The Child Health Advisory Council discusses how department and division leaders think about succession planning and best practices for preparing the next generation of leaders. Read More
Succession planning is a critical factor in the long-term success of an academic health department. The Child Health Advisory Council (CHAC) explores this topic from several different viewpoints including internal and external approaches to ensuring you have the right team members in place. As you’ll hear in this latest discussion, succession planning begins once you take on a new role and mentoring your team, maintaining relationships outside of your organization and considering the legacy you want to leave behind.
What are the key questions academic leaders receive from faculty recruits and how should they respond? In the latest Child Health Advisory Council (CHAC) discussion, members share the top questions they received throughout their careers and how they handled them to ensure the recruit’s concerns were addressed. From career growth opportunities to dedicated research time to personal considerations, they’ve heard it all.
What are the key questions academic leaders receive from faculty recruits and how should they respond? In the latest Child Health Advisory Council (CHAC) discussion, members share the top questions they received throughout their careers and how they handled them to ensure the recruit’s concerns were addressed. From career growth opportunities to dedicated research time to personal considerations, they’ve heard it all. Read More
Moderator: Bruder Stapleton, MD
Panel: Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD, Robert Sawin, MD, Arnold Strauss, MD, Christine Gleason, MD, Bruce Rubin, MD, and Craig Hillemeier, MD
Leadership is one of the most rewarding experiences throughout a division chair or chief’s career. In this conversation, our panel reflects on their leadership highs and what they learned from them. Some key themes are the value of relationships, impacting the lives of children and their families, improving outcomes and celebrating colleagues’ wins. Learn how these experiences sparked the council’s love for mentorship..
One of the many challenges that academic medicine leaders face is helping faculty deal with significant changes in their career direction or emphasis. How we as leaders deal with those challenging moments is very impactful both for the individual faculty members and for the rest of the faculty and institution. How we handle these vitally important moments is among the most potent factors defining our leadership and the culture of our teams.
One of the many challenges that academic medicine leaders face is helping faculty deal with significant changes in their career direction or emphasis. How we as leaders deal with those challenging moments is very impactful both for the individual faculty members and for the rest of the faculty and institution. How we handle these vitally important moments is among the most potent factors defining our leadership and the culture of our teams. Read More
This Pediatric Insight Conversation focused on needs, approaches, and strategies for doing the critically essential work of clinical research that is crucial to continuously improving patient care and outcomes in pediatrics.
This Pediatric Insight Conversation focused on needs, approaches, and strategies for doing the critically essential work of clinical research that is crucial to continuously improving patient care and outcomes in pediatrics.
Initial comments focused on the need for a critical assessment of existing infrastructure, personnel, and resources upon which to build. Particular emphasis was on having or developing dedicated staff, especially research coordinators and data management experts, to assure quality control and precision of data. The need to share and coordinate such personnel and expertise across divisions within a department was noted as a way to increase efficiency and quality. The benefits of involving the community to assure adequate inclusion and diversity of subjects and to develop trust within the community to have open and in-depth responses were mentioned.
How do you find the ideal practice position? How do you identify the opportunities that are a good fit with your skills and personal goals? Maybe you’re looking for your very first position. After several years of intense study and training, how do you make all of your hard work pay off with a rewarding and fulfilling career?