12 Tips for Thriving in Your PhD
Every phase of my PhD came with its own unique set of challenges and uncertainties, from finding my footing in the lab to deciding on...
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Michael Sayegh
Jul 5, 20234 min read
Re-entry
(a post written upon re-entering, but published upon beginning intern year) Dear reader (or should I say, dear diary, since I’ve been...
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Michael Sayegh
Feb 21, 20237 min read
What I wish I knew at the start of MD/PhD
People who know me know that I like to give advice, often unsolicited. I am clearly not too self-conscious about that – everybody holds...
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Raven Peterson
Dec 21, 20217 min read
Considering Careers Outside Academia
In my final year as a graduate student a pandemic struck, and it helped me recognize something that I had been trying not to acknowledge...
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Raven Peterson
Sep 14, 20217 min read
A Letter to My Younger Self
Now that my time as a graduate student has come to an end and I’m beginning to look ahead to what comes next, I’ve found myself with time...
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Hannah R Turbeville
Aug 4, 20214 min read
Practice Makes Improvement: Becoming a Mentor at Any Stage
Being an unofficial peer mentor has been one of the most unexpected growth opportunities during my MD-PhD program. Throughout my life, I...
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Briana Christophers
Jun 21, 20213 min read
Becoming A Scientist
“The whole scientific enterprise must be arranged so that the separate imaginations in different human minds can be pooled…It is in the...
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Michael Sayegh
Jun 1, 20215 min read
Lab Lockdown LEGOs
As I write this, it feels like COVID is over. Emphasis on “feels”—because despite vaccinations going well and promises of normal fall...
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Hannah R Turbeville
May 17, 20215 min read
Mentorship: A Cautionary Tale from a (Formerly Ignorant) Mentee
In college, my idea of a mentor was the school-assigned faculty advisor I visited once or twice a year to help shape my schedule. This...
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Emma D'Agostino
May 3, 20213 min read
Careers in Medical Writing
Hello, BTM Blog! I’m excited to be joining the team as a regular contributor. I’m a recent graduate of Emory’s PhD program and I now work...
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Carey Jansen
Apr 30, 20213 min read
Welcoming our new #BTMBlog Contributors!
Hey #BTMBlog, It’s been awhile! Our Executive Production Team has celebrated two dissertation defenses (with another coming up!), entered...
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behindthemicroscope
Nov 2, 20204 min read
On Mentorship
As I began my MD/PhD at Emory University in 2014, I was like every young, enthusiastic medical or graduate student: excited to learn,...
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Carey Jansen
Sep 14, 20204 min read
A Scientist Is a Writer Is a Teacher
So often we ask children what they want to ‘be’ when they grow up. Discrete choices are presented. A teacher or a banker? A firefighter...
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behindthemicroscope
Jul 10, 20202 min read
Happy Birthday, Behind the Microscope! Welcome to the #BTMBlog
In the coming weeks, we’ll begin publishing on our blog, and we hope you’ll read along. Welcome to the Blog!
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