Training is a Time-Bound Gift with Dr. Jennifer Corbelli

Jennifer Corbelli, MD, MS, is the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program and an Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Corbelli completed her Medical school from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Residency in Internal Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where she was also the Chief Resident. She then pursued a Women’s Health Fellowship at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Dr. Corbelli has a special interest in health care for the underserved and is the Co-Medical Director of the Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations (PHCUP) through which she directs a volunteer team of clinicians and health professionals at the Birmingham Free Clinic. She has presented nationally and published on various topics within medical education research such as curriculum development and evaluation, while actively mentoring residents and fellows. She is the recipient of Pennsylvania Medical Society’s Top Physicians under 40, Outstanding Teaching Attending Award and Innovation in Medical Education Award from University of Pittsburgh. If you are ready for the job on day one, you are overqualified. That is the advice Dr. Jennifer Corbelli shares with all of her residents and students. Today, we’ll learn why mentorship can be a powerful tool for pushing us towards the opportunities we need (although we might not realize it yet). If we wait until we’re fully ready to take on a new challenge, we’ll end up stuck in one place. Dr. Corbelli teaches us that training is a gift, but it's time-bound. We must use our time wisely with our mentors, our training opportunities, and our experience and aim to take as much as we can from it. Pearls of Wisdom: 1. You are not better than anyone else, but no one is better than you. Learn how to discern between confidence and superiority. 2. Training is a gift. We have access to a network of mentors that can give us honest feedback and seek out the best opportunities for us. But the clock is ticking: Use your time in training wisely. 3. When opportunities present themselves, say yes. If you’re ready for a job on day one, you’re overqualified.