While it will sound entirely premature when put first in this blog, if i can teach you only one thing, I want to recommend that you:

DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME ON THINGS THAT DO NOT ALIGN WITH YOUR GOALS!

At the start of your academic career, there is a lot to set in motion....

During the pandemic, when everything was pretty uncertain, I loved watching Ted Lasso. There was a kindness and an optimism that I sorely needed at that time. The arc of the show is about caring for each other despite the messiness of life - mistakes and breakups and panic attacks but with...

 Networking Strategies for Academic Physicians

For academic physicians, networking is not just a buzzword; it's a crucial skill that can fast forward your career and foster professional success. When done thoughtfully, it can be a critical career booster and is especially important in...

For too long, we have taught physicians that patients’ needs and well-being comes above our own AT ALL COSTS. But this is simply ridiculous. And the argument that we can take care of ourselves so that we are not too burnt out to take the best care of our patients continues to make our own...

While publishing, presenting, and securing speaking engagements are excellent ways to amplify your niche, another powerful strategy is to get involved with the committees and working groups within your professional organizations. 

Committee participation allows you to shape the...

How to Get on the Program at National Meetings

One of the most powerful ways to build a national reputation, amplify your niche, and establish yourself as an authority is by securing a spot on the program at major conferences and meetings within your field. If you're already being invited...

What is Your One Word? Focusing Your Area of Expertise

Whether you are just starting out your career or you've been at this for a while, being known for your area of expertise is a critical component to building your national reputation. And while it sounds like an easy thing to do, no one hands...

One of the keystones of getting promoted is building a national reputation. So when I started my career that was absolutely my goal. My only problem was no one had given me any advice on how to accomplish this. I understood that publishing and getting on the program were really important and...

Strategic Career Planning in Academic Medicine: A Roadmap to Success

I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING

As I started out in academic medicine, I was excited, eager to make my mark, and woefully unclear on how to hold onto my precious free time. I knew that I wanted to study and publish...

How To Create Goals That You Can Accomplish 

By: Stacey Ishman, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACS, HCQM

Recently I have been obsessed with how to be as effective as possible in my clinical and business efforts without giving up my hard-earned free time. Towards this aim, I focused my organization...

In almost 25 years as an academic physician, I have been amazed and frustrated by the crazy juggling act that clinicians (and especially women clinicians) are required to navigate. While we all try to meet the quadruple aims of world class clinical practice, innovative research, novel and...

I have greatly benefited from both coaching and mentoring and I am happy to explain how each has played a pivotal role in my personal and professional development in academic medicine. While these terms are often used interchangeably, they represent distinct and different approaches to guidance...