Acorda Therapeutics® was established in March 1995 to develop therapies that restore neurological function to people with spinal cord injury (SCI), multiple sclerosis (MS) and related conditions of the nervous system. (more…)

Peloton Advantage is a medical communications company founded in 2005 and specializing in publication planning and content development. (more…)

Watch for upcoming articles on “How to Start Consulting” and “Building Your Consulting Resume.”

This will be a brief article about going back for an MBA.

There are numerous types of career options within medical communications.

I knew in high school that I wanted to become a surgeon. That made the career decisions of the next 14 years of my life pretty straightforward. (more…)

You may not be the only person affected by a career move. Hopefully you won’t underestimate the impact that your decision will have on a spouse or children. A career change may be quite stressful to them and other family members. The best career decision is the one made as a team, with consensus or at least acceptance. Sometimes your spouse may anticipate your reactions to a new career option better than you can yourself.

You’ve made it this far in the guidebook, and therefore in your consideration of a new career. Now it’s time to talk about the topic that most of us idealistically and openly discounted as medical students but have realistically grown accustomed to as clinicians – money. (more…)

When you listed the attributes of your desired job in the last chapter, you probably started with the dream job – intellectually rewarding, with minimal hours and maximum pay. Wouldn’t that be great? Getting rid of all the bad and getting all the good. Now you’re talking. (more…)

The first step in deciding on a new career path is to prioritize your goals for a new career. This may sound simple, and you may think you know exactly what’s important to you, but if you actually take the time to sit down with a pencil and paper and write out the list, you’ll probably surprise yourself. (more…)