Interview season for professional schools has begun! Those of you who are selected for interviews may be told that the school will use an MMI interview format. This is a common interview format used by admissions offices for medical schools (MD, MD/PhD, DO), dental, pharmacy, veterinary and other health professions schools. Using the MMI helps a committee assess candidate’s professionalism, interpersonal skills, ethical and moral judgement. Other areas that are assessed are cultural awareness, empathy and listening skills, problem solving and judgement. The Format In a typical MMI interview, a group of 8 candidates progresses through a circuit of six to eight stations where they are asked to answer a…
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Finding Meaning in Your Work
A recent Hidden Brain podcast entitled “You 2.0: Dream Jobs” explored the importance of finding meaning in your work. Amy Wrzesniewski is a Professor of Management at Yale and her current research focuses on studying how employees shape their interactions and relationships with others in the workplace to add meaning to their job and change their own work identity. She notes, “People who see their work as a calling are significantly more satisfied with their jobs. They’re significantly more satisfied with their lives. They’re more engaged in what it is they’re doing and tend to be better performers regardless of what the work is.” One finding in her research focuses…
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UPDATE 2018: Which Federal Agencies & Contractors Hire Scientists?
Which agencies hire scientists? While the OITE is an NIH entity, great science happens in other divisions all across government. Almost all of these places hire scientists for both bench and non-bench positions. Non-bench positions can include: science administration (grants management from almost every agency, managing research programs, career development training), science policy (how innovative science is completed and promoted), regulation (determining if a drug is safe or an agricultural product is good for the environment). Here is a list of government agencies hiring biomedical scientists. The list is not complete, and we would love your feedback on ones we missed! National Institutes of Health (NIH): The NIH hires scientists…
