Junior Faculty and Trainee Council Report to ISHLT Pali Shah and Daniel Dilling ISHLT 2012 April 21, 2012

Overview of council History – Created 5 years ago with small handful of members Exponential growth in size and activity – Currently with 216 members in council – 25% outside of U.S. Would like to increase international representation Broad objectives – To tap the enthusiasm of trainee/ junior faculty to Meet needs of ISHLT society Develop leadership skills among junior members Learn to critically appraise science in the field through society activities Foster durable collaborations and mentor/mentee relationships

Current Council Leadership Past ChairDaniel Dilling1 year term Incoming ChairPali Shah1 year term EducationMatt Morrell3 year term limit Communications/ Links editor Open Position3 year term limit Standards and Guidelines Jen Cowger- outgoing3 year term limit Registries and Databases Susan Moffatt Bruce- outgoing 3 year term limit DevelopmentArezu Aliabadi3 year term limit Basic Science LiasionZsusanna Hollander3 year term limit Program Committee Representative Lorriana Leard Jen Cowger 1 year appointment ISHLT BOARD liasion John Dark Florian Wagner -outgoing 1 year appointment

2012 IHSLT JFTC conference events- MENTORSHIP Mentor Luncheon- organizer Ramesh Emani – 4 th year of program – mentees, 10 invited faculty Paired Mentorship Program –Pali Shah – 150 faculty mentor volunteers – 66 mentees – Detailed survey administered regarding interests – Introductions facilitated based on survey responses – Plans for follow-up with mentors and mentees to determine success of match Board Feedback?

2012 ISHLT conference events Clinical Case Session 3 rd year for JFTC led session- 150 abstracts submitted – 6 selected for oral presentation – 50 selected for posters – JFTC leadership reviewed slides and worked with presenters Strengths – increased number and quality of papers presented Limitations – Limited time for discussion with 6 cases in 75 min – Posters had limited visibility due to location at conference hall Plans – We have discussed revising format of this popular session for next year Limiting number of cases vs expanding to 2 slots Adding multidisciplinary panel of discussants ( ID, pharmacy, pathology ) Ideally present cases as unknown with interactive discussion Board Feedback?

2012 Workforce Updates/Initiatives Education- Matt Morrell – Have interest in members who want to pair with senior members to write articles /educational sets in conjunction with Education and JHLT. – Will work with Drs. Wigfield and Mehra directly Job Posting Website – Will require greater level of infrastructure design and maintenance – Discussions ongoing – Have some interested members with web experience

2012 Workforce Updates/Initiatives Basic Science Liaison – Will work with Basic Science Council to enhance mentorship opportunities for this group – New appointee Zsusssana Hollander

2012 Program Committee Initiatives Lorriana Leard / Jen Cowger Encouraging members to review abstracts Would like continue to work with P.C. to pair JFTC members with senior moderator for select sessions – Service to ISHLT – Develops critical scientific thinking and leadership skills under guidance of senior experts Symposium development – Encourage members to develop multinational, proposals with joint council support Example -QOL workforce of Pulmonary council

Open Positions for Appointment Many of current outgoing workforce leaders have transitioned to other roles in IHSLT Standards and Guidelines Database and Registries Communications I2C2 - new We have solicited interest and will consider the following in appointment. 1.Level of prior involvement with council 2.Multinational Representation 3.Multidisciplinary representation

Open positions for election Secretary (to proceed to Chair) Vice Chair (Chair Elect) Plan a 3 year transition to chair to build leadership experience within IHSLT. Open Call for Nominations: Online elections in beginning of May

Other Questions Setup of JFTC resources at meeting – Posters, coffee nook – Booth next year? Award for clinical research – Caves vs new award?

Thank you Appreciate support of ISHLT board Without this support, the initiatives of the council could not have come to fruition. We have received wonderful feedback from new members about the depth and breadth of opportunities available for junior members