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Consulting

The best way to begin learning more about Consulting as a career option is to read "Getting Started with Consulting" under the Resources tab. Also under Resources is a Bookstore link that will take to a recommended list of books and resources on Consulting which you can buy online or find at your campus or local library.

Below, in the Articles section, you will find information about the experiences of life sciences PhDs and MDs who have chosen to pursue consulting as an option and/or members of consulting firms who want to share insights specifically for people of your professional background on the consulting field.

 
Resources
1. Getting Started With Consulting by Christine Traxler, MD
2. Connect to bookstore
 

 
Articles
1. Managing the transition into consulting by Anita Kishore
2. From the Lab to the Boardroom by Tim van Biesen
3. Grad School Up-skill Opportunities by Anita Kishore
4. Getting a Clue About Consulting by Michael Yeh, MD
5. Feature: Looking Eastward: Tapping China and India to Reinvigorate the Global Biopharmaceutical Industry by The Boston Consulting Group
6. My Journey from the Lab to Consulting by Sara Fernandez
7. Firms on the Lookout for Experienced Scientists and Doctors by Michael Yeh, MD
8. Feature: Realizing the Promise of Disease Management PAYER TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES by The Boston Consulting Group
9. From the Lab to the Boardroom: Transferring Skills from Grad School to Consulting by Michelle Stohlmeyer, PhD
10. Consultant for a Day by Donald Trent
11. A Future in Consulting? by Donny Wong
12. My Start in Consulting by Kurt Grote, MD
13. From the Hospital to the Firm: an MD becomes a Consultant by Eric Flyckt, MD
14. Summer Program Offers Grad Students a Mini-MBA by Meredith Alexander Kunz
15. Understanding the norms of consulting vs. grad school by Michelle Stohlmeyer, PhD
 

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