Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime

2020 began with the thought of sharing PhD tips over "virtual coffee" videos. Little did I realize virtual coffee is all we could do in this #pandemic. Hit subscribe to my @YouTube if you need social support. #PhD #RETWEEET #Science #500subs #phdchat youtube.com/phdcoffeetime

14 different literature review types categorized by method used

5 years is a VERY LONG time for a paper to be under review. That was the case for our recently published paper in Nature. Submitted in 2018 and published in 2023 What do you do as an early career researcher while waiting for a very important paper to be published ? 1/4 RT

🎥 Struggling with transitioning from PhD to your first industry role? First stop saying "I am the smartest in the room"! youtu.be/8LVZvAYoJwM #PhD #IndustryTransition #CareerTips #sciencejob #sciencecareer #postac

How many coffees do we drink per day as a medical writer? In this video: 📋 Responsibilities: What Do They Do All Day? 🏠 The Work Environment 🎯 Education & Training required ⚡️ Challenges vs Rewards Day in a Life of Medical Writers: youtu.be/6TZjVzvgTrg

If you're more audio than video, I've published the recording of the #100K listens celebration🎉 where I chatted with @tighe_claire, @GeekNews, @ashleyruba_phd, @nbielczyk_neuro, @verabschan and @chrisemdin. PapaPhD.com/227 This one is all about gratitude. Thank you🙏😊

How to tell if & when to pivot after #PhD to achieve an optimal career growth? Pivoting while building a career do not differ much from pivoting in business - you can learn a lot from startup culture! Join me online on Thu, April 20th & let's discuss! linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Today, nobody showed up to my 8.15am class. 0 students of about 40. Sitting in the empty room, I email them, trying to disguise my hurt feelings. 2 mins later, I get a reply: "Professor, we think you might be in the wrong room." So anyway off I go to live in a hole forever.

Academic writing tips by Oxford professors:

How to write Research Proposal? #researchers #research #academia #AcademicTwitter

The academic writing website that received more than 240 million visits last year: Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL). The OWL hosts a wealth of FREE resources on:

I'm a doctor. My partner is a doctor. We are both at the same point in our training. We have no guarantee that we can live in the same area when we enter further training. We could end up opposite ends of the country. I've trained for years and the system couldn't care less.

Did you know that Harvard has free Resume, CV and Cover Letter resources - including action verbs, templates and samples? I've compiled a list of them -

1. This document contains: - Tips - Resume Samples - Resume Template - Action Verbs - Cover Letter Tips hwpi.harvard.edu/files/ocs/file…

@phdstudentnadya @RsrchRabbit Glad it’s helping you! I save so much time using Research Rabbit, wish that it existed when I did my PhD/postdoc! @RsrchRabbit team you rock!

I stumbled onto interesting YouTube videos by @verabschan and just signed up to use @RsrchRabbit .. such a cool lit synthesising tool!! #phdstudent #phdlife #phdexperience #research #researchrabbit #phdcoffeetime

Last year I taught myself R with resources I primarily found via Twitter. I've been meaning to share some of the resources here, and I finally have a little time today. So here they are... 🧵 @AcademicChatter #rstudio #rstatistics

The basics of clinical safety jargon that every medical writer needs: Adverse event (AE) Adverse drug reaction (ADR) Serious AE vs severe AE Expected AE vs Unexpected AE Suspected unexpected adverse reaction (SUSAR) @Official_EMWA @AmMedWriters youtu.be/UMz_tweoMOg

It's starting on Oct 15 2022 (Sat) Week 1. Understanding the world of MedComms Week 2. Approaching clinical data for the first time Week 3. Functional MedComms writing skills Week 4. MW test preparation Week 5. MedComms job applications Week 6. Bonus Q&A biomedbadass.com/training-progr…

If you enjoy scientific reading and writing and are feeling a little lost with what you would do with your science knowledge and skills, a medical writing career could be perfect for you! It's a live course, starting next Saturday! 💊4/5 biomedbadass.com/training-progr…

Being a #Medical Writer is a blessing. 💊1/5 It was a job I landed during the pandemic, after a few months of unemployment. On my first day at work, I felt my expertise was so much needed. @AmMedWriters @Official_EMWA