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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 articles, webinars and conversations are positively impacting the legacies of these leaders and the faculty and patients they serve. Enjoy!

Considerations in Building a Pediatric Outreach Program - Pediatric Insight: Passing Leadership Wisdom To The Next Generation Topic: Considerations in Building a Pediatric Outreach Program 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. This conversation highlights those issues and focuses […]
Candidate Sourcing Best Practices - Pediatric Insight: Passing Leadership Wisdom To The Next Generation Topic: Candidate Sourcing Best Practices When initiating a search for departmental or divisional leadership, how can leaders assure best efforts in building diverse applicant pools? In the face of major leadership talent shortages, the Child Health Advisory Council™ (CHAC) shares their experiences and evolution in thinking […]
Faculty Retention in Pediatric Academic Medicine - Pediatric Insight: Passing Leadership Wisdom To The Next Generation Topic: Faculty Retention in Pediatric Academic Medicine 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 […]
Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent: K Award Recipients - Pediatric Insight: Passing Leadership Wisdom To The Next Generation Topic: Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent: K Award Recipients The first years of academic appointment are often the most critical in the career of a physician-scientist. Frequently, the first external grant during this important period is the K Award from the National Institutes of Health. In […]
Hiring a Department/Division Business Administrator - Pediatric Insight: Passing Leadership Wisdom To The Next Generation Topic: Hiring a Department/Division Business Administrator What Non-Clinical Positions Do You Need to Support Your Pediatric Department? Leaders at every level within the academic pediatric department require strong administrative support. The Child Health Advisory Council discuss the importance of the partnership of a senior business administrator […]
Internal Candidates - Pediatric Insight: Passing Leadership Wisdom To The Next Generation Topic: Professional Treatment of Internal Candidates In this Pediatric Insight Conversation, the Child Health Advisory council tackles a crucial conversation of effectively guiding Internal Candidates through the leadership search committee process. While your efforts will literally affect one faculty member, the experiences of the one will […]
What is a Diverse Search? - Pediatric Insight: Passing Leadership Wisdom To The Next Generation Topic: What is a Diverse Search? Listen to what the Council has to say about the definition of a diverse search, preparation, selection process for best outcomes, candidate pool development, establishing purpose and metrics, executive firm expectations and more. Download Podcast | Play Podcast | Subscribe: Apple […]

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