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Podcast: Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01
Episode: Featured K to R Essentials Graduate: Amy LeClair, PhD
Description: In this episode, I sit down with Amy LeClair, PhD — a medical sociologist and recent K to R Essentials graduate — for a powerful conversation about moving from being a perpetual collaborator to pursuing independent research, describing how she found support through structured mentorship and community during a pivotal career phase. She discusses the challenges of balancing her research on healthcare equity with personal life changes, including welcoming twins while pursuing her professional goals.In this episode, we discuss:• Moving from supporting other researchers to driving her own research agenda on LGBTQIA+ health equity• Recognizing the need...