Career Nuggets

On how to develop scholarship

• Whatever you do, write about it, and publish it.
• Work in teams, not alone.
• If you are a clinician and do not have time, team up with someone who has time and resources and get involved. You can offer to work on a project or help analyze a dataset; from then on you will have access to that dataset and what is published with your work.
• You cannot do it all. Do not do your own stats if you are not already familiar with statistics. Have a statistician work with you.

On balancing work and life

• Do not forget your children!

On mentorship

• Mentorship is key.
• Have more than one mentor and at least one sponsor.
• Include someone outside your institution.
• Think about how to create a succession plan as you move up the ladder.

On saying "No" in academic medicine

• Whenever you are offered to do something, think of the value to the organization and to your career. Sometimes you may not realize what the new opportunity will bring.
• Make it clear that if you take on a new role you will need to give up something.

On building a career path

• Do not be afraid to change your career path. You need to follow your passion.
• Small opportunities can grow and turn into big ones.

On networking

• Volunteer as much as you can; make yourself known regionally and nationally.
• If you do well in one committee, you will be called on to do bigger things.