Member Spotlight
Come say hello and get to know Dheera Tamvada! We're excited to highlight Dheera is a community champion who belongs to the following communities: AI in Health Professions Education, Information Technology in Academic Medicine, and Surveys & Research Opportunities.
Dheera Tamvada
Internal Medicine Physician, Golden Valley Health Centers
Approximate length of time in this role: 5 years
Why do you think engaging in the AAMC Virtual Community is important?
Career development, growth, engage in community, mentorship
Do you have a professional skill or area of expertise that might be of particular interest to your peers in this community?
Reviewing work of others, General Internal Medicine, Diabetes and obesity management, preventative care, HTN
What should people in the virtual community contact you about?
Networking, engaging in communities work, peer reviewing, mentorship
What’s the best piece of professional advice you have ever received?
Patience and acceptance will help me grow
What’s the worst piece of professional advice you have ever received?
That spending time for self-care is waste of time.
What do you think are the best, most challenging, or most unique things about working in academic medicine or your field?
Seeking immediate answers to patients’ medical problems, coordinating discussion across various subspecialties of internal medicine, seeing a wide variety of patients with different medical conditions.
What do you hope to gain from this online community?
Engagement, volunteer opportunities and mentorship
Did you have an unusual path to your current career?
Navigating through my dad's illness a decade ago while shaping my own career and finding joy in it.
Thinking about all conferences, workshops, webinars you have attended in the last few years, was there a speaker or session topic that stands out as your favorite? Who?
Osteoporosis by Dr. Craig Sadur
How do you prefer to start your day?
Calm and peaceful
How do you prefer to end your day?
Wrapping up with a warm shower.
What’s the biggest misconception people have about your position?
That I possibly know all the answers.
What was the best TV show that you recently watched?
Adolescence
You’re throwing a dinner party and can invite 3 people (alive or dead). Who do you invite?
Dad, mom and daughter
What restaurant should we check out the next time we visit?
A2B restaurant in Pleasanton, CA
What do you do to turn things around when you’re having a bad day?
Prioritize my needs and plan my day accordingly.
If you could only have three apps on your smartphone, which would you pick?
Uptodate, Instagram and whatsapp.
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