73 Coaching Client Spotlight: Lachelle Weeks , M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Weeks is a physician and scientist at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA.  She is passionately driven to study the prediction of myeloid malignancies or acute leukemias in people who have precursor conditions. She is also an advocate and peer-educator on issues of racial justice and health equity and she currently serves as co-chair on the anti-racism task force for the American Society of Hematology. She is a junior faculty mentor for the “Dismantling Inequities in Medicine” Internal Medicine Residency mentorship group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as well as an alumnae of our Get That Grant coaching program.Listen in as we discuss her coaching journey and: Why the transition from medical school to residency to fellowship to faculty left her feeling like she was pushed off of a conveyor beltHow she was able to pursue multiple passions in her career by building her OWN tableWhat allowed her to gain clarity on her purpose so she could open space to actually do the work that was more meaningful to herWhat led to her experiencing joy in her career success rather than sacrificeThe transition from finding somebody new to lead you versus discovering yourself as the leader If you loved this convo, please go find Lachelle on Twitter (@Lachelle_Dawn), IG (@Dr.Lachelle_Dawn), https://www.drlachelledawn.com and show her some love!Text Dr. Kemi directly.