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Panel Presentations

Professional and Personal Development

Put Me in Coach: Importance of Mentorship, Coaching, and Sponsorship

Saturday, September 28, 2024
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Location: MBCC, 214-215
CME/MOC Credit: 1
Disclosure(s):
Claire M. Lawlor, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Rahul K. Shah, MD, MBA:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Carol R. Bradford, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

John S. Schneider, MD, MA, FACS:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This panel explores the role of mentorship, coaching and sponsorship as they pertain to career development. Dr. Carol Bradford, AAO-HNS immediate past president, will discuss the role sponsorship played in her career and in becoming dean of The Ohio State School of Medicine, as well as how she sponsors mentees. Dr. Rahul Shah will address the role professional coaching played in his path to hospital administration, as well as how to seek professional assistance. Dr. Dana Thompson will discuss mentorship and sponsorship with emphasis on for under-represented minorities. Patti J. Ayers is an executive coach specializing in healthcare and the president and founder of Turning Point Consulting. She will share her 29-year coaching experience to include coaching models, benefits, and practical tips for finding a coach that meets your needs. This panel has been very well attended and received for 3 years running. Content will be updated to address new topics for 2024.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Learn to identify sponsors to help you reach your professional goals, whether they are within your specialty, hospital leadership, etc.
  2. Explore how to become a sponsor for others, including URM colleagues.
  3. Discuss what professional coaches offer and how to engage a coach.

    Moderator(s)

  • Claire M. Lawlor, MD

    Pediatric Otolaryngologist
    Boston Children's Hospital
    Arlington, VA, United States

    Disclosure(s):

    faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Panelist(s)

  • Rahul K. Shah, MD, MBA

    Senior Vice President, Hospital-Based Specialties Center, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
    Children's National Medical Center
    Potomac, MD, United States

    Disclosure(s):

    faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

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    Carol R. Bradford, MD

    Dean and Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    The Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Columbus, OH, United States

    Disclosure(s):

    faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Dana M. Thompson, MD, MS, MBA

    Professor
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    Chicago, IL, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • John S. Schneider, MD, MA, FACS

    Assistant Dean for Faculty Coaching Director of Rhinology Associate Professor
    Washington University St. Louis
    St. Louis, MO, United States

    Disclosure(s):

    faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.