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Tina Phan

Tina Phan

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine) at University of Pennsylvania; hospitalist and clinician educator.

Jul 16, 2026

25:07
Not letting the hidden curriculum drive you in that sense, but also kind of having agency and a say as you engage the hidden curriculum.
25:16
I think that was really powerful.
25:18
I was actually going to say to observe the hidden rules, mainly because I felt like when I was stepping out of residency, I was like, how do I set myself apart from others? And, you know, in the world of MedEd, I can say I'm interested in MedEd, but really, how do I stand out? Because it's so saturated.
25:40
So I feel like the unwritten rules, the hidden curriculum is very different at every institution.
25:47
So I think I just want to encourage the audience to really spend your first few months, even the first year, just really listening and being open-minded to what others have done.
25:59
And think about if you're, you know, again, when it's time for you and you're interested in a certain role, think about what the person who's already had that role and achieved it done.
26:09
Because they probably did a lot of work behind the scenes that we didn't know.
27:19
Are there other ways that you would recommend an early career physician kind of build their mentorship support and how should they use that best to advance their career?

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