My Hobby and Interest - Research

 Thanks to Liz Scharnetzki and Cole Ferm for this contribution! Self-Reflection Quotes of the Week:  “In order to empathize with someone’s experience you must be willing to believe them as they see it and not how you imagine their experience to be” Brene Brown “May my “listening and learning” turn into a force for transformation.  May my acknowledgement of privilege turn into a divestment from it.  May my reading of books and learning from educators turn into movement for change.” @iamjenkinney Moment of inspiration:  Nomadland  led the Academy Awards last night, winning three of its six nominations,  including Best Picture. Bong Joon Ho and Sharon Choi reunited to announce  Chloé Zhao ’s Best Director win, making her the first woman of color and second woman ever to win the category.  Upcoming Sessions (Zoom information below):                  Fri...

I accomplished 6 of my 7 goals. The one I did not do was retweet or support one of the black women leaders I follow on twitter or rate one of their podcasts to boost their visibility. Going to do that today! Here are my next 7 goals. Please send me any suggestions you have for additional goals: 1) Participate in the Health Equity Commission meeting on Monday that is part of the Society of General Internal Medicine, my professional organization 2) Teach the 4th year medical students about how structural racism leads to differences in social determinants of health which contribute to health disparities 3) Interview VP DEI candidates for MMC - ask about their anti-racism approach 4) Interview VP DEI candidate for MMC 5)Attend the DEI presentation 6)Vote no on Austin's Prob B, to criminalize homelessess. Black adults and families are disproportionately represented in our homeless population 7)Make an anti-racism action plan with my family for actions we can take in Austin Please als...

  NATURE  CAREER NEWS   Webcast: Maintaining good mental health during COVID Nature  gets advice on mental well-being from researchers grappling with the pandemic. Jack Leeming In this webcast, now available to view on demand, researchers talk about their mental health and how they look after themselves and others in the absence of normal support systems.  Burnout is rampant   in academia, so this topic remains as crucial now as when the session was first broadcast, last year.

NATURE  CAREER FEATURE   Sell yourself and your science in a compelling personal statement Don’t get bogged down in technical details, and balance the professional and the personal. Andy Tay Personal statements — essays highlighting personal circumstances, qualities and achievements — are used extensively in science to evaluate candidates for jobs, awards and promotions. Five researchers offer tips for making yours stand out in a crowded and competitive market. STEVE OH: Convey personal qualities beyond academic interests Steve Oh is director of the Stem Cell Processing Group at the A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute in Singapore. As a principal investigator, I have read a good number of personal statements from students applying for science scholarships and jobs. The ones that stand out recount the applicant’s biography, bringing out their character as well as their professional qualities.Personal statements are often centred on academic and research achievements. But,...

  Does anyone think it would be useful for graduate students or postdocs to have an opportunity to perform industry internships? Published in ScienceCareers: I wish I hadn’t waited to tell my Ph.D. supervisor about my industry internship By  Nancy Saana Banono Apr. 22, 2021 , 2:00 PM There seemed to be no point in mentioning the possibility yet. I was a few years into my Ph.D., and I had just applied for a 3-month industry internship program. Starting even before I joined my supervisor’s lab, I had been open with her about my interest in an industry career. She had always been supportive, including sharing her experience transitioning from biotech to academia. But I wasn’t entirely sure she would be happy with the internship timing, which would mean taking a break from my Ph.D. during my final year. Anyway, I doubted that I would even get in. It didn’t seem worth opening a potential can of worms for something that felt unlikely to happen. Then, in January 2020, I was shoc...

  April 26, 2021   Patient Experience Week Begins Today    Today marks the beginning of Patient Experience Week, a time to recognize team members’ positive impact on patients’ experiences. To see a schedule of activities taking place including strawberry shortcake in the Impressions Café on Wednesday, April 28, click  here.   To kick things off, please see the trivia questions below. Submit your answers to  patientexperience@mainehealth.org .  Everyone who submits a response will be entered into a raffle with a prize given to the drawn winner.    1)        Who is responsible for offering recovery when things don’t go as well as we had hoped?  a)         Managers b)        Executive team c)         Patients and Families d)        Everyone   2)     ...