career advancement

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Day 3: For Young Doctors, Hospital Paycheck Trumps Solo Practice

Alan Bavley | The Kansas City Star | December 30, 2013

For newly trained physicians Kristin and Brian Gillenwater, mornings are a rush. [...]  The Gillenwaters don’t head to their own practices. An independent practice doesn’t hold the same attraction for them as it did for earlier generations of physicians. Independent practice means managing a business and working long, unpredictable hours for what’s become an increasingly less certain income. Read More »

How Journals Like Nature, Cell And Science Are Damaging Science

Randy Schekman | The Guardian | December 9, 2013

The incentives offered by top journals distort science, just as big bonuses distort banking. I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity. But it is disfigured by inappropriate incentives. The prevailing structures of personal reputation and career advancement mean the biggest rewards often follow the flashiest work, not the best. Read More »