I tell people what I do for a l...
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