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Navigating the Academy

Navigating the Academy. Panelists: Alberto Cardelle, PhD, MPH Sharon Jones Eversley, DrPh Flaura Winston, MD, PhD Moderator: Eve Weiss, MS. Trajectory, what trajectory?. Phase 1 – International Work United Nations (UNICEF, WHO) Non-governmental (Oxfam) Foundation (AMSA)

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Navigating the Academy

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  1. Navigating the Academy Panelists: Alberto Cardelle, PhD, MPH Sharon Jones Eversley, DrPh Flaura Winston, MD, PhD Moderator: Eve Weiss, MS

  2. Trajectory, what trajectory? Phase 1 – International Work • United Nations (UNICEF, WHO) • Non-governmental (Oxfam) • Foundation (AMSA) Phase 2 – Academia Early • Research Centers junior researcher • Junior Faculty (R1 to Regional) Phase 3 – Academia Middle • Tenure/Promotion • Chairperson • Research Center Founding Phase 4 – Academia Administration • College Dean • Provost and Vice-President Academic Affairs

  3. Understand institutional options

  4. Understand institutional options

  5. Full advantage of mentors

  6. Understand Over Time,what you like and makes you happy within academia

  7. Take the long view This is

  8. RWJF-New Connections Symposium Celebrating New Connections: Building A Legacy of Equity Through Community And Scholarship Sharon D. Jones-Eversley, Dr.PH, MA, CNP March 13-15, 2019 New Orleans, LA

  9. I Was Born, Raised & Public School Educated in West Baltimore • Parents were married as teenagers: Mom: 17 years old and Dad: 19 years old • Zip code 21216: • Violent Crime is 85.3 • Individuals below poverty level 26.2% • Median Household Income $37,314 • Public School Education in West Baltimore • Rosedale Elementary #148 • Calverton Jr. High • (in Sandtown-Winchester) • Western High School

  10. Deprivation & Health-Death Disparities Shape My Scholarship My Dad & Husband CVD-Deaths at the age of 40 http://www.theskinyouarein.org/trailer

  11. PhD = Pass Having Doubt Takeaways • In the robust and ever evolving academic culture, remember to nurture your spiritual intelligence and emotional intelligence. • Never compromise your Voice, Integrity or The Science! • System and institutional inequities exist ….. yet your presence is living proof that equity is both possible and operative. • Be personally and professionally discerning, and do not get caught up in institutional immaturity, politics or drama • Reinforce yourself with credible mentors, and enjoy the journey!

  12. Thank You Mentors!!! “When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” Dr. George Washington Carver Dr. George Washington Carver Tuskegee Institute Dr. Thomas LaVeist Dean of Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Dr. Wendy Chung Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine Columbia University Dr. Joseph Ravenell Associate Professor New York University School of Medicine Dr. George F. Thompson Owner GTF Publishing Dr. Sharon E. Moore Professor University Louisville School of Social Work Agricultural, Scientist, Chemist & Inventor 1864-1943 Health Disparities & Health Policy Genetic Epidemiology Publication Consultation Black Families & Black Church Behavioral Health

  13. Flaura Winston, MD PhDDistinguished CHAIR in the Department of PediatricsProfessor of pediatrics @ PENNcenter Director @ CHOP Navigating the Academy New Connections/RWJ Panel New Orleans, LAMarch 14th, 2019

  14. LONG WAY FROM MY DISSERTATIONbut still an ENGINEER at heart 1989 Lesson: Follow your passion Value your strengths 2019

  15. Key takeaway: Don’t be afraid to… and take a new path. But do be prepared to be questioned…

  16. Balancing multiple demands • Write down and remember what makes you happy and what is truly important. • Contentment: Being there for people who matter • Satisfaction: Making a difference, solving problems • How to do this while getting promoted? • Not everything can be an A+ (what matters?) • Match project scope with timeline and budget • Learn how to manage – projects, others, self

  17. Be comfortable with the “f” word: Failureresearch is a cycle, NOT a straight path The only failure is one from which you do not learn.

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