In 1973, the Johns Hopkins hematologist Richard Johns (using the pseudonym Voltaire Cousteau) published an iconic essay on how one survives in academic medicine. It has inspired many of us for decades. Strangely, an appreciation of Johns’ essay has been recently published by F. Shanahan in the Quarterly Journal of Medicine.
Richard Johns modest essay may help you in a time of need.
References:
- How to swim with sharks: a primer. Cousteau V. Perspect Biol Med. 1973;16(4):525-8. doi: 10.1353/pbm.1973.0039. Download How To Swim With Sharks (this is a reprint of the original)
- How to swim with sharks: a perspective on Voltaire Cousteau's primer. Shanahan F. QJM. 2018 Feb 5. Full Text Link.