Hello Leah, This was a fantastic discussion post, and I appreciated how you connected the subject to your experience as a former athlete. Teamwork is essential in every industry, to answer your question; in the life sciences and biotech sector,…   Read more»

I understand the disconnect between people in underrepresented communities and new technologies in medicine, and that is one of the many reasons why I wanted to become a scientist. Communication, to bridge the gap, has to happen between the doctor…   Read more»

In every team/group environment, there has to be some great chemistry between all group members. The team/group leader should be able to identify every member’s strengths and opportunities to make sure everyone is in a position to be successful and…   Read more»

Deadlines may be missed for a series of reasons that are sometimes out of an employee’s control. I don’t think employees should be punished immediately after a missed deadline, but it may come down to this in the future. A…   Read more»

@lmbanks I agree with you.  Working from home can seem like people would slack off, but maybe they slack off just enough that it gives them a boost of energy, motivation and ideas that gets them right back in to…   Read more»

Covid changed the workplace environment for many businesses. When everyone was forced to work from home, businesses saw that work could get done without being in the office. People worked at their own pace and got the job done.  Companies…   Read more»

An obstacle that I  encountered while working with on a project was when a project manager did not fully understand the strengths and weaknesses of the team that they built and established. This led to a delay in the completion…   Read more»

Quite frankly, I think that the most important people within a project would be the either be the client or the team members. When I say the client, I believe that most projects if not all would rely heavily on…   Read more»

  “if someone can get their “8 hours of work” (or the expected amount of work) done in 6-7 hours then they should not need to waste or burn time in the office if they are done.” Given my current…   Read more»

When I  was reading on the possibilities, I wondered if I  could participate in both the academia and industry sides when it came to the development of medical devices. Given my interests, I believed that conducting research through a scholarship…   Read more»

I currently work as a Case Manager at a child abuse clinic. I was torn between pursuing a PHD or MD, so I decided to get my Master in Biotech first with the hopes that I would have a better…   Read more»

I believe that telemedicine has increased access to healthcare in some specialties of medicine; however, it also has some downfalls as well. I believe that telemedicine is not applicable to all specialties of medicine, but it can be beneficial in…   Read more»

I believe that repeatedly missing milestones can lead to failure. However, missing just one milestone may not be a complete failure if you take necessary steps and actions to correct mistakes and work diligently to ensure all tasks moving forward…   Read more»

In my opinion, all parts are essential in the lifecycle because they all are necessary. After all, you can’t complete the cycle with more of one step and less of another, the cycle would be incomplete. However, with that said…   Read more»

I have to agree with your statement that someone can get their “8 hours of work” done in less time. Personally, I feel as though it does depend on the person and how they work. You have those that are…   Read more»