My derm resident wife (s/p 3 years research in med school) just told me she is going to take an extra 3+ years to get a PhD in a physician-scientist track. Rationale from her: "I have nothing to lose..."
How do I be supportive when I think this is a terrible career decision that is going to cost us $1m in lost income? If she actually had a passion for research I would feel differently, but she's already done 3 years and I just didn't see the spark. Mind you that I do this for a living myself as an academic research faculty member.
How do I be supportive when I think this is a terrible career decision that is going to cost us $1m in lost income? If she actually had a passion for research I would feel differently, but she's already done 3 years and I just didn't see the spark. Mind you that I do this for a living myself as an academic research faculty member.
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