A Long, Adventurous Journey: Reflecting on 50 Years as a Woman in Academic Medicine.

As part of a special collection of articles on women in academic medicine, the author reflects on her 50 years in medicine as a trainee, faculty member, administrator, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). She uses personal experiences to illustrate several lessons learned. First, good leaders share 4 characteristics, each of which begins with the letter "T" (tenacity, tough mindedness-not toughness, thick skin, and tender heart).

American Pediatric Society 2015 presidential address: life's lessons learned.

Presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Society, San Diego, California, USA.