| What is a Physician Scientist in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine? |
| Why Choose Academic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine? |
| Is the Physician Scientist Career for Me? |
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Choosing a Training Path: |
| Choosing a Training Program |
| Choosing a Supervisor |
| Searching for Your First Job |
| Launching your Physician Scientist Career |
| Tenure, Promotions and the First Ten Years |
| The Institutional Challenge to Train and Maintain Physician Scientists |
| Links and Resources |
| About the Author |
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Once you arrive in your new position, be prepared for
some frustration. By being well informed however, you can successfully
navigate through the pitfalls of setting up a new office, research
laboratory, and clinical practice. A few months free of clinical duties and
teaching is very useful in allowing you to set up your laboratory. Be very
familiar with regulations - department, university, government, and funding
agencies. Spending time reading guidelines is not what you want to do,
however it will save you much grief and will speed up your set up. Be
familiar with the regulatory guidelines and when in doubt seek information.
Ask for advice. Identify administrators and faculty who can be most helpful
to you during your start up period. Those faculty who have just set up their
laboratory are very useful advisors. We can all learn from someone else's
experiences. Good luck! |