How a week in Canada started my journalism career
The jetlag was totally worth it.
This is the latest of a slightly different series of posts, where I talk about the different aspects of my career, how I got to where I am today, and where I want to go in the future.
After submitting my PhD thesis in the middle of 2017 I flew to Canada to attend the North American Pain School, or NAPS.
NAPS is an international educational initiative that brings 30 postgraduate students and early career researchers together with leading experts in the field of pain management and research for a week of networking, professional development, and scientific education. The program, which first ran in 2016, is hosted in a beautiful chateau in Montebello, about an hour out of Montreal.
I was unsuccessful in my attempt to be part of the initial intake, but I didn’t let that stop me from trying again.
While attending a conference in Yokohama, Japan, in September 2016 I made sure to speak to…