Career Development

Last updated February 4, 2005

Saturday, MAY 14

8:00am–11:00am
4151—Art and Science of Negotiating for a Faculty Position: A Practical Guide for Fellows and Junior Faculty
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Claibourne I. Dungy, Iowa City, IA; Co-leaders: Thomas G. DeWitt, Kathleen G. Nelson

The process of applying for and negotiating a faculty position is often a new experience for fellows, residents and, sometimes, junior faculty. This interactive workshop explores the practical and strategic aspects of this process. Participants will learn the functional stages, how to prepare for the process, what is negotiable and the elements of successful negotiation. The workshop is structured to allow discussion of pragmatic issues relevant to the participants' experiences. Handouts—including model offer letters—and role play—both demonstration and direct involvement—will be used to illustrate key concepts.

Objectives:

1. To increase participants knowledge of the process of applying for a faculty position.

2. To provide participants successful strategies for interviewing and negotiation.

Method of Instruction: Interactive didactic presentation, case vignettes with group participation, group discussion and role play.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty, mid-level faculty.
 

11:45am–2:45pm
4503—Neonatal Follow-Up: A Global Perspective
PAS Mini Course
Chair: Maureen Hack, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

The increase in survival of extremely immature infants, together with the institution of randomized clinical trials to assess the efficacy and safety of the many technologic and pharmacologic advances in perinatal care, has led to a renewed interest in current outcomes and the methodologic issues related to high-risk follow-up. Questions include the practicality of actual assessment of children versus the reliability of parental reports and age of follow-up. Traditional measures of outcome have included mainly cognitive and neurosensory function, but there is increasing interest in the overall functioning of the child, as well as other measures of health including health status and quality of life. This session will review epidemiologic principles and state of the art measures of cognitive and neuropsychologic assessment, neurologic impairment, including cerebral palsy, health status, growth and quality of life. The presentations will be illustrated with examples of recent outcome studies. Audience participation will be encouraged.

Target Audience: Scientists and clinicians involved with clinical care and research pertaining to the results of neonatal intensive care.

Historical Overview and Introduction
Maureen Hack, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Epidemiology Principles in Designing, Executing and Analyzing Newborn Follow-Up Studies
Nigel Paneth, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI

Cognitive and Neurophysiologic Outcomes
Glen Aylward, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

Cerebral Palsy and Other Neurologic Outcomes
Betty R. Vohr, Women and Infant's Hospital, Providence, RI

Health Status and Growth
Maureen Hack, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Issues in Measuring Quality of Life in Children
Saroj Saigal, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Discussion
 

11:45am–2:45pm
4541—Clinician-Educators: Roles, Rewards and Strategies for Career Development
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Robert Hilliard, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Co-leaders: Ann Jefferies, Karen Leslie

Clinician-educators combine patient care, teaching and scholarly activities that promote excellence in medical education. This interactive workshop will include small group discussions and case problem solving. It is expected that participants will learn a practical approach to their career development and will:

1. have a better understanding of the motivation, roles and challenges of clinician-educators, including recruitment and advancement;

2. be able to develop a career 'map' for clinician-educators;

3. learn how a mentoring program can help the clinician-educator;

4. be able to identify useful and effective faculty development activities;

5. have a better understanding of the scholarly activities in education;

6. learn guidelines for developing an effective teaching dossier.

Objectives:

1. Have a better understanding of the motivations, roles, rewards and challenges of clinician-educators.

2. Be able to plan their careers as clinician-educators through mentorship, effective faculty development activities and effective teaching dossiers.

Method of Instruction: large group question and answer, small group discussions, and small group case problem solving.

Target Audience: Junior faculty with an interest in developing their academic careers as clinician-educators and senior faculty/administrators responsible for supporting junior faculty in the areas of teaching and education.
 

11:45am–2:45pm
4546—Like Water from Stone: Time Management Essentials for Academic Pediatricians
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Hema Patel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Co-leaders: Karl J. Moore, Saleem I. Razack, Laurel K. Taylor

Insufficient time is frequently cited as a reason that junior faculty do not achieve academic goals. Improving the efficiency of your available time may improve productivity. In this workshop, practical tips on time management will be discussed. In small groups, participants will rotate through four interactive stations within the workshop: calendar and agenda basics, how to run a meeting, taming the email beast and minimizing procrastination. Through these stations, participants will develop a framework for effective time management in the academic setting. We will borrow tried and true principles from the business world and demonstrate some everyday applications for busy academic pediatricians. Bring your agenda books!

Objectives:

1. Articulate a framework for effective time management in the academic setting.

2. Outline and apply specific time management strategies applicable in his/her own context of practice.

Method of Instruction: Participant interaction will be strongly encouraged in this workshop. Participants will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 12–15 people in order to facilitate the techniques of: roundtable discussion, case-based problem solving, break-out groups and buzz groups.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty
Saturday, MAY 14

11:45am–2:45pm
4547—Negotiation Skills Vital for Success: What Every Woman Should Know About Negotiating an Academic Position
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Linda K. Snelling, Providence, RI

Success in any arena requires a positive attitude, a sound strategy and effective negotiation for the means to achieve one's goals. Does your attitude toward negotiating money, success and power inspire or impede your achievement?

To achieve the means to success, women must understand the role of negotiation, recognize when they should be negotiating and accept that negotiation is expected on a regular and frequent basis. Powerful negotiation requires both a philosophy and a skill set. These can be acquired and developed similarly to any other philosophy or skill set necessary for the practice of academic medicine. This workshop aims to inspire women to examine past beliefs and attitudes toward competition and negotiation and to teach women the basic steps toward the development of effective negotiation skills.

Objectives:

1. To learn powerful and positive negotiation skills.

2. To describe production, contributions and value in economic terms.

Method of Instruction: Powerpoint presentation, problem solving and attendee participation.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty, mid-level faculty
  

11:45am–2:45pm
4550—Writing a Winning Abstract for a Scientific Meeting
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: William Basco, Charleston, SC; Co-leader: Debra Bogen

This 3-hour session will review the "Dos and Don'ts" of writing a scientific abstract, with primary emphasis on preparing abstracts for submission to meetings. Using an interactive format, the facilitators will review suggested practices for abstract writing, focusing on producing clear and effective titles and abstracts. The presenters will review scoring criteria for several meetings to illustrate important considerations in writing an abstract. Participants will learn the "Ten-Step Technique" to writing an abstract. We will review and discuss examples of titles and abstracts both submitted to meetings and published in the medical literature. Finally, participants will review a manuscript provided during the session and will write their own "Objective" and "Method" sections of an abstract on the basis of the manuscript. Examples from participants' abstracts will be reviewed anonymously with the group to illustrate effective abstract writing principles.
 

3:15pm–5:15pm
4879—Mentoring: The Key to Academic Success
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Howard Bauchner, Boston, MA; Co-leader: William Adams

Mentoring is the key to academic success, yet few formal curricula exist. We will discuss the mentoring process, focusing on a number of specific issues, including distinguishing between career- and project-specific mentoring, securing adequate time to mentor, helping junior faculty network, solving mentoring–mentee problems and evaluating the mentoring process. Didactic information, reflection and discussion of case vignettes will be part of the workshop.

Objectives:

1. To provide faculty with information that will help them become successful mentors.

2. To help new faculty understand the mentoring process.

Method of Instruction: Didactic presentation, reflection, case-study and case discussion.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty, mid-level faculty
 

3:15pm–5:15pm
4881—Tools for Making Group/Team Decisions
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Larrie Greenberg, Potomac, MD; Co-leader: Christine O. Corriveau

In the complex world of academic medicine there are many opportunities for group or team decision-making. Many departments confront familiar issues like prioritizing ACGME competencies, improving inpatient teaching and sorting out strategic plans. However, few of us as academicians have received leadership development training in this area.

In this workshop, faculty at all levels, but especially those with administrative responsibilities, will have an opportunity to learn, apply and use tools for making team decisions and generating solutions to problems. These tools include brainstorming, the SLIP method, paired weighting, the nominal group technique, the Delphi technique and dialog via the 'talking stick'.

Objectives:

1. To identify tools that contribute to group/team decision-making.

2. To provide opportunities for participants to learn the tools and then apply them in small groups.

Method of Instruction: This workshop will encourage reflection, small group interactions, large group interactions, and analysis of videotapes.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty, mid-level faculty
 

Sunday, MAY 15

7:00am–8:00am
5050—Academic General Pediatrics
PAS Meet the Professor Breakfast

Kenneth B. Roberts, Director, Pediatric Teaching Program, Moses Cone Health System, Greensboro, NC; Professor of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

This session is designed for residents, fellows and junior faculty in academic general pediatrics and practitioners who play a teaching and/or research role in an academic department of pediatrics. Topics to be addressed include the nature of academic general pediatrics and its role(s) in academic departments. Both traditional and non-traditional paths to careers in academic general pediatrics will be considered. The format will be an interactive discussion.

Target Audience: Trainee, fellow, junior faculty.
 

7:00am–8:00am
5051—Academic Genetics
PAS Meet the Professor Breakfast

William A. Gahl, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD

This session should provide trainees and junior faculty with insight into the pediatrics and inborn errors of metabolism communities. Topics will include establishing genetics training programs, choosing an area of clinical or basic research and the future of genetics as a specialty.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty
 

7:00am–8:00am
5052—Emergency Medicine
Overlooking Gilead: Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Are We There Yet?)
PAS Meet the Professor Breakfast

David M. Jaffe, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Information not yet available.
 

7:00am–8:00am
5053—Infectious Diseases
PAS Meet the Professor Breakfast

Sarah S. Long, MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA

This interactive session is designed to provide trainees and junior faculty with insight and advice concerning the pursuit of an academic career in pediatric infectious diseases. Infectious diseases includes a wide variety of career goals. Specific attention will be given to describing approaches to obtaining the best possible training to match individual goals—in clinical infectious diseases, epidemiology, as well as in basic and applied research. The discussion also will include perspectives especially useful for junior faculty on getting known, getting published and getting promoted.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty.
 

7:00am–8:00am
5054—Neonatology I
Academic Career Paths in Neonatology
PAS Meet the Professor Breakfast

Christine A. Gleason, W. Alan Hodson Professor of Pediatrics and Head, Division of Neonatology, University of Washington, Childrens Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

This session is designed to provide trainees and junior faculty with insights into two different academic career paths in neonatology—the Clinician-Scientist and Clinician-Educator faculty tracks. Training requirements and ongoing educational needs, academic job descriptions and job searches and new fundable areas of scholarship in neonatal-perinatal medicine will be addressed. Special emphasis will be given to seeking and obtaining appropriate career development mentoring and to issues of academic career and personal balance, particularly given the intense clinical demands of our field.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty.
 

7:00am–8:00am
5055—Neonatology II
Foundations for a Successful Career in Academic Neonatology
PAS Meet the Professor Breakfast

Eduardo Bancalari, Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Division of Newborn Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL

This session is designed to provide trainees and junior faculty insight and advice concerning the pursuit of an academic career in neonatal-perinatal medicine. Emphasis will be placed on the steps to achieve the best possible training in clinical neonatology as well as in research in newborn medicine and in developmental biology. The main hurdles and opportunities for advancement in academic neonatology will be analyzed. Past and present trends in newborn medicine and their impact on career opportunities in this exciting field of pediatrics will be discussed.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty.
 

7:00am–8:00am
5056—Nephrology
Balancing Life as a Pediatric Nephrologist—Peeretty Great
PAS Meet the Professor Breakfast

F. Bruder Stapleton, Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Ford/Morgan Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

This session is intended to provide trainees and junior faculty with optimistic, yet realistic, insights about career opportunities in pediatric nephrology and appropriate preparation for these careers. Career opportunities, both within and outside of academic departments, will be discussed. Faculty tracks and the perspective of department chairs about these tracks also will be addressed. Topics will include how to choose the appropriate academic position for one’s interests and talents as well as balancing career objectives with personal and family goals.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty.
 

7:00am–8:00am
5057—Pulmonology
Career Development in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
PAS Meet the Professor Breakfast

Steven H. Abman, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO

This session will discuss issues in career development for trainees and junior faculty who are interested in pediatric pulmonary and critical care medicine. Discussion will focus on issues regarding training in clinical research, expanding laboratory research skills, meeting clinical and research committees, balancing career with life style, developing collaborations, mentorship and related questions.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty.
Sunday, MAY 15

7:00am–8:00am
5072A—Young Investigators
ASPHO Workshop
Co-chairs: Judith Margolin, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and Kathleen Sakamoto, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

This workshop will provide an opportunity for hematology/oncology fellows and junior faculty to learn about: (1) NIH grant review and submission process; (2) preparation and submission of manuscripts to scientific journals; and (3) important factors in making career decisions. There will be time for informal discussion related to issues of mutual interest.
 

8:00am–11:00am
5231—Balancing Career and Family: Perspectives from Two Generations
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Lydia A. Shrier, Boston, MA; Co-leader: Diane K. Shrier

Co-led by a pediatrician daughter and her child psychiatrist mother, this workshop will focus on a variety of ways to effectively balance a medical career with a family over the course of one's life. Vignettes and brief video clips will be presented to stimulate an interactive discussion on individual, practice and institutional changes that better enable life balancing, the impact of physician lifestyle and personality traits on family life, the range of career choices, child care and timing of children and generational and gender differences in attitudes and behavior that impact on finding useful role models, mentors and peer support. Resource materials and a summary of specific recommendations will be provided.

Objectives:

1. To raise awareness of the complexities of balancing career and family.

2. To enhance knowledge of potential solutions and resources for better balance.

Method of Instruction: Vignettes (by presentation and videotape), question-and-answer and problem solving.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty
 

8:00am–11:00am
5235—How To Do Research in Pediatric Education and Get It Published
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: James M. Perrin, Boston, MA; Co-leaders: John P Co, Benjamin Siegel

Increasing numbers of pediatric faculty have taken on studies of pediatric education, and new and promising techniques can help pediatric educators in these investigations. Many academic centers have a wealth of researchers who can collaborate with pediatric educators in their efforts. This workshop provides guidance in choosing a research question, determining how to study it using both qualitative and quantitative methods and writing up the study for publication. Based on the experience of Ambulatory Pediatrics, the leaders will share reasons for success and failure in publishing research in pediatric education. Participants will work on their own research questions as well as studies that the journal has evaluated.

Objectives:

1. To describe ways of defining interesting questions in research in pediatric education and clarify strategies for the presentation of research methods and findings for journal publication.

2. To compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative research in pediatric education.

Method of Instruction: (1) case examples of research papers sent to "Ambulatory Pediatrics" for review; (2) characterization of reasons for rejecting papers; (3) brief, didactic presentations on qualitative and quantitative methods and on guides to publication; and (4) research problems for participants to work on in small groups.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty, mid-level faculty.
 

8:00am–11:00am
5236—Managing Others, Managing Oneself: The Art and Science of Leading Groups
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Robert A. Doughty, Jacksonville, FL; Co-leader: Patricia Williams

Medical training does little to prepare physicians for the challenges of leading others. Although physicians selected for leadership positions frequently possess natural ability to function in the role, most receive little formal training in requisite skills needed to lead effectively. This participatory workshop offers individuals the opportunity to learn theories about the roles of leaders in enhancing group functioning and to practice core leadership skills. Participants will develop a roadmap for enhancing their own leadership style.

Objectives:

1. Determine their own group leadership strengths and weaknesses.

2. Enhance their ability to lead groups and manage group dysfunction.

Method of Instruction: Participatory small and large group exercises and discussion with limited presentations of brief conceptual lecturettes

Target Audience: junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty
 

8:00am–10:00am
5238—So You Are Considering Working for Government or a Not-for-Profit Organization
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Judith G. Hall, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Co-leaders: Duane Alexander, Michael Katz, Jane Schaller, Nancy Fisher, Richard Behrman

Pediatricians are needed in all types of government and not-for-profit organizations. Their first-hand knowledge and experience are important for work ranging from advocacy to policy making. The work style and ambience may be very different from patient care, yet just as rewarding. Learn more about the spectrum of experiences pediatricians are having and how you can consider and apply for part-time or full-time work. The workshop faculty will provide handouts and opportunities for discussion and questions. The following topics will be discussed:

1. Federal granting agencies

2. March of Dimes

3. International Pediatrics Association

4. State Medicaid Program

5. Packard Foundation, and

6. Comments from the APS Council

Objectives:

1. Provide information about career options available.

2. Provide information about personal experience of the presenters.

Method of Instruction: presentation, question and answer and handouts

Target Audience: Senior faculty
 

8:00am–11:00am
5251—Faculty Development
APA Special Interest Group
Chairs: Virginia Niebuhr, vniebuhr@utmb.edu; and Latha Chandran, latha.chandran@stonybrook.edu

Snapshots of Faculty Development Activities from Around the Country

If you are beginning your efforts in faculty development and want consultation from experts, the Faculty Development SIG workshop is for you. If you completed the APA Faculty Development Scholars Program and want to visit with old friends, this SIG is for you.

• Former members of the APA Faculty Development Scholars Program will give snapshot presentations of some of the exciting projects at their institutions.

• Group discussions will address three key questions:

1. What are the most exciting faculty development activities happening at your institution?

2. What are the creative ways that faculty development activities have been funded and supported at your institution?"

3. What creative ideas can we think of for collaborative work between institutions?

• Faculty Development Scholars will be available for consultation on faculty development ideas and dilemmas.

• An overview will be given of the APA Faculty Development Program activities.
   

8:00am–11:00am
5253—Pediatric Residents
APA Special Interest Group
Chairs: Joshua Schiffman, joshua.schiffman@stanford.edu; and Allison Wentworth, wentwam@peds.ufl.edu

Calling all residents! Now in its third year, the Pediatric Resident Special Interest Group provides residents with a forum for discussion, advice, support and unique educational experiences. By sharing different approaches and solutions to key issues in training programs, members of the Pediatric Resident SIG will:

• learn effective teaching techniques,

• learn to handle stress of long work hours and sleep deprivation,

• receive financial advice about loan repayment and retirement funds,

• learn about fellowship opportunities and application process,

• learn about different career choices,

• 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.

The SIG will host a guest speaker who will lead an interactive discussion on a topic relevant to residency training and education. After the presentation, we will rank and discuss the issues of residency that we find most pressing to us. Finally, we will invite the Program Directors attending the Association of Pediatric Program Directors Spring Meeting to hear our thoughts and give us their best response. Join us for a lively round of resident discussion, philosophy and dialogue.
 

2:00pm–5:00pm
5573—Essential Survival Skills for Pediatric Fellows
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Dimitri Christakis, Seattle, WA; Co-leaders: Christine Gleason, Paula Lozano, Frederick Rivara

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.
 

2:00pm–5:00pm
5575—Getting Started in Qualitative Research
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Maria T. Britto, Cincinnati, OH

This workshop will provide an overview of types of research questions well suited to qualitative methods; common data collection techniques, such as focus groups and in-depth interviews; and approaches to analyzing and interpreting qualitative data. Short didactic presentations, using examples from the literature and the leader's own work, will be combined with case presentations, question-and-answer periods and small group sessions. In the small group sessions, participants will develop their own research questions and practice analyzing small segments of interview transcripts. Resources for further learning will be discussed.

Objectives

1. Characteristics of high-quality qualitative research.

2. Strengths and weaknesses of common qualitative data collection approaches.

3. An interactive method to analyze qualitative text data.

Method of Instruction: Short didactic sessions, small group work, and question and answer.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty, mid-level faculty.
 

2:00pm–5:00pm
5576—How To Obtain Funding for Pediatrics Research from Federal Agencies
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Sue Swedo, Bethesda, MD; Co-leaders: Regina S. James and Lynne Haverkos

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the nation. The Report of the Surgeon Generals Conference on Children's Mental Health and the Federal Government's initiative, Healthy People 2010, underscored the need to train frontline providers to recognize and manage health issues and continue to develop, disseminate and implement scientifically proven prevention and treatment services in the field of children's mental and physical health. This workshop will provide information regarding funding priorities for pediatricians at NIH and outline the process by which one can consult and receive guidance about submitting a grant proposal.

Objectives:

1. Describe funding priorities of the federal agency.

2. Outline funding opportunities for pediatric research.

Method of Instruction: Brief presentation followed by a question-and-answer session.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty.
 

2:00pm–5:00pm
5578—Minority Faculty Development: Individual Academic Plans Helping Focus Career Paths
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Danielle Laraque, New York, NY; Co-leaders: Phyllis A. Dennery, Fernando Mendoza

The workshop will help fellows and junior faculty design individual academic plans in small group consultations with the facilitators. The participants will be asked to come with their school's criteria for promotion for their rank, their educational portfolio and curriculum vitae. Participants will also be asked to provide a description of their current/pending grants, lab and mentors. Mid-career participants will meet with the facilitators to critically review mechanisms to support junior faculty and fellows while maintaining their own productivity. Key lessons derived from the participants' specific examples will be highlighted. The backdrop of institutional infrastructure will frame the discussions. The role of appropriate mentorship, the focus of the Year 3 (2004) Minority Faculty Development Workshop, will be linked to these discussions of career development.

Objectives:

1. Participants will learn how to develop an individual academic plan.

2. Participants will learn key steps to achieving academic promotion.

Method of Instruction: roundtable discussion, problem solving and small group consultation.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty, mid-level faculty.
 

2:00pm–5:00pm
5579—Resident Teachers: Four Modules To Prepare Residents To Be Effective Facilitators of Learning in the Outpatient Setting
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Nathaniel S. Beers, Washington, DC; Co-leaders: Dale Coddington, Yolanda Haywood, Patience White

Historically residents have been in the role of educator in the inpatient setting. As the role for residents is expanded in the outpatient setting, there are new skills required to be effective and efficient facilitators of learning in the outpatient setting. This workshop will offer an experience of a curriculum and its evaluation developed by four generalist and subspecialist graduates of the Master Teacher Program at Children's National Medical Center. The curriculum includes four modules on case-based teaching, precepting, evaluation and feedback. There will be a discussion of the theory behind and descriptions of each of the modules and their evaluation, a chance to have hands-on experience of some of the modules and to hear the take home messages in developing and implementing such a program.

Objectives:

1. To know the skills necessary for residents to be effective and efficient educators in the outpatient setting.

2. To understand the lessons learned in developing and implementing a similar curriculum at other institutions.

Method of Instruction: The workshop will begin with a presentation of the program implemented at CNMC. This will be followed by four small groups of facilitated discussions. The program will conclude with a large group discussion and problem-solving session.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty, mid-level faculty.
 

Monday, MAY 16

9:00am–12:00pm
6190—Here Comes Generation Why!—Interacting with the Next Generation of Learners
PAS/APPD Mini Course
Chairs: John Molidor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and John D Mahan, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH

The diverse interactions of the generations at work in the field of medicine remain a challenge to faculty, practitioners, residents and students. Differences in shared experiences, expectations, rewards and learning styles characterize the four generations who collide in our academic and medical centers. There is now a body of research and literature that provides insights into the characteristics of the members of these generations and the likely issues and successful strategies that can enhance working and learning together.

This mini course will use didactic presentations, small group breakout sessions and discussion sessions to help participants:

1. Identify the four generations at work in our academic and medical institutions;

2. Identify the research that defines the different characteristics and learning styles of the four generations as they work together and interact;

3. Apply these insights in recruiting, teaching and working successfully with the next generation of learners and physicians

Target Audience: Pediatricians and Pediatric faculty who are interested in better understanding the new generation of practitioners and learners will benefit form this mini-course. This mini-course should be helpful for faculty involved in teaching students and residents, clerkship directors and program directors responsible for training the next generation of pediatricians and all pediatricians interested in better understanding future colleagues and partners. The four generations at work in our academic medical centers and medical institutions share different life experiences and life goals. This mini-course will provide important and useful insights about the different backgrounds and characteristics of the next generation of learners and, in fact, all of our trainees and colleagues.

Sponsored jointly by the Association of Pediatric Program Directors and the Pediatric Academic Societies
 

9:00am–12:00pm
6208—So You Are an Educator and Want To Be Tenured?: The Nuts and Bolts of Academic Success for the Clinician-Educator
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Latha Chandran, Stony Brook, NY; Co-leaders: Virginia A. Moyer, Lucy M. Osborn

Busy with teaching and clinical care, clinician-educators often encounter difficulties when it is time for promotion due to lack of demonstrable scholarship. This workshop, targeted to junior and mid-level faculty, will help participants understand how academic promotions and tenure (APT) committees work at different institutions. Using large group, small group and individual work, we will work through the APT process, including written and unwritten rules and policies for promotion from our institutions. With published literature and personal examples, we will demonstrate the components of the educator portfolio that effectively present educational scholarship for peer review. Characteristics of successful clinician-educators will be elicited from the participants and discussed by the leaders.

Objectives:

1. Enhance participant understanding of the variations in promotion processes at institutions.

2. Demonstrate the usefulness of an educator portfolio for promotion of clinical educators.

Method of Instruction: Interactive seminar, small group problem solving, case-based learning, role playing and large group discussions.

Target Audience: Junior faculty, mid-level faculty.

This workshop is sponsored by the APA Faculty Development Program.
 

9:00am–12:00pm
6256—Women in Medicine
APA Special Interest Group
Chair: Carol Berkowitz, carolb@pol.net

This year the APA, SPR and APS will be meeting conjointly with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP has defined women in pediatrics as a “mega” issue for discussion at the meeting of the AAP Board of Directors in May 2005, the week before PAS. A “mega” issue is one to which the Board devotes 2 hours of time to hear expert presentations. In the past, the AAP had a subcommittee on Women in Pediatrics, but this committee of three was sunset in an effort to explore the issues on a broader base. The thinking was that some of the issues identified as “women issues” were more aptly called “young physician” or “generational” issues. The Federation of Pediatric Organizations (FOPO) is also addressing the topic of women in pediatrics. FOPO has focused more on women in academia and the question of the impact of increasing numbers of women in pediatrics on the subspecialty workforce.
 

3:00pm–5:00pm
6761—Funding Clinical Trials Through the Food and Drug Administration
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: Michael A. Portman, Seattle, WA; Co-leader: Janet L. Whitley

This seminar will inform and educate attendees about a major source of federal funding for clinical trials. The Food and Drug Administration sponsors the program through the Office of Orphan Product Development (OPD). Applications must propose clinical trials, intended to provide safety and/or efficacy data of one therapy for an orphan indication. The prevalence of the population to be served in the United States must be fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States. The program has particular significance to pediatrics, since many diseases in children qualify as orphan conditions. Within this workshop, faculty will be provided with outlines and details of the program. Workshop leaders will outline the planning, development and design involved in a successfully funded application. Additionally a representative from the FDA OPD will discuss various aspects of the program. There will be ample time for open discussion and question and answer.

Objectives:

1. Planning and funding a clinical trial through the Orphan Product Development Program.

2. Clinical trial preparation, design and funding.

Method of Instruction: Roundtable discussion and question and answer.

Target Audience: Trainee, junior faculty, mid-level faculty.
 

3:00pm–5:00pm
6762—Grant Writing
PAS Educational Workshop
Leader: William Hay, Denver, CO

The purpose of this workshop is to review the most successful methods for writing a grant application. NIH grant applications will be emphasized and used for