Giving Rise to a Greater Future
Gathering in-person sparks meaningful dialogue about the most important issues facing academic medicine today. Thank you to the AAMC for bringing us all together each year. Below you'll find podcasts from Learn Serve Lead 2023 in Seattle and Learn Serve Lead 2022 in Nashville.
Featured Shows
Listen to some of our thought-provoking conversations
Rediscovering the Joys in Academic Medicine
Nov 6, 2023 - Rising burnout. 鈥淨uiet quitting.鈥 The 鈥済reat resignation.鈥 鈥淒on鈥檛 think of me as a 鈥榩rovider.鈥欌 These are some of the terms we in academic medicine have become accustomed to hearing over the past few years from our colleagues, at conferences, and even just in conversation over coffee. Michael Good, MD, CEO and Senior Vice President for 人妻中出视频 Sciences at 人妻中出视频 of Utah 人妻中出视频, joins Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, FACS, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Associate Cancer Center Director of Surgical 人妻中出视频 at Yale School of Medicine, to talk about how to look forward rather than back at what a reimagined future might look like.
Is Climate Change a 人妻中出视频 Care Issue?
Nov 16, 2023 - The well-documented impacts of climate change on human health are getting worse鈥攁nd academic medicine cannot improve the health of people everywhere if their institutions are contributing to the problem. Smith Warrier, MD, Medical Director of Environmental and Social Sustainability and Associate Professor at 人妻中出视频 of Utah 人妻中出视频, and Vidya Raman, MD, Anesthesia Lead on Sustainability at OSU Wexler Medical Center, talk about their progress in decarbonization across mission areas.
Rolling Out a New Medical School Curriculum
Nov 9, 2023 - Last year, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the 人妻中出视频 of Utah rolled out a new mission-driven MD program that featured an overhaul of curriculum. Driven in large part by faculty, students, and leadership who felt the community could do better, the decision aligned with one undertaken at a different institution, Baylor College of Medicine. Sara Lamb, MD, Vice Dean of Education at SFESOM, and Jenny Christner, MD, Senior Dean of the School of Medicine and the School of 人妻中出视频 Professions at Baylor, talk about lessons learned, the outcomes they're measuring, and the adjustments they've had to make after their respective new curriculum rollouts.
Elevating Underrepresented Voices and Viewpoints
Nov 27, 2023 - How do today's health care leaders inspire and empower the next generation? It can happen in the classroom鈥攂ut it can also happen online, through podcasting, videos, and other multimedia content. Marina Capella, MD, Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at 人妻中出视频 of Utah, is the producer and co-host of "The Future Minority Doctor Podcast." She joins Tonya Bailey, PhD, Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement at Oakland 人妻中出视频 William Beaumont School of Medicine, to talk about elevating underrepresented voices and viewpoints in medicine.
How to Create a Leadership Development Program for Learners
Nov 13, 2023 - Strong leadership is needed in academic medicine, and starting early makes a difference, instilling healthy habits and effective behavior in students while offering more time to practice and reinforce these behaviors. Tom Hurtado, EdD, Senior Director of Student Affairs at Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the 人妻中出视频 of Utah, and Shira Kaplan, Director of Leadership Programs at AAMC, discuss actionable steps and institutional buy-in to provide meaningful leadership and professional development resources for the next generation of future health care leaders.
Translating Population 人妻中出视频 Lessons from the Classroom to the Community
Nov 22, 2023 - How can medical students apply what they learn in the classroom to the broader community? How can training in public health and medicine address broader inequities here in the United States? The Intermountain Population 人妻中出视频 Scholars Program at Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the 人妻中出视频 of Utah is designed to help tomorrow's doctors grapple with those questions today. Second-year medical students Kathryn Corona and Sanila Math discuss their experiences in the program and their hopes for the future of primary care, family medicine, and health equity.
Developing Leadership Opportunities for Women in Academic Medicine
Nov 19, 2023 - We can't talk about the challenges facing women in academia without talking about a dearth of opportunities for meaningful leadership. So what kinds of changes can have a positive impact? Exposure to coaching, mentoring, and guidance is a good first step. Immersion in community and leadership training is another. April Mohanty, PhD, MPH, Vice Chair for EDI in the Department of Internal Medicine, joins Michael Rubin, MD, PhD, MPH, Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development in the Department of Internal Medicine, to talk about charting a new course for women leaders at 人妻中出视频 of Utah 人妻中出视频.
Expanding the Criteria for Medical Student Success
Nov 20, 2023 - It isn't easy to assess non-cognitive skills in admissions and through the medical school experience in order to train caring and capable physicians. But many schools have moved in the direction of holistic review, which complements knowledge assessments like the MCAT and GRE with situational judgment (SJT) assessments of skills like compassion, caring, and teamwork. Paloma Cariello, MD, MPH, Associate Dean of 人妻中出视频 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, joins Boyd Richards, PhD, Director of Educational Research and Scholarship to talk about their work at Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the 人妻中出视频 of Utah using SJT methodology.
New Tactics to Recruit Excellent Senior Leadership
Nov 27, 2023 - Finding great senior leadership isn't easy鈥攅specially in today's highly competitive market for job seekers. So what helps one institution stand out when compared to another? What are the most important elements of the recruitment process, for interviewers and interviewees alike? Pilar Varela, Director of Operations and Logistics in the Senior Vice President's Office for 人妻中出视频 Sciences at 人妻中出视频 of Utah 人妻中出视频, and Shannon Yeatman, consultant for Spencer Stuart, an executive search and leadership advisory firm, talk about their experience recruiting excellent leaders and how things have changed in the recruitment landscape.
Rethinking Population 人妻中出视频 Care and Education
Dec 09, 2022 - There鈥檚 no doubt that population health is a buzz word in health care. But if we truly want to change the way we care for patients to address the specific needs of certain populations, then we also need to change the way we educate students to prepare them for this new model of care. The at the does just that. By partnering with , the program provides medical students with foundational knowledge, practical experience, longitudinal mentoring, guaranteed work, and tuition relief. Sound too good to be true? Learn more.
Grappling with Post-Pandemic Burnout and Trauma
Dec 04, 2022 - For many, the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic, an EDI reckoning, and record levels of burnout have radically changed the way we think about our professional and personal lives. With burnout, trauma, and exhaustion still prevalent in health care and academic medicine, have we really moved past the pandemic? Can we ever return to 鈥渘ormal?鈥 And what lessons have the last two-and-a-half years taught us about resiliency for individual employees and the collective workforce?
Doing the Work: EDI as a Shared Responsibility
Dec 05, 2022 - For many, the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic, an EDI reckoning, and record levels of burnout have radically changed the way we think about our professional and personal lives. With burnout, trauma, and exhaustion still prevalent in health care and academic medicine, have we really moved past the pandemic? Can we ever return to 鈥渘ormal?鈥 And what lessons have the last two-and-a-half years taught us about resiliency for individual employees and the collective workforce?
The Power of Diversity in Medicine
Dec 08, 2022 - Teaching cultural competency only gets you so far in medicine. It鈥檚 made us nicer, posits one physician, but it hasn鈥檛 really addressed health disparities and inequities. Instead, training more diverse students to be part of health care teams builds trust all around and creates a more holistic understanding of a patient鈥檚 needs. It also inspires more diversity. As they say: You can only be what you can see. Listen in as a medical student and his mentor discuss the promising future of an increasingly diverse workforce.
Reducing the Distance Between Patient and Provider
Dec 06, 2022 - What happens when you give a medical student the opportunity to care for a family for four years鈥攊n their own home? A lot. The physical and emotional distance between a patient and provider disappears. If the patient has an infestation, the provider is now experiencing it as well. If the patient has a leaky roof, the water is now dripping on the provider鈥檚 head, too. Sound like a pipe dream? Listen in to find out how two visionaries are training tomorrow鈥檚 doctors by creating shared experiences and focusing on a family鈥檚 most urgent needs.
Personal Identity and the Philosophy of Caring
Dec 05, 2022 - The profession of medicine is rooted in an ancient foundation of character and caring. But how does the Hippocratic Oath pertain to modern health care and the complex ecosystem of academic medicine? Have today鈥檚 doctors drifted from their original mission? And what role does professional identity development play in the training of tomorrow鈥檚 clinicians? While medical school is characterized as a high-pressure environment aimed at academic achievement, programs like bring students, faculty, and staff together to support and challenge one another to maintain a focus on one鈥檚 highest purpose in medicine.
Finding the Right Balance as a Medical Student
Dec 03, 2022 - Medical school isn't easy鈥攖he work is complex, the schedule is demanding, and students need mental endurance to balance all of their responsibilities. But with the right support, they can find meaning in everyday tasks鈥攁nd inspiration in the relationships they make in class and at conferences like AAMC Learn Serve Lead.
Meeting Local Needs, in Wisconsin and Utah
Dec 02, 2022 - 人妻中出视频 care and medical education have traditionally been centered in big cities. But 20% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas鈥攁nd only 5% of applicants to medical school come from those same rural areas. Two leaders in academic medicine discuss pathways at their respective schools and ideas they can share to get better together.