Jemma Arakelyan, Chief Executive Officer at The Institute of Cancer and Crisis (ICC) and Medical Advisor at Immune Oncology Research Institute, shared a post by OncoDaily, adding:
“In no time at all, Dr. Robert Peter Gale became both a role model and a distant mentor to me. His so-called ‘unpopular’ opinions, as he likes to call them, are truly eye-opening. This interview quickly became one of my favorites, serving as a powerful reminder that we did not choose oncology for worklifebalance.
If you walk this path, it is because you are driven to help others, so it is crucial to figure out early what you want from your career. And if your dream is to be a top researcher or doctor, remember that you cannot keep up with people like David Baltimore and a team of twenty postdocs while also seeing patients.
I found this conversation incredibly valuable, and I believe it will resonate with many others navigating the early, uncertain stages of their careers.”
Quoting OncoDaily‘s post:
“In this exclusive episode of OncoInfluencers by OncoDaily, Dr. Jemma Arakelyan, MD, PhD sits down with Dr. Robert Peter Gale, a world-renowned physician-scientist in hematology and immunology, whose work has shaped modern bone marrow transplantation and global radiation medicine.
Key Topics Covered
- What motivated Dr. Gale to pursue medicine and leukemia research
- How he was called to lead the international medical response to Chernobyl
- Treating radiation exposure and the evolution of crisis medicine
- A candid perspective on work-life balance in medicine
- Challenges faced by women physicians and physician-parents
- Choosing the right medical specialty based on talent and reality
- The role of cognitive bias in clinical decision-making.”
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