Work/Life Balance
Boston University Medical Campus
- Breastfeeding Center
- Cancer support groups
- Domestic violence safety and support
- Faculty & Staff Assistance Office
- Family Resources
- On-Site Day Care
- Parental leave policies
- Walking routes around campus
- Wellness program
External Resources
- AAMC: Part-time U.S. Medical School Faculty
- Alfred P. Sloan projects for faculty career flexibility
- Alliance for Work-Life Progress
- American College of Physicians
- Balancing Work and Life Forum (Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Difficult Conversations
- Living Life Fully
- National Clearinghouse on Academic Worklife
- PhD comics
- Positivity test
- The Priority Pro
- Resilience training at Mayo Clinic
- Secret Life of Scientists
- Sittercity babysitter service
Exercise
- Boston Sports Club
- South End Fitness Center
- Yoga classes at BMC
- Zumba (2nd Thursday of the month at 6:45 p.m. in Moakley Lobby)
Work/life balance articles
Peter Cahn’s blog
- Stuck in the Middle June 12, 2012Associate professors register more job dissatisfaction than faculty of other ranks according to a national survey conducted by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education. In several categories, associate professors feel less valued and less supported. Their dissatisfaction may reflect a concentration of resources for early career faculty and t […]
- Women PhDs and the Pipeline May 25, 2012Why women doctoral students are shunning academia. […]
- The Lost Art of Asking May 8, 2012How to pose a question to a speaker. […]
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