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Innovative and effective education programs are essential to prepare students, residents, and pediatricians to address the dynamic social and health environment facing children. Often the medical education mission is undervalued for faculty advancement and under resourced to support educators. This conversation discusses how members of the Child Health Advisory Council advanced their medical education programs.
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Meet the Panel.
HOST
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™ experts offer insight on why philanthropy is a must have, not a nice-to-have in any academic leadership search process. In this discussion, you’ll learn the four types of philanthropy and how this plays into the development process. You’ll also hear about how incorporating philanthropy in the search process better prepares candidates for their role and demonstrates institutional commitment to their success.
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HOST
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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In this latest discussion, the Child Health Advisory Council™ breaks down how to effectively integrate community engagement as a key strategic component of your faculty leadership, and even general faculty, recruitment processes. Whether as interviewer, dinner host, group participant, the Council discusses how involving outside parties such as community pediatricians, parental advisory groups and mental health professionals, can more effectively assist you in attracting top 1% talent and providing added value in your community engagement and philanthropic missions.
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Meet the Panel.
HOST
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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Duration: 00:26:42
In our latest Pediatric Insight Conversation, The Child Health Advisory Council discusses the value of a search-related external review—for the institution, the search leader, the search committee, the candidates and the recruiters. These reviews can help identify opportunities, challenges and resources needed for a successful search and often lead to increased self-awareness by search stakeholders. Taking time and effort to understand the culture and opportunities for a candidate can ensure a more effective search and greatly minimize the chances of a failed search and continued programmatic atrophy
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Meet the Panel.
HOST
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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Duration: 00:26:42
While there are many challenges in building, maintaining and evaluating pediatric outreach programs, the advantages of a successful outreach program to the community and the pediatric program itself can be considerable.
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Meet the Panel.
HOST
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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Listen to the Podcast.
Duration: 00:26:42
When initiating a search of a departmental leadership position, how can you assure a diverse and comprehensive applicant pool. The Child Health Advisory Council shares their experiences and evolution in thinking about how to reach a sometimes limited pool of pediatric sub-specialists.
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Meet the Panel.
HOST
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
Have a question or a topic you’d like us to discuss? Send us an email.
Listen to the Podcast.
Duration: 00:26:42
Faculty are the most valuable resource for an academic department to achieve its mission. Creating a culture to retain talented colleagues is one of the most important responsibilities of leaders. It can take years for a division and department to recover after losing a valuable faculty member. The Child Health Advisory Council (CHAC), a group of seasoned pediatric leaders, discuss their experience in retaining colleagues and the costs of failing to do so.
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Meet the Panel.
HOST
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
Have a question or a topic you’d like us to discuss? Send us an email.
Core Leadership Competencies
Research
Effectively fosters institutional and faculty aspirations that lead to impactful research initiatives and accomplishments from basic science to bedside
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Attributes
- Establish a culture that encourages faculty toward clinical, discovery, and outcomes research.
- Pursue a diverse research portfolio supported by external faculty funding
- Establish institutional initial and “bridging” support programs for faculty research.
- Support successful mentorship of early investigators.
- Establish a culture that recognizes scholarly contributions and their impact on child health
- Encourage and support participation in regional and national collaborative trials and outcomes studies.
- Quantify and document research productivity and trends annually.
- Generate shared facility and professional expertise to support research with information technology, biostatistics, epidemiology, and research nurse and assistant personnel.
Assessment Questions
- Have you completed a research strategic plan?
- What are your program’s research goals?
- Describe your program’s research support portfolio and your program’s research productivity as measured against the program’s research goals.
- Do you provide ongoing grant support for your faculty?
- Can you describe your most successful research mentees?
- Describe the national and regional research collaboratives in which your program participates. If none, which collaboratives are your best opportunity for advancing research in your program?
- How do you encourage team science?
- How have you incorporated DEI or health inequities in your research programs?
- What shared facility and personnel support research at your institution?
FAQ
What measures of research productivity should we use?
Number and impact factors of publications and total and federal research funding per year.
What percent of faculty research time should be funder?
Funding should be for about 70% of research time and cost.
What percent effort for mentorship is reasonable?
This is highly variable and dependent upon faculty position, but 5-10% is reasonable.
How long should bridge funding be provided?
12-18 months with a requirement for submission of multiple grant applications.
How do we initiate participation in research collaboratives?
Subspecialists and division directors can provide lists of such collaboratives and evaluate the benefits of participation.
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Additional Resources
- Cheng TL, Goodman E, et al. Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status in Research on Child Health. Pediatrics (2015) 135 (1): e225–e237. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-3109.
- Gitterman DO, Langford, WS, Hay, WW. The Frqgile Stqte of NIH Pediatric Research Portfolio. JAMA Pediatrics 172:287-293, 2018.
- Good M, McElroy SJ, Berger JN, Wynn JL. Name and characteristics of National Institutes of Health R01-funded pediatric physician-scientists: hope and challenges for the vanishing pediatric physician-scientists. JAMA Pediatr. 172:297-299, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.4947
Core Leadership Competencies
Recruitment & Retention
Establishes and implements candidate-centric faculty talent recruitment and retention strategies and initiatives capable of attracting and retaining transformational talent
Attributes | Assessment Questions | FAQ | Pediatric Leadership Insight | Additional Resources
Pediatric departments/divisions which have developed search execution strategies and skills to enable the recruitment and retention of world-class faculty talent have the following attributes:
- Recruitment processes are candidate-facing (not institutional-facing)
- Established year-round candidate sourcing efforts with protocols for opportunistic hires
- roven track record of success in diverse faculty hiring and established processes that ensure DE&I best practices
- Excellent track record of faculty retention and satisfaction
- Established recruiting process training and education programs for both staff and faculty
Assessment Questions
- Describe aspects of your program’s recruiting practices that ensure commitment to DE&I.
- Outside of advertising and faculty referrals, describe engagement strategies utilized to identify candidates for open faculty positions.
- Describe your strategy when forming a search committee.
- What are established recruiting best practices utilized by your program?
- Would your recruiting process be described as candidate or institutionally oriented? If institutional, how can you modify to become more candidate oriented?
- Is recruiting for outreach practices a challenge for your program?
- What can you learn from your most disappointing recruitment/retention failures?
- What is the most common reason for a voluntary faculty departure in your program?
- What steps have you taken to improve faculty retention?
FAQ
What are important charges to a search committee?
A. I always stressed confidentiality for search committee discussions and restraint in reaching out to candidates and their colleagues except for the Committee Chair.
What are important considerations in forming a search committee?
A. It is important to have gender and racial/ethnic diversity and to include relevant stakeholders from outside the department/division, including potentially a community member.
How involved should an incumbent division chief be in the search for their successor?
A. This should be determined by the Department Chair; however, in general, the current chief should be available as a resource for the search committee and to potential candidates with an interview during a recruitment visit.
Should the department Chair ever chair a division chief Search Committee?
A. The chair generally likes to receive options from a search committee to choose the final candidate. Separating the role of the search chair and the department chair offers an advocate for the candidate separate from the final decision. The chair should, however, be involved in the search and evaluation of the candidates throughout the search process.
What do you do if the Dean, Hospital CEO or Department Chair decides against the recommendation of a Search Committee?
A. This is an unfortunate situation and can be avoided in most instances by excellent communication between the executives and search committee chair. Including the institutional leaders in the interview process and valuing their input is important. Ultimately, the leaders who have the final decision must approve or the search then reinitiated.
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- Creating a Candidate-Centric Interview Process
- Candidate Sourcing Best Practices
- Faculty Retention in Pediatric Academic Medicine
- Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent: K Award Recipients
- Hiring a Department/Division Business Administrator
- Professional Treatment of Internal Candidates
- What is a Diverse Search?
Additional Resources
Articles
- Carroll JB, Wolverton M 2004. Who becomes a chair? In: Gmelch WH, Schuh JH eds. The life cycle of a department Chair. San Francisco Ca. Josse-Bass.
- Grigsby RK, Hefner DS, Souba WW, Kirch DG 2004. The future-oriented department chair. Acad Med, 79:571-577.
- Rikkers L. 2013. The real job: Recruit, mentor, protect. JAMA Surg 148:515.
- Ross WE, Huang KHC, Jones GH 2014. Executive onboarding: Ensuring the success of the newly hired department Chair. Acad Med 89:728-733.
Book
- Mallon WT, Grigsby RK, Barrett M. 2009. Finding Top Talent: How to Search for leaders in academic medicine. Washington DC: AAMC.
Core Leadership Competencies
Philanthropy
Establishes philanthropic cultures that affirm philanthropy as a strategic priority for all faculty in their efforts to create outstanding programs across all missions
Attributes | Assessment Questions | FAQ | Pediatric Leadership Insight | Additional Resources
Attributes
- Established philanthropic strategic plan including established priorities with DO and foundations at hospital and university
- Recognizes the importance of philanthropy for support of research and clinical programs.
- Established philanthropy training and/or training program for faculty, including conflicts of interest
- Clear plan for energizing and rewarding faculty around philanthropic contributions
- Clear plan for community fund-raising events with clearly articulated goals/needs for each program
- Established strong relationships with the institutional development offices
- Create and assure grateful patient family giving program
- Educated faculty on important aspects of conflict of interest
Assessment Questions
- What is your current strategy for philanthropy?
- Do you have multi- institutional support for philanthropy directed to your program?
- How frequently do you meet with institutional development officers?
- What is your program’s ‘brand’ and/or community reach?
- Do surveys show that philanthropy is supported?
- Are faculty educated and trained in philanthropic solicitation and know where/how to make referrals to development staff?
- What was your most successful philanthropic accomplishment?
- What donor disappointment taught you a lesson?
- hat conflict of interest programs are established and operational?
FAQs
How did you offer fund-raising support for your faculty?
Answer. I worked closely with the Hospital’s Foundation office to engage a consultant who offered a training session for division leaders.
What were some key learnings from philanthropy training sessions?
Answer. Most important was to listen to the donor and what they wanted to accomplish. Before asking for a gift, carefully consider the goals of the donor and how the proposed gift will facilitate successful focus to the donor’s goal.
What has been a pitfall you have observed in fund-raising?
Answer. Sincere efforts to honor an individual led to the idea of a grass-roots campaign to establish a large endowment without having a major donor and without the support of the institution’s development office. The effort failed and the honoree was disappointed. For a large endowment, a major donor is needed and one should work with the development office to avoid donor competition and to take advantage of the Foundation’s infrastructure.
Have you encountered a donor whose expectations created a conflict of interest, crossed institutional boundaries or institutional policies?
Answer 1. A research program donor expected to dictate the focus for research and the methodologic approach.
Answer 2. A donor expected to visit our NICU at non-regular hours and to provide tours for lay people who did not follow HIPPA and infection control policies.
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Additional Resources
Articles
Ekin J. The art and science of fund raising. When to ask. Nonprofit Pro, March 25, 2020.
Willians AV, A brief introduction to the science of fundraising. Council for advancement and support of education. May 2016.
Books
McFarlan FW. 2021. Effective fund raising. Wiley 2021
Brice E. 2020. Don’t make me fund raise: A guide for reluctant volunteers.