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...

The rationale for tackling physician burnout encompasses multiple aspects including the resultant:

• Expenses linked to staff turnover
• Diminished productivity leading to lost revenue
• Financial risk due to the critical connection between burnout and lower quality of care, reduced patient...

When I started my career, I had a lot of interesting ideas and several projects in different stages of development (ideas only, data collection, drafting the manuscript…). It was not that hard to keep track of things that were already initiated, but harder to remember the stroke of genius...

Being a good #mentee in academic medicine involves actively engaging in your professional development, maintaining effective communication with your mentor, and demonstrating a commitment to learning and growth. Here are some tips on how to be a good mentee: 

1. Initiate...

Choosing the right mentor in academic medicine is a critical decision that can significantly impact your professional development and success. (But do not stress, you can always learn from multiple mentors and change mentors if the relationship isn’t working).

What to look for in a...