Faculty members in medical schools and academic medical centers are in a constant process of generating new knowledge. The cornerstone of academia and academic medicine – scholarship.
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Moving women to the top
A majority of executives believe gender diversity in leadership links to better financial performance, but companies take few actions to support women in the workforce.
Read MoreThe Relationship You Need to Get Right
Katharine, a senior HR executive at a global financial services firm, takes pride in developing rising stars. After a vice president on one of her teams consistently impressed her, she recommended him for a more challenging role in another part of the company. Months later Katharine heard through the grapevine that he was struggling in the job. She asked to meet with him.
Read MoreFive Potential Pitfalls for Junior Faculty at Academic Health Centers
Are you at any early stage in your career? Does the ticking of the tenure and promotion clock seem to get louder with each passing week? Maybe you have started thinking about what you need to do to “climb the ladder” of academic promotion. If this sounds familiar, then this article may be helpful to you.
Read MoreThe Gender Similarities Hypothesis
The differences model, which argues that males and females are vastly different psychologically, dominates the popular media. Here, the author advances a very different view, the gender similarities hypothesis, which holds that males and females are similar on most, but not all, psychological variables.
Read MoreMissing the Elephant in My Office: Recommendations for Part-Time Careers in Academic Medicine
Several recent articles in this journal, including the article by Linzer and colleagues in this issue, discuss and promote the concept of part-time careers in academic medicine as a solution to the need to achieve a work–life balance and to address the changing demographics of academic medicine.
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