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How to Start Your Leadership Journey With CHEST: May 31, 2024 - Network leader Corinne Young, MSN, FNP-C, FCCP, shares her tips for starting your leadership journey with CHEST and just a few of the benefits of volunteering.
My Path for Board Recertification: June 28, 2023 - The Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment option has created new opportunities for recertification. Saadia Faiz, MD, FCCP, shares insights into how she’ll maintain her four board certifications in light of these new options.
Slow Is Smooth and Smooth Is Fast: My Journey in Preparing for My Pulmonary Board Certification: June 28, 2023 - Michele Iguina, MD, explains her path to initial certification and the resources she used to prepare herself for the big exam.
Preparing for ABIM Board Recertiﬁcation: April 14, 2023 - Wondering what the best path is for recertification? Dionne Morgan, MBBS, FCCP, shares insights into how she’ll maintain her four board certifications in light of the new Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment option.
Sharing Gratitude for Our Volunteers This Volunteer Appreciation Week: April 14, 2023 - CHEST President Doreen Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP, shares her gratitude for the many amazing volunteers who give their time and expertise to CHEST this Volunteer Appreciation Week.
Seizing the Opportunity: Women in Research: March 16, 2023 - Read insights from grant winners Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS, FCCP, and Dawn DeMeo, MD, into the status of the research projects; their advice for other women clinicians; and what Women’s History Month means to them.
Stronger Together: Danielle McCamey on Founding Specialty Group, DNPs of Color: February 27, 2023 - Dr. Danielle McCamey discusses her path to founding specialty group DNPs of Color, what inspires her as a woman of color, and what Black History Month means to her.
Partnering With the African American Community to Curb COPD: February 23, 2023 - 2022 CHEST grant recipient Dr. Lorriane Odhiambo shares more details about her project, Advancing Respiratory Health Equity Through Community-Based Efforts for COPD.
How to Be Happy: February 14, 2023 - Dr. Chetana Pendkar shares tips for protecting your mental health and staying happy while working in critical care. This blog post is part of CHEST’s Life as a Fellow series.
Difficult conversations: How to provide feedback to an attending physician: August 25, 2022 - Dr. Enam Josan shares how clinicians can make difficult conversations easier and more effective. This blog post is part of CHEST’s Life of a Fellow series.
Life as a trainee parent during the pandemic: August 15, 2022 - Dr. Faiza Khalid shares tips for clinicians balancing two important roles: fellow and parent. This blog post is part of CHEST’s Life as a Fellow series.
A Healthy Dose of Self-Doubt: August 10, 2022 - Dr. Kevin Swiatek shares tips for overcoming imposter syndrome during the challenging transition from fellow to attending. This blog post is part of CHEST’s Life as a Fellow series.
Thoughts for Your First Job Search: August 1, 2022 - CHEST leader Dr. Pooja Pandit shares job search tips for pulmonary and critical care medicine fellows as part of our Life of a Fellow blog post series.
10 Things I Wish I Knew at the End of Fellowship: July 19, 2022 - Dr. Fiore Mastroianni outlines tips that current pulmonary and critical care medicine fellows should take into consideration before graduating. This blog post is part of CHEST’s Life as a Fellow series.
Fill Your Lungs With Pride: June 16, 2022 - Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes, MD, shares how clinicians can improve their care of LGBTQ+ patients, including relevant clinical questions they can ask to better understand how treatment strategies will impact patients undergoing gender-affirming therapies.
Repositioning CHEST Networks For the Future: January 31, 2022 - Welcome to the new year and your new Networks structure. We are excited to introduce the updated approach that will address the evolving needs of the Networks.
Confronting COPD in the Era of Personalized Medicine: November 17, 2021 - For COPD Awareness Month, Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS, FCCP, outlines the challenges and opportunities for treating COPD.
Hot in Journal CHEST: November 2021: November 4, 2021 - Each month, we ask our Social Media Co-Editors of CHEST to weigh in on the hot topics in CHEST. This month, Dr. Gallo de Moraes shares her highlights of the November 2021 issue.
Hot in Journal CHEST: October 2021: October 26, 2021 - Each month, we ask our Social Media Co-Editors of CHEST to weigh in on the hot topics in CHEST. This month, Dr. Arelli shares her highlights of the October 2021 issue.
#CHESTChat: Personalizing Your #CHEST2021 Virtual Conference Experience: October 11, 2021 - Get acquainted with all that’s going to be offered at CHEST 2021 by participating in our upcoming #CHESTChat on Wednesday, October 13, at 6 pm CT.; See all >