Starting residency, I knew that my academic CV was meager and I humbly accepted that I would probably need to do research. But my exposure up until this point included a few chart reviews and killing rats in college. It seemed like everyone else knew how to prepare for their research time and wasn’t just […]
Creating a Welcoming Environment for Families at Academic Conferences
I was recently at a conference that stated rather prominently, “For safety reasons, children under the age of 12 (including infants in carriers and strollers, or hand-carried infants and toddlers) are not permitted in the educational sessions, exhibit hall and poster session.” Then a few weeks later, I attended another conference, where a young man […]
Tips for a Successful Training Research Grant
Here is a list of tips for writing a training research grant applications, such as the post-doctoral F32 fellowship: Pick the right funding agency. Certain funding agencies have higher paylines, more money available for postdoctoral fellows (you are one of these because you have an MD), or simply appreciate your research more than others would. […]