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. Read more
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
Bringing a faculty member or employee into an organization has very important implications for the future success of the organization and the recruit. Making a bad choice in hiring is extraordinarily painful for a department and for a faculty member whose career suffers as a result. Often faculty searches bring candidates who may be known to a member of the search committee and, as a result, references may be deemed unnecessary. In this conversation, members of the Child Health Advisory Council discuss the importance of obtaining references prior to completing all faculty searches.
Our goal as pediatricians is to improve patient care and outcomes. Our panel discusses how and why clinical research is critical to that goal. We also emphasize how clinical research improves interactions among faculty; extends collaboration to other departments; schools, and the lay community, and provides opportunities for faculty development. It is essential to the academic mission of departments of all sizes and scopes.
Clarity in understanding the responsibilities of the Chair of a Search Committee is important to a successful process. The goal of the process is to identify the best candidate for the position that is to be filled. This conversation highlights the importance of the charge given to the committee. Noteworthy is the attention to details borne by the Committee Chair e.g. to have in place the preparatory documents, standardization of the process, appropriate selection of committee members, legal and HR supports to ensure the integrity of the search with adherence to Title VII and IX mandates. Discussed also is the engagement of a broad representation of committee members, individuals who are invested and do not detract from reaching a positive outcome for the Department, School of Medicine and University.
Every leader working with faculty and staff to define the mission and vision for the organization needs to articulate the core values and principles that will ignite and inspire the community. A #1 priority is providing a positive work and learning environment that supports the well-being of the organization. This conversation identifies key attributes of a healthy culture and gives examples of explicit messages that support a healthy culture.
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.
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.
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.
