1. 2016 Joint CFAS, GDI, ORR Professional Development Conference Spring Meeting Summary March 3-5, 2016 Salt Lake City

2. The Basics First-ever joint meeting of the Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS) with the Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) and the Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR) 280 registrants and guests from all groups More than 30 concurrent, plenary, and networking sessions, plus additional group-only sessions CFAS Committee and Working Group meetings open to all reps for the first time

3. Four Major Content Themes The conference plenary and concurrent sessions were built on four major themes: Research Communication Academic Medicine Environment and Organization Education and GME in Transition Essence of Faculty

4. Welcome Session Three group chairs, Vincent D. Pellegrini of CFAS, Joan Reede of GDI, and Ashlee Jaffe of ORR, kicked off the conference by introducing Vivian Lee of the University of Utah. Major points from Dr. Lee: The generation gap between faculty and students is real. “They think Mark Zuckerberg is old.” Today’s medical students have lived in a world where Google has always been ubiquitous Traditional medical center silos benefit from integration; we should pull silos together

5. Welcome Session, continued Vivian Lee, MD, PhD, Senior VP, University Health Sciences; CEO of Utah Health Care; and dean of the School of Medicine, delivered opening remarks. She discussed partnerships she is forming with other schools at the university, and reflected on being the only U.S. medical school dean of Asian descent.

6. Speed Networking Session The first day featured a “speed networking” session where participants had up to eight brief conversations along the meeting themes with other colleagues in attendance.

7. Theme 1: Communication and Research The plenary session was delivered by NPR Science Correspondent Richard Harris, with a response from Debra Regier. Major points: Telling clear, effective stories about research helps scientists communicate the value of their work Avoiding jargon and complicated language will improve a scientist’s ability to relay a message The best, most celebrated researchers are often the most practiced at explaining their work in simple terms

8. Communication and Research NPR Science Correspondent Richard Harris discussed and shared NPR audio clips of effective and ineffective on-air science communication. After the plenary, he led a concurrent session and workshop on effective science communication.

9. Theme 2: Academic Medicine Environment and Organization Plenary Session speakers included Patricia Gabow, MD, of Denver Health, and Paul Cunningham, MD, FACS, of East Carolina. Major Points: Academic health centers face a squeeze on resources, adversely affecting individual health in underserved communities Individuals with social stigmas attached to them often suffer the worst from disparities; academic health centers must address this challenge

10. Academic Medicine Environment and Organization Patricia Gabow, MD, former CEO of Denver Health, discussed issues about effective management of an academic health center, from addressing disparities to addressing waste. “Waste is disrespectful to patients,” she said.

11. Theme 3: Education and GME in Transition Plenary sessions speakers included Franklin Trimm, Danny Takanishi, and Jessica Fried. Major Points: Holistic considerations are critical for residency directors to make good selections Step 1 scores tell only part of the story; a resident has much more to offer than just a score Programs should focus on attracting diverse groups of applicants to address shifting societal health needs

12. Theme 3: Education and GME in Transition Resident Jessica Fried, MD, discussed her success as a resident despite what she described as a low Step 1 score. She noted that teamwork with fellow residents has gotten her through some of her most difficult times.

13. Leadership Lunch and Town Hall Session The conference featured a town-hall style plenary session featuring AAMC’s President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch; Chief Public Policy Officer Atul Grover; and Janis Orlowski, Chief Health Care Officer, who discussed the AAMC’s Optimizing GME Initiative.

14. Theme 4: Essence of Faculty Plenary speakers included Daniel Hashimoto, Amy Hildreth, Yvonne Maldonado, Catherine Florio Pipas, and moderator Vin Pellegrini. Main points: Academic medicine should focus on the “quadruple aim,” where wellness of faculty factors into other key goals of optimizing health Institutions, leaders, learners, and individual faculty members all have a role to play in resilience Balance between personal and professional life goals is critical to wellness

15. Essence of Faculty The Essence of Faculty plenary, like all plenary and concurrent sessions, deliberately included a long stretch of open time to allow attendees to engage with speakers and ask questions or start dialogue with colleagues and peers. Resilience was a particularly engaged topic, with close to a dozen audience questions for all speakers.

16. Other Conference Sessions CFAS Business Meeting Rollout of “content areas” and revised committee and working group structure Description of a new category of rep engagement, allowing CFAS reps to continue after their terms Knowledge Sharing Session Open mic to share key concepts and takeaways Discussion on topics to cover in future meetings

17. For More Details… Learn more about CFAS Membership Issues Leadership www.aamc.org/cfas Learn more about our spring meeting: Full program of the conference, including speakers Access to additional slides and other materials www.aamc.org/members/cfas/resources