Mentor

Alexandra Miller, MD, PhD, has been named the new chief of the division of neuro-oncology and co-director of the Brain and Spine Tumor Center at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center.

Gender differences in mentorship and sponsorship persist far into the careers of well-established senior medical faculty, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

Sarah L. Sammons, MD, was 7 when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.

One of the major challenges of the U.S. health care system is that it formed during a time when not many women were a part of the workforce.

At the Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona, Kelly Braun, MD, and Yoshie Umemura, MD, have a synergistic goal — develop new and effective treatment options for patients with aggressive brain tumors.

CHICAGO — To network like a pro, assess your natural relationship building style, create a professional networking strategy, and then apply the behaviors that amplify your authority and advance your personal and professional brand.

CHICAGO — To network like a pro, assess your natural relationship building style, create a professional networking strategy, and then apply the behaviors that amplify your authority and advance your personal and professional brand.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — A peer mentorship program for patients on dialysis proved to be feasible and beneficial to participants, according to a poster presentation at the Annual Dialysis Conference.

From the latter stages of medical school to the precarious steps involved in carving out a subspecialty, and throughout the turbulent transitions experienced by young physicians, the advice and guidance of mentors is often invaluable.

SAN DIEGO — The Dry Eye Foundation announced the launch of the international Dry Eye Helpline, a support system for people struggling with ocular surface disease.