careers

Hi everyone, I’m an internal medicine attending at Stanford. In a few weeks, we will have a conversation with the former CDC Director, Dr. Julie Gerberding, and we’d love to ask what career questions you might have for the CDC director. Feel free to post them here or message me directly!

Hi! I will be starting medical school this upcoming summer and was curious about MD's in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Three questions: 1) Is it realistic to practice clinically (even if it's one or two days a week) AND also be involved in drug development research? 2) If so, what steps would...

Hi all- I am graduating in May with my undergraduate degree in biology. For over four years I had planned on becoming a Physician Assistant. That was all I had prepared for- I worked in patient care for several years and have a lot of clinical experience. I applied to PA school but have gotten...

I'm currently in Air Force ROTC and will be serving my four year service commitment after I graduate. My question is what kind of job will I be able to get during active duty. I'm majoring in biology and minoring in neuroscience? Will I be working in a lab in a base, or will I be doing admin...

At my old hospital, we had a resident in his 40s whose first degree was in engineering, and when he found the job less satisfying than he expected, went to the police academy and did that for about 10 years. He was starting to burn out on that around the same time that he realized that he...

I know CEPH certification is important for MPHs and DrPHs, but what about research degrees? If I wanted to work for the NIH/CDC as a researcher, does accreditation matter as much? Would there be any disadvantages to doing an MS or Ph.D. from a non-accreditated school?