Lessons Learned

Life and career advice from clinicians, for clinicians.

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My Struggle With “Chronic Invisibility”

Anonymous

Oct 5, 2021

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To Close the Gender Gap in Health Care, We Must Empower Through Our Collective Voice

Rakhee Kapadia Bhayani, MD

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5 Rules I Follow To Write a Personal Statement

Natasha Babar, MD

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3 Ways Hospitals Can Prepare for Major Emergencies

Joy K Anderson, MD

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Overcoming Implicit Bias in the Age of COVID-19

Preeya Desh, MD

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You’re Still a Clinician Even If You Leave Medicine

Charles Sadaphal, MD

Sep 8, 2021 Link to You’re Still a Clinician Even If You Leave Medicine

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In Medicine, Nothing Is Ever Black and White

Jason Han, MD

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How to Use Math to Better Treat Your Patients

Orkun Baloglu, MD

Aug 31, 2021 Link to How to Use Math to Better Treat Your Patients

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There Is More To a Career Than Being an Attending

Pranay Parikh, MD

Aug 23, 2021 Link to There Is More To a Career Than Being an Attending

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How Gardening Can Make You a Better Clinician

Austin Miller OMS-II

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Letter To A Black Woman In Medicine

Micaela Stevenson

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First Female President of Dana-Farber Asks: Why Should Women Have to Sacrifice Their Careers When They Have a Family?

Rosemarie Pitsch, MPH

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Dear Interns

Zainab Mabizari, MD

Jul 28, 2021 Link to Dear Interns

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I Didn't Match. But I Refused to Give Up

Wayne B. Bauerle, MD

Jul 20, 2021 Link to I Didn't Match. But I Refused to Give Up

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Why Wasn’t I Taught How to Be a Manager in Medical School?

Charlotte Grinberg, MD

Jul 6, 2021 Link to Why Wasn’t I Taught How to Be a Manager in Medical School?

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3 Lessons for Medical Students Working in the Community

Tatiana Campuzano and 3 others

Jun 29, 2021 Link to 3 Lessons for Medical Students Working in the Community

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Resident, Meet Your Coach

Nicholas Cozzi, MD MBA

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Medicine Is Worth the Sacrifice, But Only If You Don't Sacrifice Yourself

Charles Black, MD

Jun 21, 2021 Link to Medicine Is Worth the Sacrifice, But Only If You Don't Sacrifice Yourself

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This Doctor Bought a Private Practice Right Out of Fellowship. Now It’s Paying Dividends

Abraham Kim

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From Awkward to Honest: Counseling Teens on Sexual Health

Dana Kroop, NP

Jun 14, 2021 Link to From Awkward to Honest: Counseling Teens on Sexual Health

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Impostor Syndrome Made Me Think I Would Never Improve

Kristin Yates, DO

Jun 14, 2021 Link to Impostor Syndrome Made Me Think I Would Never Improve

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What Makes Someone a Great Mentor in Medicine?

Brian Zenger

Jun 7, 2021 Link to What Makes Someone a Great Mentor in Medicine?