Academic Efficiencies Jack A. Di Palma, MD, FACG University of South Alabama
Physicians Need to Have Management Skills to be Effective Leaders
Important to success in all other skills
Ineffective Time Management Leads to Stress
Many Time Management Skills are also Stress Management Skills
Some Think that Managing Your Time Makes You Rigid and Inflexible
Managing My Time Makes Me Efficient so I have More Time for the Things I Enjoy
Focus Time management is life leadership Management skills are essential for leadership Practical tools, tips and techniques
Three Main Points
Take Home Message Three Main Points 1. Prioritize 2. Plan 3. Organize
Prioritize
How do you use your time?
Personal Time Survey
Use this Flexible Time Wisely
Career FamilySports God Patients Scholarly activity Travel Money Community Charitable work
Plan
Tips From Planners Learn to say “No” Delegate Schedule for the unplanned- “planned interruptions” Eliminate “time wasters” Declutter Use transition time
Steven Covey- Seven Habits of Highly Successful People Darryl Cross- Planning: First Things First
No!
Planned Interruptions
Transition Time Teaching Endoscopic videos ACG Self-assessment questions AGA gastro.org GI LEARN ASGE asge.org GESAP VI, DAVE, gastrohep.com, board review sites
Organize
Electronic or Paper
Schedule Projects Family Home Trainees Meetings Events Fishing trip
Combine Several Activities
Television-pay bills Family- fishing- travel Reading- exercising
“TRAP” Toss Refer Act Plan
Questions?
Jack’s 10 Tips for Time Management 1.Know how you use your time 2.Determine your priorities 3.Learn to say, “No” 4.Plan for the unplanned 5.Eliminate “time wasters”
Jack’s 10 Tips 6. Don’t squander transition time 7. Use a “to do” list 8. Combine several activities 9. TRAP- Toss, refer, act, plan 10. Keep your focus
Take Home Message Three Main Points 1. Prioritize 2. Plan 3. Organize