I am a biomedical engineer. I am currently involved in genomics medicine and molecular diagnostics research and development. I discover genetic defects affecting multitudes of early childhood including immunodefiencies, developmental delay, metabolic disorders, hematopoetic and skin disease.
I think it might be useful to develop the app to help assess progress of patients that are being weaned off the ventilator. to get more concrete feedback on their state. and even better to create a customized program for each patient. one of the things I hear about some patients is anxiety.
I managed several people for few years. I knew the ends and outs of everything. I can tell them what to do and how to do it. I preferred to let them do it on their own and be there to help them when they fail. No one ever came to me for help without getting the help they needed. My team told me I was the best manager in the world. But I wasn't happy being a manager. It was boring. I required me checking on them often. I loved my work, it bothered me to watch people struggling to work in job they didn't like. I wanted to do the work. No one could do it as good as me. I didn't want to get bogged down with administrative tasks. On top of that, I didn't have the authority to make decisions even as a manager. I was basically a baby sitter for people that didn't need baby sitter. So I let go of my manager position and I am happy. I knew some people could do better but I can't make them do it. I want them to do it without me asking. Just as I do.
I started working at a top medical center 12 years ago. They didn't have a title for me. I picked one from the menu of current titles. Few years later, I asked to change it, two years later I got one. I feel like my title needs to be changed again.
I feel that I have no peers as well. I had a manager that took advantage of it until I had enough and started to say no. It was one of the best things I learned to do. Say no when you don't want to do it. I took a month vacation, it helps.