Author: Pascale Lane, MD
Pascale Lane, MD
Academic Re-Entry
From the first day of my training, I knew I wanted to stay in academia. I wanted to generate and transmit new knowledge. I had some doubts during my fellowship but, once I got into the lab, I found my career home. My husband’s experience differed. He once described his lab days as black and whi...
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Pascale Lane, MD
Academic Career Tracks Defined
Any survivor of higher education knows that once you leave high school, you no longer call those giving you instruction “teachers.” Colleges and universities have a complex, often baffling, series of job names that may be all but invisible in day-to-day activities. Nowhere is this complexity of ...
Pascale Lane, MD
Welcome to your new job: Surprise!
After you negotiate the contract and, perhaps, relocate, you show up at work as a new Assistant Professor. Life will be filled with unicorns and cotton candy from now on as you work your way toward a Nobel Prize, right? Not exactly. No matter how much due diligence you perform, no matter how muc...
Pascale Lane, MD
Considerations for an Academic Career
Is it time for a Real Job? Aside from dry-cleaning your interview suit, what should be your next step? How do you approach entering The Ivory Tower as an Assistant Professor without making costly mistakes? No one can avoid all potential mistakes, no matter how much you plan. As Eisenhower said, �...
