MGH Faculty Development Podcast

The Office of Well-Being and Office for Research Careers hosted Giulia Arsuffi, from The Clever Neuron, to help participants navigate these times. In a guided exercise, participants choose a challenging thought-behavior pattern related to their return to research during the pandemic. Giulia helps participants develop a strategy to choose alternatives to increase their productivity and improve their mental well-being.

This session focuses on attributes needed now during this crisis:

• Know yourself - How are you showing up in these challenging times?
• New Leaders will emerge with new skills
• Creating Certainty in Uncertainty
• Meet your people where they are - reverse 1 on 1’s
• Think 30-60-90 and repeat. We are in an iterative environment.
• Get ready for the “Next Normal” vs the new normal.

Presented by Charlene Grabowski, a retired executive of GE Healthcare where she was recognized for People Development, Coaching, Career Counseling, Team Building and Motivational Management Practices.

The Center for Faculty Development and the Office for Women’s Careers are starting a new parenting group series “Managing Parenthood and Your Career,” to help faculty and trainees juggle these challenging roles. This first session features pediatrician Michael Jellinek, MD, former chief of Child Psychiatry and professor emeritus of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at HMS.

Dr. Jellinek takes questions and addresses concerns about parenting in the midst of COVID-19.

In times of crisis, it can seem as though we need to put much of our lives on hold. How can we ask for a raise or a promotion or access to special opportunities when everyone around us is running around with their hair on fire? Shouldn’t we sit tight for a while, put our heads down and work hard, and wait until the world settles down before pushing ahead with what we want and need? Working from the premise that you can and should keep your career on track even in these troubled times, this session prompts you to examine what you wanted before the pandemic hit, reflect on whether or not you truly need to put those goals on hold, and think of ways to adjust strategically if necessary. Sara Laschever, co-author, of the groundbreaking books Women Don’t Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation—and Positive Strategies for Change and Ask for It! How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want, guides you in the process of identifying next steps: What you should negotiate for—concrete things you could ask for in the near term—that will help you get what you need to progress.

Darren Wallace is a certified strength and conditioning coach with National Strength and Conditioning Association and has been coaching for over 10 years both in United States and Ireland. He currently works with New England Revolution and has worked with professional NFL, NHL and MLB athletes. This class will provide some general strength training and some postural correction work to help you after a long day’s work!

The Center for Faculty Development and its Office for Women's Careers offered this Town Hall covered challenges and options for parents during the COVID pandemic and discussions on ways to stay productive.

Panelist of speakers included: 

• Peter L. Slavin, MD, President of MGH
• Anne E. Becker, MD, PhD, Dean for Clinical and Academic Affairs, HMS
• Rose R. Sheehan, MBA, Chief Human Resources Officer, MGB
• Martha A. McNulty, EdM, Director, Child Care Services, MGB

This is the final part of a three-part Academic Career Advancement Series (ACAS) to help MGH faculty better understand the process of academic advancement and promotion. This session covers promotion in all faculty ranks through the area of excellence: Clinical Expertise and Innovation & Teaching and Educational Leadership.

Panelists:

• Joelle Lomax, PhD, Program Director, Academic Affairs, HMS
• Joshua Metlay, MD, PhD, Division Chief, General Internal Medicine, MGH
• Avinash Kambadakone, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, HMS

Moderated by Theodore Stern, MD, Director, Office for Clinical Careers, MGH

When our strictly designed and organized hospitals crash into an ever-changing and uncertain environment there are unintended negative consequences—stress and burnout, inefficiency, and increased risks for patients and caregivers. In the face of procedures, policies and workflows that change daily, we urgently need a simple way to adapt and a reliable way to support the resilience of staff.

This podcast details the Circle Up system of briefings, peer check-ins and debriefings that support cultures of continuous support, adaptivity and safe care despite the uncertainties of our world and clinical work.

This is part two of a three-part Academic Career Advancement Series (ACAS) to help MGH faculty better understand the process of academic advancement and promotion. This session covers promotion in all faculty ranks through the area of excellence: Investigation.

Panelists:

• Jonathan Matsui, PhD, Senior Program Director, Academic Affairs, HMS
• Karen K. Miller, MD, Unit Chief, Neuroendocrine, MGH
• Casey Maguire, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, MGH

Moderated by Marcia Goldberg, MD, Director, Office for Research Careers, MGH

This is part one of a three-part Academic Career Advancement Series (ACAS) to help MGH faculty better understand the process of academic advancement and promotion. This session covers how to get promoted to Assistant Professor.

Panelists:

• Jonathan Matsui, PhD, Senior Program Director, Academic Affairs, HMS
• David Ryan, MD, Division Chief Hematology/Oncology, MGH
• Melanie Haines, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Moderated by Nancy Rigotti, MD, Director, Office for Women’s Careers, MGH