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134 Coaching Client Spotlight: Camille Edwards, MD
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Dr. Edwards is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine (BUSM). She maintains a clinical practice in hematology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) with a specific research interest in plasma cell disorders such as systemic immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis. She is committed to improving the care of vulnerable patient populations using her translational research platform to address unanswered questions encountered in clinical care.
After internal medicine residency, she completed a hematology and oncology fellowship at BUSM/BMC, obtaining rigorous training through the comprehensive cancer center and the world-renowned BU Amyloidosis Center. Her current research, a collaboration with the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) and BU Amyloidosis Center, focuses on using novel disease models for hematologic malignancies to study the earliest signs of disease, test treatments and develop the most promising therapeutic agents for clinical trials.
She is an active mentor for students and residents, has a strong passion for teaching and mentoring trainees, and is also an alumnus of our Get That Grant® coaching program!
Listen in as she shares her transformative journey from disempowerment and disillusionment in academia to a profound shift in perspective and
Loved this convo? Please go find Dr. Edwards on Twitter @CamilleVEdwards, on Instagram @camillevedwards2023, and show her some love!
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