
Career Physician and the Child Health Advisory Council are firmly committed to capturing the leadership wisdom of senior and emeritus pediatric chiefs and chairs and to passing it on to current and future generations. With the current shortages in leadership, many young pediatric leaders are being pressed into service early. We have seen firsthand how the Pediatric Insight positively impacts the legacies of leaders and the faculty and patients they serve. Enjoy!
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Episode 33: Time Management: Using Your Work Time Efficiently
Mar 8, 2025 • 00:27:03
Leaders are increasingly stressed by the amount of work and responsibilities. Time management and the need to develop work-life balance are a common challenge. Today’s conversation, by a group of experienced leaders, reflects on how they utilized time to maximize efficiency.
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Episode 32: Personal Succession Planning: The Right Time to Transition from My Leadership Role
Feb 24, 2025 • 00:20:59
the Child Health Advisory Council members talk about when and how they decided it’s time to transition out of a role.
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Episode 31: How Can Virtual Interviews Find the Top Candidates
Feb 12, 2025 • 00:24:19
The Child Health Advisory Council discusses their experiences and the do’s and don’ts they’ve gleaned from virtual interviews for both candidates and interviewers.
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Episode 30: Social Events During Campus Visits
Jan 27, 2025 • 00:24:10
During the recruitment process, social events during campus visits are critical in assessing candidate engagement, executive presence and general connectivity with your faculty and leaders.
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Episode 29: Considering the Global Health Requests of Pediatric Faculty Candidates
Jan 6, 2025 • 00:28:36
Candidates applying for a faculty position may ask about opportunities in global health projects. Our panel discusses the realities and benefits of supporting candidates' desires to share knowledge, research and patient care experiences across the globe. Published: January 2025 Duration: 28:36
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Episode 28: A Legacy of Leadership - Preparation and Succession
Sep 23, 2024 • 00:17:43
Succession planning is a critical factor in the long-term success of an academic health department. Published: Sept 23, 2024 Duration: 17:43
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Episode 27: What do new faculty recruits most often want to know?
Aug 28, 2024 • 00:16:06
What are the key questions academic leaders receive from faculty recruits and how should they respond. Published: Aug 28, 2024 Duration: 16:06
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Episode 26: The Joy of Leadership
Aug 9, 2024 • 00:20:54
In this conversation, our panel reflects on their leadership highs and what they learned from them. Published: Aug 9, 2024 Duration: 20:54
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Episode 25: Helping Faculty Transition to New Career Paths
Jul 15, 2024 • 00:26:42
One of the many challenges that academic medicine leaders face is helping faculty deal with significant changes in their career direction or emphasis. Published: July 15, 2024 Duration: 17:43
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Episode 24: The Search Process for Candidates
Jun 11, 2024 • 00:20:06
The Child Health Advisory Council discusses the evolution of the search process in academic medicine and key strategies to ensure success. Published: July 11, 2024 Duration: 20:06
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Watch the episodes
- Time Management (3/12/2025)
- Personal Succession Planning (2/24/2025)
- How Can Virtual Interviews Find the Top Candidates (2/12/2025)
- Social Events During Campus Visits (1/28/2025)
- Candidates who express an interest in global health (1/6/2025)
- Legacy of Leadership: Preparation and Succession Planning (9/23/2024)
- What do new faculty recruits most often want to know? (8/28/2024)
- The Joys of Leadership (8/9/2024)
- Helping Faculty Transition to New Career Paths (7/15/2024)
- The Search Process for Candidates (6/11/2024)
- The Risks of Not Checking References in Hiring (5/20/2024)
- Strategies for Building Clinical Research Infrastructure (4/14/2024)
- The Review Process (4/13/2024)
- Strategies for Building Clinical Research (3/26/2024)
- No Margin, No Mission – Fiscal Focus and Transparency (3/3/2024)
- Responsibilities of the Chair of a Search Committee (2/14/2024)
- New Leader Engagement: Part 2 (1/29/2024)
- New Leader Engagement: Part 1 (1/8/2024)
- Creating a Candidate-Centric Interview Process (11/20/2023)
- Fostering Healthy Cultures (11/6/2023)
- Partnering for Successful Fiscal Management (7/16/2023)
- Leadership Development in the Face of Scarce Resources (6/12/2023)
- Creating Successful Departmental Education Programs (5/19/2023)
- The Role of Philanthropy in Academic Child Health (5/4/2023)
- Community Involvement (4/17/2023)
- Avoiding Failed Faculty Leadership Searches (4/4/2023)
- Considerations in Building a Pediatric Outreach Program (3/16/2023)
- Candidate Sourcing Best Practices (3/7/2023)
- Faculty Retention in Pediatric Academic Medicine (2/8/2023)
- Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent: K Award Recipients (1/9/2023)
- Hiring a Department/Division Business Administrator (12/28/2022)
- Professional Treatment of Internal Candidates (5/31/2022)
- What is a Diverse Search? (5/10/2022)