I got a new Job!

I have got a new job ,

from the 16th of March I will be the medical editor-in-chief at the Swedish Medical Journal (Läkartidningen).

It may seem as the greatest of surprises, but those who know me are not surprised. Since my late teens, I have been involved in various info/media projects (local newspapers, student papers, free-lance writing, 99nicu...). And, I am really looking forward to this new challenge!

During the recruitment process I questioned myself many times how I would feel about not working clinically, caring for infants and parents. Some of my colleagues have argued that I am trained to live on the edge of neonatal medicine (take-home message - do not leave us!). And to be honest, this is something I still wonder about. Neonatal care is a fantastic medical field! As a compromise, I will work 80% (i.e. Mon-Thurs) for the Journal, and keep 20% of work for clinical commitments / research. Time will tell whether this combo will work out, but that's my way staying in touch with the rewarding work in the NICU.

This new job will affect my work for the 99nicu community. The editorial board felt there's a risk of conflict-of-interest between the Swedish Medical Journal - 99nicu. Although I am pretty sure these two publication platforms would not interfere/compete etc, I need to be loyal to my new employer. I will still be around as a resource for the 99nicu Team, but I will leave the administration/moderation to the other members of the 99nicu Team. My colleague and friend Alexander Rakow, one of the founders of the 99nicu, will be coming back to chair the Team instead of myself.