In this latest discussion, the Child Health Advisory Council™ breaks down how to effectively integrate community engagement as a key strategic component of your faculty leadership, and even general faculty, recruitment processes. Whether as interviewer, dinner host, group participant, the Council discusses how involving outside parties such as community pediatricians, parental advisory groups and mental health professionals, can more effectively assist you in attracting top 1% talent and providing added value in your community engagement and philanthropic missions.
When initiating a search of a departmental leadership position, how can you assure a diverse and comprehensive applicant pool. The Child Health Advisory Council shares their experiences and evolution in thinking about how to reach a sometimes limited pool of pediatric sub-specialists.
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 and the academic leader, as well as the qualities that they found led to a successful administrative leader.
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 this discussion, the Child Health Advisory Council focuses on what environment and resources are required for success as an emerging researcher obtains a K Award.
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 to recover after losing a valuable faculty member. The Child Health Advisory Council (CHAC), a group of seasoned pediatric leaders, discuss their experience in retaining colleagues and the costs of failing to do so.
Overview: 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 be a window for all faculty into how you value and manage the careers of emerging leaders. The resulting faculty observations and opinions will definitively impact your retention efforts, for good or bad!
Listen to what the Child Health Advisory 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.
CareerPhysician and the Child Health Advisory Council® are firmly committed to capturing the leadership wisdom and experience of current and emeritus pediatric chiefs, chairs and health system executives and to passing it on to current and future generations. Pediatric Insight conversations, articles and webinars center around the Core Leadership Competencies and are tactical, experience-based offerings that continue to positively impact the legacies of today’s leaders and the successes of the faculty and patients they serve.
Episode 55: Managing Up – The Art of Building a Competitive Recruitment Package April 16, 2026 | Duration: 19:41 | Moderator: Craig Hillemeier, MD and Peggy Troy, MSN, RN
How do you approach negotiations with candidates? Hear from this esteemed group of emeritus pediatric leaders, who comprise the Child Health Advisory Council (CHAC), on what they prioritized, how they balanced internal needs, and non-traditional ways they put together packages that set the foundation for long-term success.
In the latest Pediatric Insight episode, you’ll hear the CHAC discuss successful strategies in building recruitment packages including:
Start with alignment and transparency
Rely on your relationships – they set the foundation
The recruitment process can be long in academic child health but it’s critical to pay even more attention to the final visit as you did for the first one. This is a time of a deep bidirectional conversation, evaluation and understanding of future needs and goals for both candidates and leadership.
Episode 53: Family and Partner Considerations During Recruitment of Academic Faculty – Part 2
Members of the Child Health Advisory Council (CHAC) reflect on the institutional approaches that help ensure recruitment processes remain thoughtful, inclusive, and successful over the long term. The conversation highlights the importance of early communication, collaboration across departments and recognizing the many factors that influence a candidate’s decision to join and stay with an institution.
Episode 52: Family and Partner Considerations During Recruitment of Academic Faculty – Part 1
When recruiting academic faculty, the conversation extends far beyond contracts and credentials. Family and partner considerations often play a pivotal role in whether a candidate ultimately says yes.
In this Pediatric Insight conversation, Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD, FAAP, moderates a thoughtful discussion where the Child Health Advisory Council (CHAC) members cover how institutions can strategically and authentically address family needs throughout the recruitment process.
Episode 54: Navigating the Finalist Visit
Episode 53: Family and Partner Considerations During Recruitment of Academic Faculty – Part 2