Building a career as a woman in biomedicine
Pearls of Wisdom
The Sport that Made Me a Better Leader
Late last month, I dined with the NLM/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) Leadership Fellows on the final day of their program and got more than just lunch. I ended up with an interesting realization about how a sport I enjoy has helped shape how I lead. The curriculum for the year-long NLM/AAHSL fellowship … Continue reading The Sport that Made Me a Better Leader
Words that mean a lot—reflections on swearing in
“I, Patricia Flatley Brennan, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well … Continue reading Words that mean a lot—reflections on swearing in
Ah, but I was so much older then / I’m younger than that now
I’m just passing the one-year mark in my tenure as Director of the National Library of Medicine. It has been an exciting year for me, filled with many learnings and lessons, and with each week I grow more delighted with this outstanding organization. I have the great good fortune of having taken a leap into … Continue reading Ah, but I was so much older then / I’m younger than that now
On the Importance of Getting Away
Work-life balance is essential for a high-performing organization.
Head Nurse of the Library?
How a nurse's way of knowing helps me do my job.
Think You’re Seeing Double?
The astute among you (or the inveterate blog watchers) caught me blogging on a new outlet last week: DataScience@NIH. You're not seeing double, and I haven’t abandoned NLM Musings from the Mezzanine. In January, 2017 I assumed the role of the NIH Interim Associate Director for Data Science (iADDS), as Dr. Phil Bourne stepped down … Continue reading Think You’re Seeing Double?