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Let’s NOT have another conference

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Niina Kolehmainen
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It’s the time of the post-holiday enthusiastic planning for 2016-17. Someone is bound to suggest “Let’s host a conference to promote [x]!”. I propose that our default response should be “No, let’s NOT.” Don’t get me wrong. I quite like conferences. And I think they have certain very important functions. But. Continue reading →

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What kind of a leader do I want to be?

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Niina Kolehmainen
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I’m one of those people who believe one needs to be a leader, not just act like one. I’m happy for others to differ, but I believe being a leader is a full-time always-on kind of a thing, not just a role to take on in some situations. Continue reading →

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Struggling to find a clinical role?

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Niina Kolehmainen
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Clinician academics are meant to work in both clinical and academic settings. Most AHP and nurse clinician academics I speak to struggle to achieve this.
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Eat me alive

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Niina Kolehmainen
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To me, one of the weirdest aspect of being a clinician academic is regularly feeling that someone seems to want to chop my head off, without me clearly knowing why. Continue reading →

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Can clinician academics have kids?

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Niina Kolehmainen
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I have have been drafting this post since mid-April, writing it in several different ways. None if seems quite right, and my back stage editors keep taking issues with it… But now the July Special Issue: Women Clinician Academics is at hand…

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Great People

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Niina Kolehmainen
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I’ve been thinking about starting a blog – a blog about being a clinician academic – for some time. I’ve had the idea, and I know what I want from this blog. But what should be in the very first post?!?
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