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Bringing a faculty member or employee into an organization has very important implications for the future success of the organization and the recruit. Making a bad choice in hiring is extraordinarily painful for a department and for a faculty member whose career suffers as a result. Often faculty searches bring candidates who may be known to a member of the search committee and, as a result, references may be deemed unnecessary. In this conversation, members of the Child Health Advisory Council discuss the importance of obtaining references prior to completing all faculty searches.

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A national expert in solutions for solving complex faculty leadership and subspecialty talent challenges.

Wesley D. Millican, MBA
CEO and Physician Talent Officer

Professor Emeritus and Chair Emeritus at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Read more.

Bruder Stapleton, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist

Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan School of Medicine and C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Read more.

Valerie Opipari, MD
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist

Emeritus Professor and Surgeon in Chief at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington. Read more.

Robert Sawin, MD
Pediatric Surgeon

President and Professor Emerita of SUNY Upstate Medical University. Read more.

Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD, FAAP
Child Abuse Pediatrics

Emeritus CEO, Penn State Health; Emeritus Dean and Professor of Pediatrics at Penn State University. Read more.

Craig Hillemeier, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Emeritus Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Read more.

Arnold (Arnie) Strauss, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist

Professor and Chair Emeritus of Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Read more.

Bruce Rubin, MEngr, MD, MBA, FRCPC
Pediatric
Pulmonologist

Professor Emerita of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Read more.

Christine Gleason, MD
Neonatologist

Professor and Chair Emerita at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Read more.

Renée Jenkins, MD, FAAP
Adolescent Medicine Physician

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The Child Health Advisory Council and CareerPhysician are committed to supporting young physicians who are transitioning from training into academic careers. To gain insights into what are the important questions that current fellows are posing to future chairs and division chiefs, we asked four current and recent fellows from three different pediatric subspecialties about the most important questions that they asked to determine the match of a position with their career goals. The following is a characterization of their responses.

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