MGH Faculty Development Podcast

Career Development Panel Series Session 2

Drawing on faculty interest, the Center for Faculty Development has organized a series of four webinars on specific aspects of academic career development, whether to build toward promotion consideration or to enrich professional knowledge and experience. Learn more about where to find and how to join initiatives or committees of interest, the dimensions of major administrative roles, how and when to get involved on an editorial board, and, ultimately, when it makes sense to say yes to a new responsibility—or decline the opportunity.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Recognize trade-offs required to take on a major administrative role as it relates to clinical practice, academia, and family
• Differentiate how major administrative roles can be integrated with grant-funded research
• Recognize the career trajectory of different types of faculty administrative roles

Panelists:
Shannon E. Scott-Vernaglia, MD, Associate Chief for Clinical Faculty Development, Department of Pediatrics
Rachel C. Sisodia, MD, Chief Quality Officer, Corporate Administration
Jason H. Wasfy, MD, MPhil, Medical Director, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization
Kristin White, PhD, Co-Chair, Subcommittee on the Review of Research Proposals

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Career Development Panel Series Session 1

Drawing on faculty interest, the Center for Faculty Development has organized a series of four webinars on specific aspects of academic career development, whether to build toward promotion consideration or to enrich professional knowledge and experience. Learn more about where to find and how to join initiatives or committees of interest, the dimensions of major administrative roles, how and when to get involved on an editorial board, and, ultimately, when it makes sense to say yes to a new responsibility—or decline the opportunity.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Identify committees relevant to career and of interest
• Discuss ways to investigate in more depth an initiative or committee of interest
• Illustrate best approaches to conveying an interest in getting involved in an initiative or on a committee

Panelists:
Darshan H. Mehta, MD, MPH, Education Director, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and Director, CFD’s Office for Well-Being
Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD, Co-Director, Center for Clinical Research Education
Kerri Palamara McGrath, MD, Director, Center for Physician Well-being, Department of Medicine
Bakhos A. Tannous, PhD, Director, CFD’s Postdoctoral Division and Director, Experimental Therapeutics and Molecular Imaging Laboratory

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“Addressing the Signature Wounds of War: Lessons learned from treating post 9/11 veterans and their families in academic medical settings”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Presenters:
Amanda M. Spray, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Mary Alexis Iaccarino, MD, Assistant Professor in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, MGH/HMS

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants were be able to:

• Describe models of care for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the non-VA setting
• Identify evidence-based treatments for PTSD, TBI, and co-occurring conditions
• Describe the diverse needs and common diagnostic presentations of veterans, military service members and their families
• Discuss clinical outcomes and program evaluation of clinical care in outpatient and intensive treatment programs for PTSD and TBI

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Love 'em or hate 'em, your basic didactic presentation isn't going anywhere. If you've been asked to give a lecture or talk, or if you're interested in improving talks that you have already developed, this session is for you. Dr. Green discussed 10 truisms that shape the development of outstanding academic presentations, with a focus on how to design presentation materials that facilitate learning. She covered how to communicate content, what visuals to include (or delete), and how to align your presentations with the particular requirements of virtual platforms.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Identify "truisms" that shape the development and delivery of outstanding academic presentations

• Design high-quality slides that focus on learning

• Revise presentations to better align with particular requirements of virtual delivery

Presenter: Emily Green, PhD, MA is the Assistant Dean for Faculty Development at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and the author of the book, Healthy Presentations: How to Craft Exceptional Lectures in Medicine, the Health Professions, and the Biomedical Sciences. An educator by training, and a secret fan of lecturing as a teaching modality, Emily has made her career in medical student and faculty development over the past 20 years. In her current role she oversees the design and delivery of non-clinical professional development initiatives around teaching and learning, diversity and inclusion, faculty wellness, career development, research and scholarship, and leadership skill development.

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"IVF add-ons: Widespread use of unproven treatment options"

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Presenter: Sarah Lensen, PhD, Research Fellow, Department of OB/GYN, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Understand the concept of ‘IVF add-ons ‘and the complexity of an IVF add-on definition
• Understand the evidence base for common add-ons
• Understand the views of patients and professionals about using or recommending add-ons

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Standing on the podium to give a presentation can be a daunting task. Sharing your knowledge and research with a room of strangers is often not easy. Virtual audiences, while perhaps less fear-inspiring, can be even harder to engage. Dr. Glastonbury shared tips on how to conceive and prepare your next presentation and then present so that you can connect with your audience, share your expertise, and enjoy the experience.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Understand the elements of a presentation that make it meaningful and memorable for an audience.
• Recognize basic slide techniques that ease the cognitive load of your audience.
• Develop a clear process & also inspiration, for planning their next presentation.

Presenter: Christine M. Glastonbury, MBBS, is a Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, and Radiation Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Glastonbury is a Neuroradiologist with a particular academic and clinical interest Head & Neck (HN) Imaging, and specifically HN cancer. She works closely with the Radiation Oncologists and HN surgeons on a weekly basis to optimize the care of HN cancer patients at UCSF. She has written and published multiple books, more than 130 articles and received multiple awards for teaching, mentoring and for education exhibits at scientific meetings.

Dr. Glastonbury completed her medical degree and Radiology training at the University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia before completing a fellowship at the Hammersmith Hospital in London. She then completed two years of Neuroradiology Fellowship and a year of Body Fellowship at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City before moving to San Francisco in 2001.

At UCSF Dr. Glastonbury is the Vice-Chair for Academic Affairs and served as interim Chief of Neuroradiology for nearly 4 years until August 2021. She is the director of Mentoring in Radiology, a member of the Radiology Diversity Committee, and a co-founder and strong advocate for UCSF Women in Radiology. Dr. Glastonbury serves on the Executive Council of the American Roentgen Ray Society and on the Executive Committee for the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology where she is also the Treasurer. She is the Program President for the Symposium Neuroradiologicum XXII of the World Federation of Neuroradiological Sciences in May 2022.

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Good comedy is unifying and even a small amount in an otherwise dry lecture can make it (and you!) significantly more engaging. Beth Sherman talked about learning how to identify and take advantage of organic comedic opportunities in your presentations. She covered the basic rules of comedy writing, including self-awareness, specificity, breaking patterns, rules of threes, joke structure, and why some words are funnier than others. The ultimate goal isn’t to force comedy or make every presentation hilarious, simply to add a bit of seasoning when and where it will be appreciated most.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants were be able to:

• Explore how the addition of authentic humor helps presenters connect more efficiently to their audience.
• Identify common opportunities for humor in everyday presentations.
• Apply the basic rules of comedy writing to make the most of comedic opportunities, resulting in a more engaging and effective final product.

Presenter: Beth Sherman, BA, is a 7-time Emmy Award-winning comedy writer. Her credits include Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, as well as MTV’s Video Music Awards, the Screen Actors’ Guild Awards and the Academy Awards (the Oscars). Prior to that, she spent more than a decade doing stand-up comedy, performing at clubs, colleges and military bases all over world, including Kuwait and Iraq.

As a speechwriter, she's the founder of "Authentically Funny Speeches," a ghostwriting and coaching service focused on helping non-show business professionals add humor to personal and professional toasts, speeches and presentations.

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The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Presenters:
Shannon Scott-Vernaglia, MD, Associate Chief for Clinical Faculty for the MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School
Megan Fix, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the prevalence of depression in healthcare providers
• Describe techniques for supporting colleagues
• Identify local and national mental health resources

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The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Presenters:
Amanda N. Zayde, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist, Child Outpatient Psychiatry Department, Montefiore Medical Center Wakefield Division
Ellen H. O’Donnell, PhD, Pediatric Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service, MGH

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Explain the unique developmental milestones of emerging adulthood necessary for the transition into adulthood
• Discuss how the trajectory of emerging adulthood for patients with mental and medical illness may be impacted by both contextual and individual factors including social determinants of health
• Describe strategies and challenges for developing and tailoring clinical interventions to meet the unique needs of emerging adults
• Identify a variety of resources available to support the development of emerging adults

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"Advancing Female Fertility Preservation Strategies During Cancer Treatment"

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Presenter: Quynh-Nhu Nguyen, PhD, Paediatric Endocrinologist and Researcher, Ovarian Biology Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants were be able to:

• Identify female cancer patients who may be at risk of treatment-induced ovarian failure and the patient- and treatment-related factors that influence this risk
• Understand the limitations of current fertility preservation approaches and the basic science knowledge gaps that must be addressed to inform future strategies
• Gain an understanding of the role of apoptosis in the ovary in the setting of genotoxic stress such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and the potential role of apoptosis inhibition as a means of ovarian preservation

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“Attention to Detail: High-Resolution Bone Imaging and Bariatric Surgery"

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Presenters:
Galateia Kazakia, PhD, Associate Professor in Residence in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
Elaine Yu, MD, MMSc, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Endocrine Unit, MGH/HMS

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Understand the quantification and interpretation of bone quality assessment parameters.
• Understand the benefits of 3D volumetric bone imaging over traditional 2D assessment
• Understand standard high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) analysis techniques and explore advanced analysis options
• Illustrate the clinical consequences of bariatric surgery on the skeleton using advanced imaging techniques

Webinar available: https://youtu.be/EdbbT827oVk

“Cutting the Gordian Knot: Confronting Challenges to Patient Safety in Anesthesiology”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Presenter:
Emily Methangkool, MD, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Review the story of patient safety in anesthesiology
• Discuss underlying problems in anesthesia patient safety, including the importance of having a healthy culture of safety and psychological safety
• Describe current and emerging threats to anesthesia patient safety

Webinar available: https://youtu.be/epvleJkbxf8

The Center for Faculty Development announced the creation of the Office for Senior Faculty Transitions. For the first presentation related to this new office: “Health of your Wealth, Financial check-up for Retirement Preparation.”

Nora Yousif, Financial Advisor and First Vice President of the Empower Wealth Group at RBC Wealth Management, provided a financial roadmap for those in their 50’s and 60’s to help ensure you are on track for a successful retirement transition. She discussed key insights to help protect the family’s financial well-being, reviewed how to help ensure participants are on track to retire at the targeted age, discussed advanced strategies to help maximize their future social security monthly benefit, review what they need to know as it pertains to Medicare, and point out how to avoid investing pitfalls in light of rising interest rates and a recovering economy.

Facilitator: Nora Yousif, CDFA, CFP, CPFA, is a Partner with the Empower Wealth Group of RBC Wealth Management.

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The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Presenters:
Katherine N. Bachmann, MD, MSCI, Endocrinologist and Clinical Researcher, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Nashville VA Medical Center
Laura E. Dichtel, MD, MHS, Endocrinologist, Neuroendocrine and Pituitary Clinical Center, MGH

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Understand the physiology and cardiometabolic effects of the natriuretic peptide hormone system.
• Recognize that obese individuals may experience a relative natriuretic peptide deficiency and appreciate the possible clinical implications of this.
• Appreciate that obesity is a state of relative growth hormone deficiency.
• Understand the impact of growth hormone on NAFLD-related endpoints in obesity.

Webinar available: https://youtu.be/Rw0JfJJ4MQM

When it comes time to sit down and write a manuscript of any kind, do you find many other things to do instead? Three senior faculty shared the strategies they use to leap the hurdle of procrastination and get down to writing.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Know several strategies to overcome procrastination.
• Use several techniques to identify thoughts that can lead to procrastination.
• Identify emotional sources of procrastination.

Panelists:
Andrew Nierenberg, MD, Director, Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation, MGH Professor of Psychiatry
Elyse Park, PhD, Program Director, Cancer Center Smokefree Support Service, MGH Professor of Psychiatry & Medicine
c, Former HMS Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs, CC Wang Professor of Radiation Oncology

Webinar available: CFD MS Stream (intranet)

In this session, Dr. Julie Ingelfinger, talked about optimizing your chances of acceptance into a high impact journal. By the end of the session, participants learned how to:

• Craft a workable outline for his/her report of clinical or basic research.
• Determine his/her next steps in writing a manuscript to submit to a high impact journal.
• Complete the necessary steps to complete the submission process.

Presenter: Julie Ingelfinger, MD, a long-time Deputy Editor at the New England Journal of Medicine, a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and Senior Consultant, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, MassGeneral for Children at MGH.

Webinar: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/056506c9-c5ed-47a4-9281-347f13f58097

"Definition of Success in Academic Surgery"

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Presenters:
Cassandra Kelleher, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School presented on “The Path to Success is a Long Winding Road.” Angela Gibson, MD, PhD, FACS, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin - Madison presented on “Love the Skin You’re In: My Approach to Tenure as a Surgeon Scientist.”

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Understand the current challenges facing surgeon scientists
• Identify key strategies to be successful as a surgeon scientist
• Recognize the many roles that a surgeon scientist can have in academia

Webinar available: https://youtu.be/y2yyD_Y79vs

"Neuroimaging of Resting State Activity Across Development and Brain States"

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Presenters:
Jingyuan Chen, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School presented on “Functional PET-MR imaging of ‘resting-state’ activity across wake and sleep.”
Lucille A. Moore, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Neurology, Developmental Cognition and Neuroimaging Lab, Oregon Health & Science University presented on “Individualized resting state networks in infants.”

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Learn about the advantages of using resting state data to address research questions as well as its limitations.
• Learn how resting state data can be analyzed to reveal features of neonatal brain development.
• Learn about the spatiotemporal properties of resting state activity across wake and sleep.

Webinar available: https://youtu.be/Jc45p9XACaE

The Parenting Series is an Office for Women’s Careers initiative focused on well-being and work-life balance for MGH faculty and trainee parents. Each session includes a panel of people with lived experience sharing their thoughts and stimulating discussion on a topic relevant to managing parenthood.

This panel discussion focused on fun things to do with your kids! Anne Fishel, PhD, talked about the importance of mealtimes during the pandemic, how they changed, and what the Family Dinner Project has to offer to help families harness the many nutritional, mental health, and academic benefits of shared mealtimes. Anne Levy, PhD, shared her insights into the experience of reading aloud to her three children before bedtime until they were in middle school - short and then longer books from her children’s, hers, and her parents’ generation. Rana Chudnofsky, MEd, was not recorded, but she shared the essential tools to build resilience and improve your health and quality of life, while helping support your children and teens to learn and practice their own resiliency building skills.

Panel Speakers:
Anne Fishel, PhD, Executive Director of the Family Dinner Project
Anne Levy, PhD, Senior Program Manager of the Center for Faculty Development at MGH
(not recorded) Rana Chudnofsky, MEd, Director of the PART Training Program and Resilient Youth at the Benson Henry Institute

Webinar available: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/f03c23e2-1a03-4f16-ab65-c8d7e3c6ac86

"Innovations in the Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Breast Cancer"

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Presenters:
Manisha Bahl, MD, Breast Imaging Radiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School presented on “Tomosynthesis, Contrast-Enhanced Mammography, and Artificial Intelligence to Improve the Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer”
Yolanda Bryce, MD, Director of Interventional Radiology Training Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center presented on “Cryoablation of Breast Cancer”

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the advantages of digital breast tomosynthesis and contrast-enhanced mammography over conventional digital 2D mammography.
• Review interpretive and noninterpretive artificial intelligence applications for breast imaging.
• Discuss justifications and approach for cryoablation of breast cancer.
• Describe a potential role of cryoablation in boosting immune response.

Webinar available: https://youtu.be/l1xsoDC6vM4