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DERMATOLOGIST
DR. LAUREN PENZI
A young real estate agent in New York City, Joseph is a passionate go-getter. While going to school, Joseph tried countless business ventures including networking marketing, social media marketing, and marketing NYC real estate. All of the skills he learned along the way and in college came together to make him a dynamic force in the busy New York City real estate market.
TEN QUESTIONS THAT UNLOCK REAL STORIES OF SUCCESS.
THE MUG 10
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AT A GLANCE
CAREER TRADING CARD
HOW DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN THIS CAREER?
I SAW MY SISTER'S LIFE CHANGED BY A DERMATOLOGIST.
HOW DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN THIS CAREER?
I SAW MY SISTER'S LIFE CHANGED BY A DERMATOLOGIST.
Dr. Penzi was inspired to be a dermatologist as a child after seeing firsthand how doctors helped her sister. Today, she brings that same empathy and warmth to her practice of medicine. Explore the field of medicine as Dr. Penzi takes us through her fast-paced and intense work day.
Discussing motivation and drive and what it takes to go into the medical field, Dr. Penzi also shares what consistently motivates her to do such important yet challenging work. Learn about medical careers and get inspired by trying some of the related Launchpad lessons or the Medical Career Exploration lessons featuring Dr. Penzi!
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IN WHAT WAYS IS THIS JOB A PERFECT FIT FOR YOU?
analytical
good with people
enjoy helping people
love solving problems
MY JOB IS THE PERFECT FIT FOR ME BECAUSE I AM:
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WHAT SKILLS (HARD & SOFT) DOES IT
TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT YOUR JOB?
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Judgement and Decision Making
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness
WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU KNEW
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER?
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MEDICINE IS A BIG COMMITMENT.
What I wish I knew when I was younger was that my entire 20s were basically going to be dedicated to pursuing this path and that it would look very different from the twenties of my friends. I wish I knew when I was younger was just how much time it was going to take to become a doctor.
People always warn you that it's a long road and a lot of commitment, but when you really get to it, it takes up a lot of your your life, right? So most of my twenties were spent dedicated to studying medicine and they definitely looked different than the decade of the twenties of my friends.
IN YOUR BODY OF WORK, WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?
MAKING DISCOVERIES
"The coolest part of my job is seeing life-saving discovering being imagined every day. Even if most of those ideas fail, it's still amazing to work with people who are coming up with the next big discovery."
WHAT'S THE COOLEST PART OF YOUR JOB?
MAKING DISCOVERIES
"The coolest part of my job is seeing life-saving discovering being imagined every day. Even if most of those ideas fail, it's still amazing to work with people who are coming up with the next big discovery."
WHAT'S THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF YOUR JOB?
TIME MANAGEMENT.
"I think what is most challenging is the pace of the patients. I only get 10 minutes to see each patient and I think it's challenging to sometimes get everything in in those 10 minutes. So certainly there could be backups during the day and patients can be a little bit upset and it's hard to kind of stay on track and keep everybody satisfied. But I always do my absolute best to sort of try to keep that out of my head.
When I'm with the patient, I always try to be really in the zone with them, listen to them, give them the time they deserve. And then over time, the patients get to know that you as a doctor, you really care, right? So if they have to wait a little bit for you, they're okay with that. But that's probably the most challenging thing on a day to day basis, right? I think you kind of learn to live with it a little bit and you learn not to stress about it. Right? So I try to just not worry about it and just focus on what I'm doing in the moment when I'm with the patient, it's my one on one time with them."
WHAT'S ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
OR UNDERSTAND ABOUT YOUR JOB?
"I feel like people in this day and age kind of automatically think of Botox and fillers, which is the is the big thing. It's on social media now. And that's certainly one aspect of what we do. But dermatology is actually a really cerebral field as well. We actually study over 4000 diseases of not just your skin, but also your hair and nails, too, that you learn during your residency training.
It's also a very serious field because of melanoma in particular. Melanoma is one of the deadliest skin cancers, and if you don't catch it early, it certainly could be life-threatening for people. Melanoma detection is probably the number one most serious thing I do and the most common thing I do on a day to day basis."
DERMATOLOGY IS MORE THAN BOTOX!
WHAT WAS THE DEFINING MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE?
SEEING MY SISTER'S LIFE CHANGE.
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WOW. YOU'VE GONE REALLY FAR ON THIS!
YOU ROCK! KEEP GOING!
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INDUSTRY STATISTICS
PROJECTED GROWTH
Projected Growth: 2%-3%
Projected Openings: 300
MEDIAN SALARY
Median Annual Salary: $302,740
TOP SKILLS FOR THIS JOB
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Judgement and Decision Making
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness
TOP TALENTS FOR THIS JOB
Intuition
Analysis
Synthesis
Observation
TRAINING + DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Doctoral Degree Required + Licensing
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Self-Guided
Face-to-face interactions
Dependability
Stress Tolerance