Career Development : Articles

Isabella Finkelstein, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Clark Atlanta University
Thomas Landefeld, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
California State University-Dominguez Hills
James Stith, D.Ed.
Vice President of the Physics Resources Center
American Institute of Physics
Luis Echegoyen, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
Department of Chemistry
Clemson University
Mark Castanares, Graduate Student
Department of Pharmacology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MentorDoctor, series index
Next Wave
Staff
United States
11 June 2004
Is There an M.D./Ph.D. in My Future?
ScienceCareers Staff, 25 August 2006
The MentorDoctor team advises an undergraduate who is interested in practicing medicine and doing academic research.
MentorDoctor: The Next Big Thing?
ScienceCareers Staff, 30 June 2006
A young scientist asks: Should I get my Ph.D., or start my own company?
MentorDoctor: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
ScienceCareers Staff, 21 April 2006
MentorDoctor team helps a minority postdoc decide whether to stay in academia or find a job in industry.
MentorDoctor: Suffering From a Lack of Direction
ScienceCareers Staff, 24 February 2006
The MentorDoctor team helps a Ph.D. student who feels his adviser isn't helping to keep his project on track.
MentorDoctor: Making Up Lost Time After Katrina
Next Wave Staff, 16 December 2005
MentorDoctor team advises a premed major attending Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans.
MentorDoctor: No Pubs, No Postdoc?
Next Wave Staff, 14 October 2005
MentorDoctor team helps a minority scientist, a recent Ph.D. in chemistry, who feels his lack of first-author publications prevents him from landing a postdoctoral fellowship.
MentorDoctor: Should I Transfer?
Next Wave Staff, 12 August 2005
MentorDoctor: Burned Out or Just Getting Started?
Next Wave Staff, 8 April 2005
The MentorDoctor team helps a minority doctoral student suffering from "burn out" decide whether to do an academic postdoc
MentorDoctor: When Health Issues Interfere
Next Wave Staff, 11 February 2005
The MentorDoctor team helps a professor advise a student, who has a long-term illness, about switching majors.
MentorDoctor: Academia or Finances
Next Wave Staff, 10 December 2004
The Making of a Mentor
Next Wave Staff, 8 October 2004
The Clear Path
Next Wave Staff, 13 August 2004