Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

    Jim Blankenship, MD, MHCM, MACC, MSCAI 

February 2021
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I am writing regarding the December 2020 CLD article on the career of Dr. Kusum Lata (“Clinical Academia: Challenging But Possible in Private Practice”; https://www.cathlabdigest.com/content/clinical-academia-challenging-possible-private-practice). Recently, in a departmental retreat, we discussed participation in academic activities at a national level. I distributed Dr. Lata’s article to illustrate to our young faculty members how they can succeed in their academic careers.

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