faculty school: how to thrive in academic medicine the professional mission statement: defining your...

Faculty School: How to Thrive in Academic

Medicine

The Professional Mission Statement:

Defining Your Career Goals

OSUCOM Center for FAME Faculty Workshop

John D. Mahan MD10.31.14

Chinese Proverb

If we don’t change our direction, we are likely to end up

where we are headed!

Goals

Define and accomplish your professional successImprove your likelihood for academic promotionEnhance your individual satisfaction

Objectives (at the end of this presentation, the learner will be able to:)

Describe successful professional development strategiesDevelop a basic Professional Mission Statement (PMS) and planClarify your current activities in relation to your PMSUtilize the 4/20 Habits for Academic Success Identify your professional needs, academic

resources, value of collaboration, and reasons for use of your faculty portfolio

Define Your Priority Projects Plan: Help define your future priorities

Professional Development:A 5 Part Strategy

Outline aRealisticVision:Personalpriorities,opportunitie

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Develop written

plan(PMS):Reviewwith

mentorIdentify andUtilizeResources:Colleagues, networks,organizations, education, training

Achieve +DocumentRegularly,Comprehensive

lyDossier/

Portfolio

Ensurerecognition:Supervisor,publications,presentations

,P&T,

marketing



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Case of Richard

MD now finishing 3rd yr as an Assistant Professor in the Tenure trackGraduated from a top tier fellowship program with excellent research training and intense desire to continue research careerOn service only 2 months a year - great reviews as teacher and clinicianTook longer than expected to get research enterprise (people, resources, local collaborators) up and going – has only one local collaboratorDivision Director expects him to focus on his research and publish, submit a large national grant each year and present at national meetingsHis productivity has been less than desired but he feels that he is getting momentum now – he spends 8-12 hrs each weekend on his researchThe Division Director calls him in and explains that he may not qualify for additional internal support due to lack of publications and grant proposalsHe needs to submit a NIH grant in the next 6 months – if he does not get a competitive score, his research career will be in jeopardy! Should he continue to work this hard on his research? What is wrong here? What should he do now? What could have been done earlier?



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Identify and Utilize Resources:Colleagues, networks, organizations, education, training

Professional Development:A 5 Part Strategy and Toolkit


s

Develop written


mentorIdentify andUtilizeresources:Colleagues, networks,organizations, education, training

The Vision: Key to Defining Your Professional Mission

Statement

Identify personal goals and interests What do you value? What does the organization value? Share with mentor and colleagues Revisit often ? Post in office

Define desired rewards Set priorities! Ensure productivity – minimize surprises Identify requirements for the next step

Academic Career Success:The Toolkit

Handout # 2 Define Your Current Project List


Handout # 4Define Your Priority Projects Plan: Help define your future priorities


Handout #1Your ProfessionalMissionStatement

Handout #1Your ProfessionalMissionStatement

Handout # 3Characteristics of Successful Academic Faculty – 4/20 Habits


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Defining Your

Professional Mission

Statement

PMS: Undesirable Examples

PMS: To be the best cardiologist I can bePMS: To be the best faculty teacher of medical studentsPMS: To be outstanding in research, clinical care and education

PMS: Desirable Examples

PMS: To become an expert in incorporating patient/parent education in improving care of children with sickle cell diseasePMS: To be a leader in the field of developing new anti-cancer compounds for testing in patients with leukemiaPMS: To be a leader in developing evidence based education in cardiology training

Professional Mission Statement (PMS) Draft

(Handout #1)

Individual workIndividual revisionSmall group share/critiqueFinal draft

Current Projects ListSelf-Assessment

(Handout #2)

Individual work

Compare to PMS

Discussion

Motivation

Drive (Daniel Pink)Motivation 3.0

AutonomyMasteryPurpose

Characteristics of Successful Academic Faculty: 4/20 Habits

(Handout #3)

Complete Work Sheet Complete on Your Own

Review Each YearOutline and Execute Plan to Improve Each Year

Colleagues

Associate and collaborate with distinguished colleaguesNetwork: seniors, peers, admin. and staff Collaborate: writing, teaching, research and administrationRegular contact inside and outside institutionBorrow and offer resources

Environment

Local peers academically productiveSupportive work climate / resources>10% protected time for academicsInstitution supports pursuit of topics you deeply valueChair appreciates and values your work

Successful Style

Be productive in first 5 yearsWork in small burstsAttack several projects simultaneouslyPursue topics of personal interest, consistent with your values and missionWork with some degree of perceived autonomyTake risks

Citizenship

National - Regularly attend national meetingsRegional - Active in regional and national programsLocal - Active on medical school / hospital committees, working groups curriculum committees Network with other good citizens to drive your agenda (or their agenda)

Priority Projects Plan (Handout #4)

Create Your Own Priority Projects Plan

Professional Development:A 5 Part Strategy and Toolkit


s

Develop written


mentorIdentify andUtilizeresources:Colleagues, networks,organizations, education, training

Achieve +DocumentRegularly,Comprehensive

lyDossier/

Portfolio

Ensurerecognition:Supervisor,publications,presentations

,P&T,

marketing

Handout # 1 Your ProfessionalMissionStatement

Handout # 1 Your ProfessionalMissionStatement







Final PointAcademic Portfolio:

Document Your Accomplishments!

Statement of philosophy on teachingTeaching/Learner evaluationsRepresentative syllabi/course materialsEvery new committee, work group, assignmentEvery journal you reviewEvery publication, abstract, invited presentationEvery grant

Academic Portfolio

In total - the Portfolio

is Your Career!

HomeworkDevelop and refine your PMS

Develop your PMS – share with your Supervisor/Boss, with your Mentor within next month

Re-visit your PMS with your Mentor/Supervisor every 6-12 months

Re-visit your PMS quarterly as a junior faculty; at least every 6 months as senior faculty

Share concerns with your supervisor

Revisit your 4/20 Habits at least yearly Intentionally increase your assets Share with your Mentor/Supervisor

Create/use your Priority Projects List Guidepost/Map to your projects/priorities

Live your plan

Thanks

Post Workshop Survey 2-3 months

“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.”

Dwight Eisenhower

“Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.”Peter Drucker

ReferencesSimpson DE, Fincher RM. Making a case for the teaching scholar. Acad Med. 1999 Dec;74(12):1296-9. Umiker W. Developing a mission statement for self and family. Health Care Superv. 1998 Dec;17(2):39-44. McCurdy FA. Marcdante K. Setting a personal career direction. J Cardiovasc Manag. 2003 Mar-Apr;14(2):18-21. Rojas-Guyler L, Murnan J, Cottrell RR. Networking for career-long success: a powerful strategy for health education professionals. Health Promot Pract. 2007 Jul;8(3):229-33.

Thanks!!!Deborah Simpson, Ph.D. Professor, Family and Community Medicine, Associate Dean for Educational Support and Evaluation Medical College of Wisconsin Lewis R. First, M.D. Professor and Chair, Pediatrics, University of Vermont School of MedicineEd Zalneraitis, MD. Pediatric Program Director, Professor and Associate Dean, University of ConnecticutBill Smoyer, MD. VP Clinical and Translational Research, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Professor Pediatrics, OSU COM

Overview

BackgroundCase of RichardAcademic Career Planning – 5 Key StepsPMS Draft (#1)BreakCurrent Projects List (#2)

Self-Assessment Characteristics of Successful Academic Faculty – 4/20 Habits

Define Your Habits (#3)Priority Projects Plan (#4)Portfolio discussionWrap-up

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