Insight Conversations

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!

Legacy of Leadership: Preparation and Succession Planning - Succession planning is a critical factor in the long-term success of an academic health department.
What do new faculty recruits most often want to know? - What are the key questions academic leaders receive from faculty recruits and how should they respond?
The Joys of Leadership - Leadership is one of the most rewarding experiences throughout a division chair or chief’s career.
Helping Faculty Transition to New Career Paths - One of the many challenges that academic medicine leaders face is helping faculty deal with significant changes in their career direction or emphasis.
The Search Process for Candidates - The Child Health Advisory Council discusses best practices in the search process including changes that have evolved over the last few decades (e.g. Zoom interviews, impact of social media/employment platforms etc.) and their impact.
The Risks of Not Checking References in Hiring - Bringing a faculty member or leader into an organization has very important implications for the future success of the organization and the recruit.
The Innumerable Costs of an Unsuccessful (FAILED) Search in Academic Pediatrics - Pediatric Insight: Passing Leadership Wisdom To The Next Generation Topic: The Innumerable Costs of an Unsuccessful (FAILED) Search in Academic Pediatrics Valerie P. Opipari, MD, Bruder Stapleton, MD and Wesley Millican, MBA There are few responsibilities with more consequences to the leadership of an organization its divisions, departments, school, or hospital/health system than recruiting talent […]
Strategies for Building Clinical Research Infrastructure - Pediatric Insight: Passing Leadership Wisdom To The Next Generation Topic: Strategies for Building Clinical Research Infrastructure 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. Listen to the Podcast: https://episodes.castos.com/6407ae35b23e84-50118483/1719640/c1e-rkmgvujz9k4a7vowm-xmzokk3ksv2g-iptave.mp3 Duration: 00:31:06 | Recorded on […]
Strategies for Building Clinical Research - Pediatric Insight: Passing Leadership Wisdom To The Next Generation Topic: Strategies for Building Clinical Research 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, […]
No Margin, No Mission – Fiscal Focus and Transparency - Pediatric Insight: Passing Leadership Wisdom To The Next Generation Topic: No Margin, No Mission – Fiscal Focus and Transparency The fiscal challenges in academic medicine are apparent to us all — particularly in academic pediatric medicine. The many pressures of increasing complexity of clinical care, decreased reimbursement (especially from government payors such as Medicaid), competing […]

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