Mary Phillips

Abstract

Dr. Mary L. Phillips is Pittsburgh Foundation-Emmerling Endowed Chair in Psychotic Disorders in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, USA. In this chapter, Dr. Phillips answers the following questions: What was your earliest ambition? What attracted you to psychiatry? What do you enjoy most in your job now? Who do you consider your mentor(s) during your career? What was your best career move? What were the key obstacles you had to overcome? What kept you going during difficult times? What role (positive and/or negative) did being a woman play in your career? How did you deal with the issue of work-family balance? What would you do differently if you were to start your career now? What advice would you give to a young woman starting her career now? (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)