MSRJ Elective Update: Academic Medicine

On Wednesday, February 10, Dr. Rajil Karnani came to the East Lansing campus to talk to the students in the MSRJ Elective about careers in academic medicine. He presented about the many ways to become involved in academia, and the variety of career pathways that academic medicine can offer.  He covered the advantages and disadvantages to consider, along with the keys to success that he has learned over the years. Dr. Karnani also gave some personal anecdotes on his experience and some tricks of the trade that he wished he knew when he entered the field. Lastly, Dr. Karnani fielded questions from the 30 students who attended the lecture. The students enjoyed the lecture and found it very informative, as careers in academic medicine are seldom talked about during our learning and training.

 

Student question and answer session with Dr. Rajil Karnani

Student question and answer session with Dr. Rajil Karnani.

 

Dr. Rajil Karnani lectures to the MSRJ Elective students about pursuing a career in academic medicine.

Dr. Rajil Karnani lectures to the MSRJ Elective students about pursuing a career in academic medicine.

Dr. Solomon on Publishing from a Journal’s Perspective

[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #18453B;”]D[/dropcap]r. Solomon, an author, expert reviewer and editor gave medical students experience driven advice on February 13th, 2013.  Dr. Solomon first informed the students of his expertise and then opened the floor to questions. Often reviewers struggle with giving constructive feedback to the authors; to this, Dr. Solomon noted it is important to be specific.

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Dr. Marc Basson on Clinician-Scientists

[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #18453B;”]O[/dropcap]n Wednesday January 30th, 2013, Dr. Marc Basson, Professor and Chair of the Michigan State University Department of Surgery, addressed the first and second year College of Human Medicine students enrolled in the MSRJ elective. Dr. Basson, an M.D.-Ph.D., opened his discussion on the advantages offered by having expertise in multiple disciplines with the following quote:

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