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December 2024 feature
Beverly Stewart—Senior Manuscript Editor I, JAMA Network™
Q: What’s one thing on your bucket list?
A: I would like to ride my bike across America with a group called the Adventure Cycling Association. It’s a 93-day drip. I have some work to do to get there.
Q: What inspires you at work and at home?
A: Working on the JAMA Network Equity Action Team has inspired me. I like working with people outside of my group, and I like helping plan events that allow people to learn about various aspects of marginalization—from structural racism to presentations about how community groups like the Gardeneers work to address the urban food desert by involving school students in community gardening.
Q: What qualities do you think make up an effective leader?
A: I think a good leader is humble, is a good listener and is able to troubleshoot difficulties in an inclusive way. People often long for transparency from leaders, which is a term that seems a bit murky to me. While thinking about it now, I would say transparency is the ability to be honest in a compassionate way. Therefore, honesty is another essential characteristic of a good leader.
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