Looking back on your career, what advice do you wish you had starting out? Here’s what our editorial advisory board said.
Advice I would give
my younger self
Looking back on your career, what advice do you wish you had starting out? Here’s what our editorial advisory board said.
"Play the long game."
- Don Hall, principal of DeltaSigma LLC
"Be patient and work hard every single day."
- Daniel J. Hilferty, president and chief executive officer, Independence Blue Cross
"Pursue, much earlier on, a Master of Business degree to complement your clinical and administrative skillset in managed care pharmacy practice."
- David Calabrese, vice president and chief pharmacy officer, OptumRx
"Make more of an effort to become tech savvy."
- Douglas Chaet, senior vice president, contracting and provider networks, Independence Blue Cross
"Embrace the lack of knowledge and competence you have in certain areas..."
- Kevin Ronneberg, MD, vice president and associate medical director of health initiatives, HealthPartners
"Medicine is a harsh mistress-make time for your family and your personal health."
- Joel Brill, MD, medical director for Predictive Health, LLC
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