Going above and beyond may not always serve you. Once upon a time, I loved a good challenge. When someone would tell me, "people like you...

If you take a different path, you will arrive at a different destination Although it hurts me, I enjoy complaining. It feels so good when...

What if you focused on only the things you can control? A few months ago, I woke up to a new policy change: My research data had been...

What if you stopped looking for the perfect mentor? As an early career faculty, I was desperate to find the one person to help me succeed...

Mentors cannot fix a broken system; and we shouldn't ask them to. When I started in research, I was told to find a mentor. That mentor,...

What if you could achieve the impossible? It was my first day of college and I was eager to begin. I went to the pre-med advisor and...

According to the Pareto principle, only about 20% of your activities contribute to 80% of your productivity. What makes up your 20%? I...

I once delegated my most important career decisions to my mentors. I later realized that no one was more qualified than me to make...

Articulating a vision for your research program helps you build faith to keep going when it gets tough. When I started in research, I had...

Mentors cannot fix a broken system; and we shouldn't ask them to. When I started in research, I was told to find a mentor. That mentor,...

No one succeeds without a mentor; yet many of us are making our way without the "one." I couldn't find "the One." You know the one. The...

When I sat down with triple board-certified sleep medicine doc, Funke Afolabi- Brown, I was shocked to discover that sleep is critical to...

I should have been upset. Instead, I was naive. I was a brand new faculty member who wanted to lead a research program; but no one would...

Ten years ago, I started my faculty career as a full time clinician. Although I was 80% clinical, I was seeing patients 5 days a week....

As academic physicians in hematology, we often receive feedback from peers, mentors, and even patients about our performance. This...

In the medicine, particularly in the inpatient setting, the stakes are high and life-altering consequences can come from the smallest...

In the field of hematology, the pursuit of excellence is deeply ingrained. As physicians, we hold the lives of our patients in our hands,...

In the field of hematology, as with any career, physicians may find themselves facing two distinct approaches to their work: the finite...

In the field of hematology, clear boundaries are crucial for maintaining a healthy and efficient work environment. As a hematologist, it...

In the field of academic hematology, faculty face numerous challenges as they strive for career growth and recognition. For women of...