[Histonet] Advice for new grads?

[Tim Morken]

Victoria, yes! I might have added to take every opportunity to do something different. While I started in a clinical setting I also worked in a federal government clinical/research setting and also for a vendor in the field. They both added immensely to understanding the breadth of the field. Especially the vendor work which was in product development and entailed visits to many labs and other vendors, even internationally. That work really opened my eyes to both sides of the field. 

If something like that comes along, and fits with family/life, it is well worth doing. 

Tim


> On 05/09/2022 4:05 PM Victoria Baker via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
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> Pam,
> 
> So far a lot of excellent advice has been given. Along the lines of what
> Tim has said, learn new tests. Any chance to get scope time with a
> pathologist one on one or in a multi scope setting is an excellent learning
> tool. It shows your interest & you will get to know your pathologists. This
> will also encourage them to feel more comfortable in the lab.
> Try different lab settings. Academic research you have a lot of interaction
> with scientific people & you will have to figure things out/research them
> yourself.  Clinical is where most people start out & what Tim said is spot
> on. Pharma is really incredible, especially now. It will most likely mean
> working with animal, cell culture & archival materials. You’ll need to
> bring your A game to work each day, but most of the people in all these
> settings will be willing to show an eager learner.
> Good days come with bad days. It’s hard to not get discouraged, but
> remember it is just one day.
> Go get ‘em!
> 
> On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 1:16 PM Pam Barker RELIA Solutions via Histonet <
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