Duration: 00:53:59
What pathways can we forge to address gender leadership and pay disparities in pediatric leadership?
Dr. Valerie Opipari brings together an esteemed group of female leaders to discuss solutions, experiences and predictions for the future in this special episode of Pediatric Insight.
Listen to hear how they’re challenging inequities and charting a new path forward for the next generation of female leaders.
Moderator: Valerie Opipari, MD
Guest panel: Nancy Spector, MD; Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD; Mariana Meyers, MD; Peggy Troy, MSN, RN; Michelle C. Starr, MD; Leslie Walker, MD; Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD; Kathryn M. Edwards, MD
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Resources
- Workforce Issues in Pediatrics by Dr. Fred Rivara.
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Meet the Panel.
Wesley D. Millican, MBA
CEO and Physician Talent Officer
Valerie Opipari, MD
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
Bruder Stapleton, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Guest panel:
- Nancy Spector, MD
- Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD
- Mariana Meyers, MD
- Peggy Troy, MSN, RN
- Michelle C. Starr, MD
- Leslie Walker, MD
- Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD
- Kathryn M. Edwards, MD
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What pathways can we forge to address gender leadership and pay disparities in pediatric leadership?
Dr. Valerie Opipari brings together an esteemed group of female leaders to discuss solutions, experiences and predictions for the future in this special episode of Pediatric Insight.
Listen to hear how they’re challenging inequities and charting a new path forward for the next generation of female leaders.
Listen to the Podcast.
Duration: 00:50:12
The state of pediatrics and its relationship to pediatric specialist burnout is undeniable.
Dr. Frederick P, Rivara, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington, explains why problematic referral patterns, funding issues, poor outcomes and pandemic aftermath are just a few of the reasons there’s a strained pediatric workforce.
Joining the Child Health Advisory Council as a special guest, Dr. Rivara shares four strategies that support a new vision for a high-quality pediatric workforce.
This special Pediatric Insight episode is filled with excellent data, workforce solutions and an informative Q&A you don’t want to miss.
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Resources
- Link to a PDF of Dr. Rivara’s presentation.
- Pediatric Workforce Shortages Persist in 2024, Children’s Hospital Association, 2024, Jan Kaplan and Elizabeth Brown.
Meet the Panel.
Wesley D. Millican, MBA
CEO and Physician Talent Officer
Bruder Stapleton, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH
General Pediatrics and Injury Prevention
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Duration: 00:27:46
Colleagues and faculty members who are outliers can be positively disruptive because they bring innovation. On the other side of the spectrum, some outliers aren’t serving your department well, due to poor behavior or performance.
A real challenge for leaders is identifying these outliers and either supporting them through guidance and course correction or finding a new career path.
In the latest Pediatric Insight conversation, pediatric leaders tackle this topic head-on, sharing their experiences.
Moderated by Robert Sawin, MD, Pediatric Surgeon, Emeritus Professor and Surgeon in Chief at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington, topics discussed include:
- Knowing when an outlier is a catalyst or a problem
- Building objective measures to assess faculty performance
- Using evaluations and feedback systems to guide course correction
- Distinguishing between system issues and individual behavior
- Helping team members through personal challenges
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Resources
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, McGraw Hill, Third Edition, 2021.
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More and Change the Way You Lead Forever, Michael Bungay Stanier, Page Two Publisher, 2016.
Meet the Panel.
Wesley D. Millican, MBA
CEO and Physician Talent Officer
Robert Sawin, MD
Pediatric Surgeon
Craig Hillemeier, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD, FAAP
Child Abuse Pediatrics
Bruder Stapleton, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Arnold (Arnie) Strauss, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
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Colleagues and faculty members who are outliers can be positively disruptive because they bring innovation. On the other side of the spectrum, some outliers aren’t serving your department well, due to poor behavior or performance.
A real challenge for leaders is identifying these outliers and either supporting them through guidance and course correction or finding a new career path.
In the latest Pediatric Insight conversation, pediatric leaders tackle this topic head-on, sharing their experiences.
Listen to the Podcast.
Duration: 00:25:29
What should a candidate think about when looking for a position when there is an interim chair?
Data shows interim chair appointments are growing. Transitions can be tough and interim leadership presents its own set of challenges when filling open positions.
In this latest Pediatric Insight conversation, the Child Health Advisory Council (CHAC) members talk about setting expectations with candidates, effectively defining the culture and broadening the interview pool to get a sense for the entire department during the recruitment process.
Hear more, including answers to the tough questions candidates may have during a time of transitional leadership, in this latest conversation.
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Meet the Panel.
Wesley D. Millican, MBA
CEO and Physician Talent Officer
Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD, FAAP
Child Abuse Pediatrics
Craig Hillemeier, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Robert Sawin, MD
Pediatric Surgeon
Bruder Stapleton, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Arnold (Arnie) Strauss, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
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Duration: 00:25:03
Inspiring the Next Generation of Academic Pediatricians: We All Play a Role in the Solution
Workforce shortages are real and solutions addressing the causes are years in the making.
In this critical conversation by the Child Health Advisory Council (CHAC), members discuss:
– the obvious and obscure issues impacting student and resident decisions
– sharper declines in MD vs DO students
– Foreign Medical Graduate subspecialty decisions
At the end of this conversation, you’ll have strategies and best practices to incorporate into student and trainee experiences to help mitigate some of the issues impacting shortages.
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Topic Resources.
Expert Opinion: How to Fight the Pediatric Specialist Shortage, D-Magazine, April 3, 2025, Wesley Millican
Pediatric Workforce Shortages Persist in 2024, Children’s Hospital Association, 2024.
Why Are Fewer U.S. MD Graduates Choosing Pediatrics, Bridget Balch, AAMC News, Sept. 2024.
The Pediatric Workforce: Recent Data Trends, Questions and Challenges for the Future, Robert J. Vinci, MD, AAP Publications, June 2021.
Meet the Panel.
Wesley D. Millican, MBA
CEO and Physician Talent Officer
Craig Hillemeier, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD, FAAP
Child Abuse Pediatrics
Valerie Opipari, MD
Pediatric
Hematologist/Oncologist
Bruder Stapleton, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Arnold (Arnie) Strauss, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
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A critical conversation by the Child Health Advisory Council, work force shortages are real and solutions that impact the causes and enable programmatic solutions are years in the making. The obvious and obscure issues impacting student and resident decisions, sharper declines in MD student vs DO and FMG graduate subspecialty decisions, and strategies and best practices for leaders to incorporate into their student and trainee experiences are all address in this Insight.
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Duration: 00:17:53
How should you adapt your communication style to fit your team?
Successful communication is about listening, being open and maintaining confidentiality, according to Dr. Arnie Strauss.
Listen to the Child Health Advisory Council members discuss their experiences and learn how to build trust with your teams using the communication tactics that matter most.
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Topic Resources.
Communication for Successful Leadership, Craig Hillemeier, MD
Essential Communication Skills for Leaders, Center for Creative Leadership, August 2024.
How to Speak So that People Want to Listen, Julian Treasure, TEDGlobal, June 2013.
Why Communication is Essential to Effective Leadership, Penn LPS Online. August 2023.
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
Emeritus CEO, Penn State Health; Emeritus Dean and Professor of Pediatrics at Penn State University. Read more.
Craig Hillemeier, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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
Professor and Chair Emeritus of Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Read more.
Bruce Rubin, MEngr, MD, MBA, FRCPC
Pediatric Pulmonologist
Emeritus Professor and Surgeon in Chief at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington. Read more.
Robert Sawin, MD
Pediatric Surgeon
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
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Successful communication is about listening, being open and maintaining confidentiality, according to Dr. Arnie Strauss.
Listen to the Child Health Advisory Council members discuss their experiences and learn how to build trust with your teams using the communication tactics that matter most.
Host: Wesley D. Millican, MBA
Moderator: Craig Hillemeier, MD
Council members in attendance: F. Bruder Stapleton, MD; Valerie Opipari, MD; Bruce Rubin, MD; Arnold Strauss, MD; Robert Sawin, MD