The Art of Failing in Anatomy

Chair(s)

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  Ellen Robertson, PhD, OTR/L

  Assistant Professor
  Randolph-Macon College
  Ashland, Virginia, United States

Graduate with honors, PhD at an R1 institution, NIH funding, publications in top journals, tenured Professor and the list goes on. This may be how scientists envision their career path; however, it rarely happens without bumps, hurdles, and pitfalls. Admitting to those struggles is difficult in a society and discipline for top performers and high achievers - but it is the first step to finding the best path forward. This session aims to provide insights across science and education, from early career to the leaders in our association, that will open the door for a conversation around how we should anticipate, accommodate, and perhaps even celebrate our failures in the road of academic life. As we continue to find the new normal in our society after the last 5 years, it is increasingly important for us to provide a place within our association to support and provide resources for our members who are overcoming these situations in their own careers.

Presentations:

• 10:30am – 11:00am US EDT

  No Scientist is an Island
  

  Speaker: Erin Marie Williams-Hatala – Chatham University
• 11:00am – 11:30am US EDT

  The Noted Failures of the Noted Anatomist
  

  Speaker: David Morton – University of Utah
• 11:30am – 12:00pm US EDT

  The Trials and Tribulations of the President
  

  Speaker: Martine Dunnwald – University of Iowa