Embracing Failure: The Key To Success In Academic Medicine

Sunday, May 5, 2024

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 715 A

CE: Live CME: 1.5

Leader(s)

Ian Chua, MD, MHPE (he/him/his)

Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospitalist
Stanford University School of Medicine / Children's National Health
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Co-Leader(s)

MARGARITA Ramos, MD, MS (she/her/hers)

PHM Fellow
Children's National Hospital
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Gabriel Tse, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California, United States
Elizabeth Nguyen, MD (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow
Stanford Children's Hospital
Palo Alto, California, United States
Neha Shah, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Joyee Vachani, MD, M.Ed

Pediatric Hospitalist
Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, United States
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Jorge Ganem, MD (he/him/his)

PeaceHealth
Eugene, Oregon, United States

Disclosure(s):

Ian Chua, MD, MHPE: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

MARGARITA Ramos, MD, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Gabriel Tse, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Elizabeth Nguyen, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Neha H. Shah, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Joyee Vachani, MD, M.Ed: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Jorge Ganem, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Workshop

Description: Stakes are high in healthcare, with decisions having potentially life-threatening consequences. When it comes to patient care, providers often stigmatize failure and associate it with guilt and shame. Similarly, the culture of academic medicine often promotes perfectionism and success; achievement in medical training is marked by standardized exams and academic promotions are traditionally tied to productivity. However, embracing failure as a catalyst for growth is paramount in an ever-changing healthcare ecosystem. This workshop aims to equip participants with the mindset and tools necessary to address and embrace failure in both professional and personal settings.

We will draw from John C. Maxwell's "Failing Forward" framework and Amy Edmondson’s work on psychological safety to teach participants actionable strategies to identify, communicate, understand, and leverage failure for growth, both individually and as a team. This workshop will utilize multiple educational modalities by blending personal reflection, small and large group discussions, and interactive exercises including developing a failure CV. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from and share their failures with the wider audience in a psychologically safe environment. By attending this workshop, participants will gain the skills to derive meaning from their failures and learn to create an environment that embraces an open discussion and a healthier approach to mistakes.

Learning Objectives:

Articulate how varied definitions and frameworks of failure may affect professional development and team effectiveness
Reflect on personal failures according to Maxwell’s failing forward framework
Build strategies to turn failures into success in your own personal and professional development