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Inter-Continental Hotel on the Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri

401 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW ~ Links to slides are below in blue

The Building Career Success in Medicine Conference is a one day program with a welcome dinner the night before, designed for professionals (both men and women) in the fields of medicine and science.

The program goal is to enhance knowledge and skills needed to support career growth and provide information which will help individuals overcome many challenges today with achieving success and satisfaction in their chosen careers. The conference is targeted at physicians and Ph.D. scientists holding medical school appointments and leadership positions within their discipline, department or institution in addition to private physicians in private practice and basic scientists in private bio-medical industries.

Overcoming Career Obstacles in Medicine & Science Careers

View the Conference Full PHOTO ALBUM

(CME & CNE certification: This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 credits)

August 19, 2010 -- THURSDAY NIGHT OPENING EVENT

Conference Check-in / Welcoming Reception

Cocktails & Entertainment by The Third Degree) Band members are KUMC SOM faculty members who each have 3 degrees)

DINNER & Opening Remarks | Robert M. Klein, PhD, Associate Dean, Office of Professional Development and Faculty Affairs, (PDFA), Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology Department, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Welcome and Introduction of Guests | No SLIDES | Julie Wei, MD, President, Women in Medicine & Science (WIMS) and Associate Professor, Otolaryngology Department, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Work-Life Balance in Medicine? | No SLIDES | Bowen White, MD, Family Medicine, Kansas City

August 20, 2010 -- FRIDAY ALL DAY CONFERENCE

Registration and Breakfast at the Inter-Continental Hotel (room to be announced later)

Welcome  and Opening Remarks| Susan K. Pingleton, MD, FACP, Master FCCP, Joy McCann Professor of Women in Medicine and Science, Director, Quality and Professional Development, Continuing Medical Education, Professor of Medicine and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine Mentoring Committee

Welcome | Julie Wei, MD, President, Women in Medicine & Science (WIMS) and Associate Professor, Otolaryngology Department, University of Kansas School of Medicine

 1st PRESENTATION: Leadership in Medicine & Science | SLIDES | Lee Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, The University of Kansas Hospital

Breakout Sessions

A - Negotiating for Resources and General Tactical & Strategic Advice for Career Development | SLIDES | Lilly Marks, Vice President for Health Affairs and Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Center  and Kimberly Meyer, DA, Associate Dean for Finance, University of Kansas School of Medicine NOTE: Kimberly Meyers portion of the presentation will be offered on the KUMC Campus in the fall of 2010.

B - Conflict Resolution: Understanding the Beast to Tame the Animal | No SLIDES | Peg Donley LSCSW, Kansas City

C - Managing Relationships Above and Below You for Career Success | SLIDES | Doug Girod, MD, FACS, Professor and Chairman; Director, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology Department, and  Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, University of Kansas School of Medicine

D - Value and Rewards from Mentoring Relationships | SLIDES | PANEL members:

• Elizabeth (Betty) Penick, PhD, ABPP, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Division of Psychology and the 2006 Inaugural Recipient of the SOM Lifetime in Mentoring Award, “The Jayhawk”
• Carol B. Lindsley, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Rheumatology and the 2009  Recipient of the SOM Lifetime in Mentoring Award, “The Jayhawk”
• Debra Sullivan, PhD, SAH, Department Chair, Midwest Dairy Council Professor in Clinical Nutrition, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, School of Allied Health and 2007 Inaugural SOM Honorary Mentoring Award Recipient
• Moderator: Susan K. Pingleton, MD, FACP, Master FCCP
  Joy McCann Professor of Women in Medicine and Science, Director, Quality and Professional Development, Continuing Medical Education, Professor of Medicine and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine Mentoring Committee, Chair, WIMS Mentoring Committee

BREAK

 2ND PRESENTATION:  Effective Communication | SLIDES | Cindy DiBiasi, Partner, 3D Communications

Small Groups: Networking -- Connecting Private and Academic Medicine & Science Professionals

LUNCH

3RD PRESENTATION:  Academic Medicine at the Crossroads of Mission and Money | SLIDES |  Lilly Marks, Vice President for Health Affairs and Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Center 

4th PRESENTATION

OPTION A – School of Medicine Requirements for Promotion & Tenure (P&T) Update  (SLIDES ) | Robert Klein, PhD, Associate Dean for Professional Development & Faculty Affairs and Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology and Susan Pingleton, MD, FACP, Master FCCP, Joy McCann Professor  of Women in Medicine and Science, Director, Quality and Professional Development, Continuing Medical Education, Department of Medicine and 2010-11 KU School of Medicine Promotion & Tenure Committee Chair

OPTION B – Career Burn-Out in Academic or Private Medicine: How to Avoid De-railing or Find Your Enthusiasm Again | SLIDES | Julie Wei, MD, President, Women in Medicine & Science (WIMS) and Associate Professor, Otolaryngology Department, University of Kansas School of Medicine

 5th PRESENTATION – Effective Communication during Difficult Conversations | No SLIDES | Cindy DiBiasi, Partner, 3D Communications

BREAK

6TH PRESENTATION: Life on a Tight Rope: Work and Family | SLIDES | Peg Donley, LSCSW

 

Breakout Sessions (1st three sessions repeat topics/speakers from 9:00 a.m.)

A - Negotiating for Resources and General Tactical & Strategic Advice for Career Development

B - Value and Rewards from Mentoring Relationships

C - Managing relationships above and below you for Career Success

D - What is the NIH Roadmap, Anyway? | (SLIDES) Lauren Aaronson, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor, KU School of Nursing and Deputy Director, Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, KUMC

E - Money Matter:  Wise Investment Choices |  Christie Cody, CFA, CFP, Senior Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management with Commerce Trust Company

Happy Hour /Light Hors d'oeuvres - LOCATION: Rooftop Bar, Rooftop Level

 

It was our pleasure....

Target Audience

This program was designed for healthcare professionals who want to have a successful career in academic or private medicine or research; who want to overcome obstacles in their way of success; who want to overcome burnout and reinvigorate their career choice; and who want to connect and collaborate with others in the fields of medicine science in the Kansas City and surrounding areas.

180 faculty members in the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health at the University of Kansas along with residents, fellows, post-docs, graduate students, medical students and other healthcare personnel participated in the event. Fifteen faculty and other guests attended from Children's Mercy Hospital, KCUMB, Truman Medical Center and private KC medical practices.

Program Objectives

Upon completion of this conference participants should be able to:

1. Apply networking, mentoring, and leadership skills to lead to career success and avoid burnout (in the medical field).  
2. Establish key components necessary to achieve effective communication as a leader and for specific challenging situations.
3. Identify and overcome challenges and approaches to achieving life balance.
4. Employ crucial conflict resolution and negotiation skills to efficiently and successfully navigate the dynamic environment of academic medicine.
5. Experience greater satisfaction with ones career in the medical field.

 

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