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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Investig Med. 2012 Jun;60(5):779–784. doi: 10.231/JIM.0b013e3182508317

Table 2.

Career Challenges of Interdisciplinary Collaborations

  1. Acceptable risk/benefit ratios

    • Effort/Time

    • Uncertainty - Options

  2. Contribution and Credit

    • Separating the “soup ingredients”

    • Keeping track – Be proactive and prospective

  3. Future Plans - What next?

    • Developing your own identity

    • Developing transportable skills

    • Negotiating trajectories- leadership positions

    • Future resource use agreements

  4. Promotion/tenure

    • Understanding the criteria, process, players

    • Meeting the criteria

  5. Finding support

    • Supportive home institution/department

    • Supportive mentors/colleagues

  6. Finding appropriate reviewers

    • Constructive Input

    • Non-conflicted review