CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
Saturday, May 4, 2002
10:00am – 12:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES03
Career Paths for Clinician-Educators: Planning and
Moving Ahead in Your Career as a Clinician-Educator
Clinician educators are those
physicians whose career activities combine patient care
and the teaching and supervision of medical students and
residents, and whose scholarly activities promote
excellence in medical education.
With this workshop, it is expected that participants
will:
- have a better understanding of the motivations,
career plans and works responsibilities of
clinician-educators and will be able to compare the
motives for their careers with those of other
clinician-educators.
- learn how a mentoring program can help the
clinician-educator plan and develop his/her career.
- have a better understanding of specific faculty
development activities (workshops, microteaching,
teaching evaluations, teaching consultations) and
the evidence for the effectiveness of these
activities.
- have a better understanding of the evaluation of
teachers, and how these evaluations are used for
faculty development, promotion and compensation, and
will learn guidelines for developing an effective
Teaching Dossier, which can be the key to successful
promotion.
Robert I. Hilliard, Department of Pediatrics,
Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto,
Toronto, ON, Canada; Karen Leslie, Division of
Adolescent Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children,
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and Ann
Jefferies, Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai
Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
10:00am – 12:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES05
Managing the Business of Academic Pediatrics
Career and program development
in Pediatric Departments is increasingly tied to the
generation of resources that support these efforts as
well as cost-containment efforts. This seminar will
address the application of business principles and
approaches that should be useful to current directors of
programs, or those who aspire to be directors, as they
plan and manage these programs. Concepts to be
introduced in a case discussion format include cost
analyses, longitudinal budgeting, mission-based
budgeting, business plan development and productivity
analysis and enhancement.
Thomas F. Boat, Children's Hospital Medical Center,
Cincinnati, OH; Michael K. Farrell, Children's Hospital
Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; and Lori Mackey,
Research Administration, Children's Hospital Research
Foundation, Cincinnati, OH
10:00am – 12:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES06
Minority Faculty Career Development
The seminar leaders will
review the probable career paths of clinical and basic
research faculty. The session will begin with a detailed
description of important considerations for young
faculty when choosing their first position after
residency/fellowship. The various promotion tracks and
sampling of a number of institutions around the country
will provide concrete examples. Time management, special
funding opportunities for minority faculty, innovative
funding sources, mentoring and career development will
be featured. Local and national support networks for a
faculty will be discussed. The integration of the issues
of race and medicine will be highlighted.
Danielle Laraque, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New
York, NY; and Phyllis A. Dennery, Stanford University
School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
10:00am – 12:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES07
Nontraditional Approaches to Academic Success
The goals of this workshop
will be to develop effective techniques to
"balance" our lives. Participants will define
individual success and set personal goals and develop
innovative techniques to achieve them. Through round
table and small group discussions, individual exercises
and role-plays, participants will explore successful
approaches to working with a reduced FTE
("part-time"), developing an educator’s
portfolio, tackling the promotion and tenure process,
and negotiating with supervisors. Breakout session on
individual topics will allow participants ample time to
share experiences and to problem solve. Participants
will receive relevant handout materials including
information from a literature review. Creative ways to
achieve success and maintain balance in life will be
presented, discussed and practiced.
Sharon Dabrow, University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL; and Maryellen E. Gusic, Penn State Children's
Hospital, Hershey, PA
10:00am – 12:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES09
Survival Skills for Pediatric Fellows
This seminar is intended to
help pediatric fellows and young junior faculty with
challenges they face at each stage of their training
including: how to identify worthwhile research projects,
how to apportion time between research and course work,
how to choose and work with a mentor, how to complete
projects during one's fellowship, when and how to write
grants, how to get and negotiate a job, how to balance
career and family, and how to transition to life as a
junior faculty member. This workshop will be of
particular interest to current pediatric fellows of any
year, but it will also provide useful insights for those
who recently completed or are considering a fellowship.
The facilitators will include faculty at all stages of
their career and will include both clinician scientists
and clinician educators. There will be ample time for
open discussion and question and answer.
Dimitri A. Christakis, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA; and Paula Lozano, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA
10:00am – 12:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES10
The Art and Science of Negotiating for a Faculty
Position: A Practical Guide for Fellows and Junior
Faculty
The process of interviewing
and negotiating for a faculty position is a common
experience of most fellows, and many residents and
junior faculty. There is little, if any, training in
this process. This seminar will 1) identify key concepts
of the interviewing and negotiation process, 2) increase
the awareness of residents, fellows and junior faculty
of these concepts when applying for positions in
academic medicine, and 3) develop skills in utilizing
them. These concepts include preparation for, and
elements of, the first and subsequent interviews, stages
and styles of the negotiation process, and core issues
such as compensation, office space, research resources,
promotion guidelines and family considerations. Brief
didactic presentations and case-directed discussions
will highlight these concepts. Participants will have
the opportunity to apply concepts learned to simulated
interview situations.
Thomas G. DeWitt, Division of General and Community
Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center,
Cincinnati, OH; Claibourne I. Dungy, Division of General
Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of
Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and Kathleen G. Nelson, University
of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
10:00am – 12:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES11
The Mentor/Mentee Relationship: Perspectives from Both
Sides
Through this interactive
session, the participants will 1) identify the factors
that influence the mentor/mentee relationship and
strategies to aid the junior faculty member in choosing
a mentor, and 2) identify the needs of junior faculty in
launching an academic career and the potential
strategies of a mentor in meeting these needs. The
workshop leaders, Dr. Carraccio and Dr. Englander, who
function in a mentor/mentee relationship in their own
academic careers will add their perspectives regarding
these roles to the group discussion. Our hope is that
participants will leave with an understanding of how to
create and foster the mentor/mentee relationship.
Carol Carraccio, University of Maryland, Baltimore,
MD; and Robert Englander, University of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
12:00pm – 3:00pm
Workshop
4106
Developing and Documenting Scholarship for Junior
Clinician-Educators
Academic medical centers have
hired an increasing number of clinician-educators to
deliver clinical care and teach. Although these
physicians contribute greatly to the mission of the
institution, many clinician-educators have difficulty
advancing in academic rank because of inadequate
scholarly activity. In this workshop,
clinician-educators will learn an expanded definition of
scholarship and strategies for increasing scholarly
productivity within the constraints of their current
position.
After a literature review on the expanded definition
of scholarship and on promotion criteria for
clinician-educators, in facilitated small groups the
participants will define clinical, educational, and
administrative duties that are part of their current
positions. A panel presentation will continue with
information about strategies and resources for
individual faculty development and methodologies for
documentation of activities (professional activity
dossiers and educational portfolios). In facilitated
small groups, case studies of typical
clinician-educators will be discussed with development
of strategies for academic success. Each participant
will then develop a strategy to convert one work duty
element into scholarly work. In a summary session,
examples will be shared. Participants will receive
detailed session notes and a bibliography.
D. Newton, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC, M. Grayson, New York Medical
College, Valhalla, NY, and W. Anderson, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES13
Women in Academic Medicine: Balancing Strategies
This seminar will focus on the
unique issues related to the challenges of women in
academic medicine. The first topic will be the various
tracks within the academic community, and the
expectations related to promotion within these tracks.
The second topic to be discussed will be maintaining a
balance between professional and personal life, and the
presentation will include a discussion of the pros and
cons, and ups and downs of part-time employment. The
last issue to be discussed will be negotiation skills
for women in academia. Problematic scenarios will be
presented and strategies for solutions will be proposed.
Phyllis A. Dennery, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; and Ann R. Stark
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES15
Abstract Preparation and Presentation
The core of the academic
meeting is the dissemination of new information through
abstracts. This session will provide the young
investigator with an approach to the preparation and
presentation of abstracts. Innovative science requires
crafting an innovative abstract to ensure program
selection. Points concerning abstract presentation to
enhance acceptance and the dos and don'ts of platform
and poster presentations will be presented in depth.
Rebecca A. Simmons, University of Pennsylvania,
Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; and William W.
Fox, University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES16
Career Paths in Academic Medicine: Clinical/Residents
This session will delineate
the patterns of academic clinical practice. Co-led by a
general pediatrician and pediatric subspecialist, the
session will address the following topics.
- How do I decide if I want to pursue a career in
academic medicine or in community practice?
- Are there models of practice that allow me to
combine academic medicine and community practice?
- How do I decide if I want to become a general
pediatrician or want to subspecialize?
- What are the requirements for a career in general
academic pediatrics? What for subspecialists?
- How and when do I apply for fellowships?
- Who in my institution can help me with these
career decisions?
Judith S. Palfrey, Division of General Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA; and Laurie Cohen,
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES18
Effective Scientific Presentation
Presenting scientific
information clearly is an essential part of a successful
scientific career. Colleagues will infer your scientific
ability from the clarity and quality of your oral
presentations. Presentation skills can be learned and
improved. In this seminar, we will discuss the following
topics:
- Organizing your presentation
- Choosing audio-visual aids
- Making effective slides
- Presenting data
- Handling questions
- Practical hints
Thomas A. Hazinski, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center, Nashville, TN
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES19
How To Be Successful in Academic Medicine: From the
Interview to Promotion
In this interactive session, a
junior faculty member along with her chairman will
facilitate an active dialog from what core questions
should be asked during the interview to how to maximize
your chances for promotion. Many issues will be directly
addressed, including: interviewing questions to ask and
answers to have at the ready, salary negotiations,
percent effort distribution, departmental commitment and
support, faculty development programs, and
identification of mentors.
Jon S. Abramson, Wake Forest University School of
Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; and Shari Barkin, Wake
Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES20
Manuscript Preparation and the Process of Peer-Reviewed
Publication
This workshop will address
multiple aspects of publication in scientific journals.
Presenters will discuss preparation of materials,
including the initial decision that the data are
sufficient to justify publication. Issues related to
manuscript writing will include length, focus, adherence
to journal formats, and referencing. The editorial
process, from submission to publication will be
described in depth, with particular attention to ways in
which authors can interact with journal editors. Another
section of the workshop will cover ethical issues in
publication including review boards, authorship,
duplicate publication, intellectual property rights, and
conflict of interest. There will be open discussion of
sample cases and questions derived form the experiences
of the participants.
William F. Balistreri, Children's Hospital Medical
Center, Cincinnati, OH; Thomas R. Welch, SUNY Upstate
Medical University, Syracuse, NY; and Stephen R.
Daniels, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati,
OH
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES21
Manuscript Preparation
The aims of this session are
to discuss 1) preparation of a scientific manuscript for
submission; 2) the peer review process; and 3) means for
responding to criticism. We will consider strategies in
composing the manuscript and presenting data in written,
tabular and graphic form, and will compare styles and
formats. We will review common flaws that interfere with
understanding or acceptance of the paper. We will
discuss how a manuscript is processed during the review
and rebuttal. And, we will consider the responsibilities
of authors, reviewers and editors in the overall
process. The participants will be encouraged to discuss
the materials as they are presented and engage actively
in the seminar.
George Lister, Yale University School of Medicine,
New Haven, CT
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES22
Navigating the Academic Waters as a Physician (Basic)
Scientist
This workshop is aimed at the
M.D. junior faculty member (or fellow) in a department
of pediatrics. The goals of the workshop will be to: (1)
Review career paths in academic medicine, focusing on
career decisions that are key to developing an
independent research program; (2) Choosing a research
project (asking a good question); (3) Carrying out a
research project during the earliest stages of one’s
career (taking advantage of opportunities and
surmounting obstacles); (4) Moving beyond a
"research project" to development of a
research program. In anticipation of the workshop,
participants are encouraged to reflect on the career
choices and research decisions they have already made,
and to come prepared to participate in an open
discussion about these choices.
Philip A. Gruppuso, Rhode Island Hospital,
Providence, RI
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES23
Opportunities for Leadership
This workshop will discuss the
multiple paths to academic leadership. There will be
three distinct perspectives presented: (1) leadership at
an institutional level—climbing the academic ladder;
(2) leadership at an organizational level—opportunities
to become involved with national organizations such as
the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Ambulatory
Pediatric Association, American Pediatric Society; and
(3) networking: differences in gender styles and
opportunities. There will be a panel discussion
following individual presentations and an opportunity
for workshop participants to discuss their personal
experiences.
Carol D. Berkowitz, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, CA; and Carmelita Britton, Section Head,
General Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Sponsored jointly with the APS Workgroup on Pediatric
Leadership for the Future
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES24
Publish/Don't Perish!
The publication and
dissemination of new knowledge has long been the gold
standard of academic pediatrics. However, inertia
remains a substantial barrier to successful publications
and presentations for many faculty. A well-organized and
systematic approach to the presentation of scientific
data can substantially reduce the impediments to success
and lead to high-quality and well-received efforts. This
seminar will take a practical and focused approach to
the conceptualization, derivation and presentation of
scientific material to be presented as a manuscript,
abstract or oral presentation. Group discussions,
critique and analysis will be an inherent component of
this seminar.
Norman J. Siegel, Department of Pediatrics, Yale
University School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Children's
Hospital, New Haven, CT
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES25
Take This Job and Love It: What You Need To Know and Do
To Be an Effective Physician Leader
As healthcare organizations
become more complex, "boundary-spanning"
leadership roles are critical. Organizations are looking
for physician leaders who can perform clinical (quality
of care, performance improvement, safety) and
administrative (planning, budgeting, business
development) tasks. The goal is to equip these
academic/clinical /research leaders with the knowledge
and skills to enable them to confidently and competently
move their organizations forward.
Over 2,000 management books are published each year.
The essential content ultimately can be distilled into
four key categories: (1) creating the vision—what you
and your organization aspire to be; (2) teamwork and
change—transforming the organization to enact that
vision; (3) earning the right to grow by strengthening
current financial performance, hiring and retaining good
people, and managing your core business effectively; and
(4) growth strategies—enacting the business plan and
making the hard decisions.
David J. Fisher, The Ohio State University &
Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; and Thomas N. Hansen,
Ohio State University & Children's Hospital,
Columbus, OH
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Educational Seminar
ES26
Teaching—An Old Art with New Skills
Teaching is something we do
daily. Learning, however, depends on the effectiveness
of our teaching. Active learning is far superior to
passive learning and is related to teaching
interactively. The purpose of the seminar is to
facilitate learning successful interactive techniques
for planned or spontaneous lectures to large groups,
small groups activities and one-on-one encounters. Both
formative and summative evaluations are also essential,
and the distinctions and formats for these will be
discussed and demonstrated. The seminar will consist of
short presentations, demonstrations, group discussions,
participatory exercises and self and group assessments.
William B. Weil, Michigan State University, College
of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI; and Arthur F.
Kohrman, Northwestern University School of Medicine,
Chicago, IL
Sunday, May 5, 2002
8:00am-11:00am
Special Interest Group
5116
Pediatric Resident
This will be our first meeting of
the newly formed Pediatric Resident Special Interest
Group! Our group will provide residents and fellows with
a much-needed forum for discussion, support, advice,
mentorship, and varied educational experiences. By
sharing different approaches and solutions to key issues
in training programs, members of the Pediatric Resident
SIG will be able to:
- Aid in the transition from medical
student to resident
- Aid in the transition from resident
to fellow
- Learn how to handle the stress of
long work hours and sleep deprivation
- Receive financial advice about loan
repayment and retirement funds
- Learn about fellowship
opportunities and the application process
- Learn about different career
choices
- Learn effective teaching techniques
- Learn about end of life care issues
- Learn to recognize and solve
ethical dilemmas
- Network with other residents
interested in areas such as advocacy or research.
Our
first meeting will include a workshop/discussion on how
to be an effective teacher and student during morning
rounds, ethical issues facing Pediatric Residents, and
an interactive talk by Richard Behrman, MD (editor of Nelson's
Pediatrics) on pediatric residency education.
We also will dialogue with several Pediatric
Residency Program Directors and finally, we will discuss
amongst ourselves those issues in residency we feel to
be most pressing and important.
Chairs: Joshua
Schiffman, MD, Pediatric
Resident, Stanford University School of Medicine, joshua.schiffman@stanford.edu
and Rebecca Ryder, MD, Pediatric Resident, University of
Florida College of Medicine, rryder@ufl.edu
1:45pm – 2:30pm
LWPES Fellows and Junior Faculty Session
5400A
Career Development
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Workshop
5603
Developing Faculty To Teach Child Advocacy
The Pediatric RRC now requires
that residents be prepared "for the role of
advocate for the health of children within the
community." Programs have addressed this
requirement through community block rotations,
longitudinal experiences, lectures, workshops and
service-learning experiences. A common problem, voiced
in the APA Advocacy Training SIG meetings, is lack of
preceptors to teach and model child advocacy within
their programs to reinforce the message that child
advocacy is part of good pediatric practice.
This workshop will allow participants to learn how to
promote the teaching of child advocacy by academic and
community preceptors in pediatric residency.
Participants will: 1) participate in an interactive
discussion of child advocacy to develop a working
definition that fits their clinical setting, 2) identify
faculty at their institutions who could serve as models
and mentors for advocacy training, 3) discuss training
methods used at our institutions (scavenger hunt/ photo
essay, community connections and case-based advocacy
projects) to promote teaching and learning about
community involvement and child advocacy and 4) work in
small groups to adapt these methods to each participant’s
home institutions and present the results to the
workshop. The participants will be enrolled in a
post-workshop LISTSERVE to share experiences over the
ensuing year.
D. M. Keller, J. A. Andrake, S. Starr and E. Schulte,
UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA, SUNY Upstate
Medical University, Syracuse, NY, and Albany Medical
College, Albany, NY
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Special Interest Group
5614
Women in Medicine
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BEST AT AND
JUST DO IT!! Defining one's talents and skills is not
always straightforward. It is easy to get sidetracked
with tasks that need to be done. Additionally, styles
for doing things vary, but shoes don't fit all feet
comfortably. The Women in Medicine SIG will focus on
assessing one's assets and analyzing one's shortcomings.
The SIG will engage in an appreciative exercise as a
means of networking and then use the small networks to
build skill sets.
Chair: Carol Berkowitz, carolb@pol.net
Monday, May 6, 2002
8:00am – 10:00am
Topic Symposium
6002
The Scholarship of Teaching: How Can Excellence Be
Judged?
Chair: Kenneth Roberts,
Moses Cone Health System, Greensboro, NC
It has been argued that the
education of future physicians is the only unique task
of an academic medical center, given that both clinical
care and research can be and are done in other settings
and institutions. Achieving this task requires excellent
clinical teachers, and such individuals constitute an
essential resource in a department of pediatrics.
Protecting and nurturing this resource by providing
appropriate recognition, promotion and compensation for
individuals who have achieved excellence as teachers is
therefore essential, but what criteria should be used to
determine excellence in teaching?
In this symposium, the presenters, all of whom are
interested in teaching and teachers, will address their
ideas regarding excellence and how it can be recognized.
Introduction: Framing the Question
Kenneth B. Roberts, Past President APA and APPD,
Moses Cone Health System, Greensboro, NC
Documentation of Excellence in Teaching: Expectations
of a Chair
F. Bruder Stapleton, University of Washington School
of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Demonstrating Excellence in Teaching
Richard Sarkin, Past President COMSEP, University at
Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY
Discussion
Tuesday,
May 7, 2002
8:45am – 11:45am
Workshop
7107
The Management Skills You Need When Asked To Be the
"Medical Director"
Physicians are frequently
asked to shoulder administrative responsibilities in
addition to their more traditional clinical and teaching
duties. Balancing these new responsibilities can be a
challenge. Often time does not permit formal preparation
and training for these duties. This workshop provides a
"hands-on" practical overview of basic skills
needed for effective administrative leadership.
Using an interactive format, the workshop will begin
with a general approach to administration looking at
fiscal, personnel and quality improvement issues.
Participants will review standard financial reports such
as program profit/loss (P&Ls) and budget vs. actual
variance reports. Participants will discuss how to use
the information from these basic reports to manage a
budget or cost center. After developing familiarity with
fiscal issues, participants will discuss human resource
issues such as job descriptions and evaluations. Finally
the value of a quality improvement (QI) process will be
discussed.
At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will
have used real-life examples to gain experience that is
applicable to their own program and which will help them
review standard reports and manage a budget, recruit and
retain staff and participate in QI efforts.
A. P. Giardino, The Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia and Department of Pediatrics, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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