Tag: Mentorship
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The Early Faculty Experience in Clinical Science: An interview with Dr. Craig Rodriguez-Seijas and Dr. Leah Richmond-Rakerd
By Margo Menkes, M.S., University of Michigan I interviewed our department’s two newest faculty members about their perspectives on clinical science training, the transition from trainee to early faculty, and more. I have highlighted key points from these interviews to provide current trainees with advice, insight into this career transition period, and considerations for our…
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Overcoming Gender Inequality in Academia: Spotlight on Women Principal Investigators in Clinical Science
by Candice L. Dwyer, Virginia Tech While women account for over half of all PhDs, they comprise only 20-33% of tenured faculty (Houser, 2019). Women researchers have a smaller research footprint, lagging behind men in grant awards, publications, citation impact of first author publications, length of authorship history, and collaboration network sizes, including number of co-authors…
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Clinician History Interview: Danielle M. Novick, PhD
by Molly Bowdring, M.S., University of Pittsburgh For many graduate students, the decision to pursue a clinical or research career is a difficult one. For some though, it is a clear choice. When Dr. Danielle M. Novick was a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh (2002-2010), she was excitedly intending to pursue a tenure-track research…