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CHEST 2020 Honor Lectures and Award Nominations
Each year, CHEST honors physicians and others who are making significant or meritorious contributions to chest medicine. All honorees are recognized for advancing work in specific areas of chest medicine, mentorship, and training, furthering the work of CHEST, and more.
If you believe you have a colleague who should be recognized for their distinguished work, please submit a nomination. Those selected for an annual award and honor lecture will be featured at CHEST 2020 in Chicago.
Deadline: Monday, January 6, 2020
Questions? Please contact Emily Petraglia, Manager, Volunteer Engagement ([email protected]).
The following awards are now open for nominations:
Annual Awards
College Medalist Award
Distinguished Service AwardMaster FCCP
Honor and Memorial Lectures
Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, Master FCCP/Master Teacher Endowed Honor Lecture.
Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical CareMurray Kornfeld Memorial Founders Award
Distinguished Scientist Honor Lecture in Cardiopulmonary PhysiologyPasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture in Interventional MedicineMargaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical VentilationThomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture
Educator Awards
Early Career Clinician Educator
Master Clinician Educator
Each year, CHEST honors physicians and others who are making significant or meritorious contributions to chest medicine. All honorees are recognized for advancing work in specific areas of chest medicine, mentorship, and training, furthering the work of CHEST, and more.
If you believe you have a colleague who should be recognized for their distinguished work, please submit a nomination. Those selected for an annual award and honor lecture will be featured at CHEST 2020 in Chicago.
Deadline: Monday, January 6, 2020
Questions? Please contact Emily Petraglia, Manager, Volunteer Engagement ([email protected]).
The following awards are now open for nominations:
Annual Awards
College Medalist Award
Distinguished Service AwardMaster FCCP
Honor and Memorial Lectures
Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, Master FCCP/Master Teacher Endowed Honor Lecture.
Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical CareMurray Kornfeld Memorial Founders Award
Distinguished Scientist Honor Lecture in Cardiopulmonary PhysiologyPasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture in Interventional MedicineMargaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical VentilationThomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture
Educator Awards
Early Career Clinician Educator
Master Clinician Educator
Each year, CHEST honors physicians and others who are making significant or meritorious contributions to chest medicine. All honorees are recognized for advancing work in specific areas of chest medicine, mentorship, and training, furthering the work of CHEST, and more.
If you believe you have a colleague who should be recognized for their distinguished work, please submit a nomination. Those selected for an annual award and honor lecture will be featured at CHEST 2020 in Chicago.
Deadline: Monday, January 6, 2020
Questions? Please contact Emily Petraglia, Manager, Volunteer Engagement ([email protected]).
The following awards are now open for nominations:
Annual Awards
College Medalist Award
Distinguished Service AwardMaster FCCP
Honor and Memorial Lectures
Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, Master FCCP/Master Teacher Endowed Honor Lecture.
Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical CareMurray Kornfeld Memorial Founders Award
Distinguished Scientist Honor Lecture in Cardiopulmonary PhysiologyPasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture in Interventional MedicineMargaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical VentilationThomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture
Educator Awards
Early Career Clinician Educator
Master Clinician Educator
November is National Diabetes Month
November is National Diabetes Month, which gives SVS members the perfect opportunity to further educate their patients and loved ones with the SVS Foundation Patient flier on diabetes and vascular disease. These are available in both English and Spanish and can be downloaded instantly. You may also send patients and referrers to our Diabetes and Vascular Disease page. This holds several resources that might be useful for education purposes. Spread awareness and education using the many resources the SVS has to offer.
November is National Diabetes Month, which gives SVS members the perfect opportunity to further educate their patients and loved ones with the SVS Foundation Patient flier on diabetes and vascular disease. These are available in both English and Spanish and can be downloaded instantly. You may also send patients and referrers to our Diabetes and Vascular Disease page. This holds several resources that might be useful for education purposes. Spread awareness and education using the many resources the SVS has to offer.
November is National Diabetes Month, which gives SVS members the perfect opportunity to further educate their patients and loved ones with the SVS Foundation Patient flier on diabetes and vascular disease. These are available in both English and Spanish and can be downloaded instantly. You may also send patients and referrers to our Diabetes and Vascular Disease page. This holds several resources that might be useful for education purposes. Spread awareness and education using the many resources the SVS has to offer.
Find Support on SVSConnect
SVSConnect gives members an opportunity to share tough cases, discuss new breakthroughs in the industry and/or seek trusty advice from other professionals. Currently a post about Peer Support through the new SVS Member Support Program is one of the many discussions that users are engaging in. This post kicks off a series of discussion posts by the SVS Wellness Task Force, in collaboration with SurgeonMasters, that will focus on improving surgeons’ well-being, practice performance and patient outcomes. It is recommended that all who access SVSConnect on their mobile device download the app. This is the most user-friendly way to access the community and is an easy download. Follow the steps on this PDF to download the app. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
SVSConnect gives members an opportunity to share tough cases, discuss new breakthroughs in the industry and/or seek trusty advice from other professionals. Currently a post about Peer Support through the new SVS Member Support Program is one of the many discussions that users are engaging in. This post kicks off a series of discussion posts by the SVS Wellness Task Force, in collaboration with SurgeonMasters, that will focus on improving surgeons’ well-being, practice performance and patient outcomes. It is recommended that all who access SVSConnect on their mobile device download the app. This is the most user-friendly way to access the community and is an easy download. Follow the steps on this PDF to download the app. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
SVSConnect gives members an opportunity to share tough cases, discuss new breakthroughs in the industry and/or seek trusty advice from other professionals. Currently a post about Peer Support through the new SVS Member Support Program is one of the many discussions that users are engaging in. This post kicks off a series of discussion posts by the SVS Wellness Task Force, in collaboration with SurgeonMasters, that will focus on improving surgeons’ well-being, practice performance and patient outcomes. It is recommended that all who access SVSConnect on their mobile device download the app. This is the most user-friendly way to access the community and is an easy download. Follow the steps on this PDF to download the app. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
Submit Your Abstract For VAM 2020
Abstracts and videos for the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting will be accepted now through January 15. The submission process may be completed on a smartphone or tablet computer. The Video Committee encourages submissions in areas such as dialysis access, lower extremity revascularization, surgical bypass procedures, venous interventions, management of adverse events and more. Read more and begin the submission process here.
Abstracts and videos for the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting will be accepted now through January 15. The submission process may be completed on a smartphone or tablet computer. The Video Committee encourages submissions in areas such as dialysis access, lower extremity revascularization, surgical bypass procedures, venous interventions, management of adverse events and more. Read more and begin the submission process here.
Abstracts and videos for the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting will be accepted now through January 15. The submission process may be completed on a smartphone or tablet computer. The Video Committee encourages submissions in areas such as dialysis access, lower extremity revascularization, surgical bypass procedures, venous interventions, management of adverse events and more. Read more and begin the submission process here.
Environmental Scan: Drivers of social, political and environmental change
We are living through an era of rapidly accelerated social, political, and environmental change. Spiraling costs of medical care, consumer activism around health care delivery, an aging population, and growing evidence of climate change are just some of the big currents of change. These trends are national and global in scope, and as such, far beyond any one profession or sector to shape or control. It remains for the medical profession to understand the currents of the time and adapt in order to thrive in the future.
Regulatory environment in flux
Hospitals and clinicians continue to struggle with a regulatory framework designed to improve higher quality of care yet may be creating additional barriers to access and efficiency. The passionate debate about health care costs and coverage is ongoing at the national level and appears to be a central issue on the minds of voters. Although the outcome of the debate cannot be foreseen, it will be left to the medical profession to maintain standards of care. Although the Affordable Care Act may not be repealed, the federal government’s role may diminish as policy is likely to be made by state politicians and bureaucrats.1 As a result, organizations operating in multiple states may find it difficult to develop organization-wide business strategies. And with the shift to value-based reimbursement and issues related to data breaches regarding private patient health care information, many health care professionals will need better support and documentation tools to remain compliant. This puts a large burden on medical organizations to invest even more in information technology, data management systems, and a wide range of training up and down the organizational chart. Keeping up with the needs of physicians for secure data management will be costly but critical.
Patients will feel climate change
Environmental factors affecting the air we breathe are of primary concern for patients with a broad range of cardiorespiratory conditions.2 Healthy but vulnerable infants, children, pregnant women, and the elderly may also feel the effects.3 Air pollution, increased levels of pollen and ground-level ozone, and wildfire smoke are all tied to climate change and all can have a direct impact on the patients seen by chest physicians.4 Individuals exposed to these environmental conditions may experience diminished lung function, resulting in increased hospital admissions.
Keeping up with the latest research on probable health impacts of these environmental trends will be on the agenda of most chest physicians.5 Professional societies will need to prepare to serve the educational needs of members in this regard. Continuing education content on these topics will be needed. The field will respond with new diagnostic tools and new treatments.6 Climate change may be a global-level phenomenon, but for many chest physicians, it means treating increasing numbers of patients affected by pulmonary disease.
Mind the generation gap
The population in the United States is primarily under the age of 65 years (84%), but the number of older citizens is on the rise. In 2016, there were 49.2 million people age 65 or older, and this number is projected to almost double to 98 million in 2060. The 85-and-over population is projected to more than double from 6.4 million in 2016 to 14.6 million in 2040 (a 129% increase).7
The medical needs of the aging population are already part of most medical institution’s planning but the current uncertainty in the health insurance market and the potential changes in Medicare coverage, not to mention the well-documented upcoming physician shortage, are complicating the planning process.8 Almost all acknowledge the “graying” of the population, but current approaches may not be sufficient given the projected the scale of the problems such as major increases in patients with chronic illnesses and the need for upscaling long-term geriatric care.
Planning for treating a growing elderly population shouldn’t mean ignoring some trends appearing among the younger population. E-cigarette use among middle- and high-school students may be creating millions of future patients with lung damage and nicotine addictions.9 Government intervention in this smoking epidemic is lagging behind the rapid spread of this unhealthy habit among young people.10 In 2019, health coverage of adults has begun to decline again after a decade of gains, and the possibility of this becoming a long-term trend has to be considered in planning for their treatment.11,12
References
1. Statistica. “Affordable Care Act - Statistics & Facts,” Matej Mikulic. 2019 Aug 14.
2. American Public Health Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018). Climate Change Decreases the Quality of the Air We Breathe. Accessed 2019 Oct 7.
3. JAMA. 2019 Aug 13;322(6):546-56. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.10255.
4. Lelieveld J et al. Cardiovascular disease burden from ambient air pollution in Europe reassessed using novel hazard ratio functions. Eur Heart J. 2019;40(20); 1590-6. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz135
5. European Respiratory Society. CME Online: Air pollution and respiratory health. 2018 Jun 21.
6. Environmental Protection Agency. “Particle Pollution and Your Patients’ Health,” Continuing Education for Particle Pollution Course. 2019 May 13.
7. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Administration on Aging. 2017 Profile of Older Americans. Accessed 2019 Oct 7.
8. Association of American Medical Colleges. Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projection from 2017 to 2032. 2019 Apr.
9. Miech R et al. Trends in Adolescent Vaping, 2017-2019. N Eng J Med. 2019 Sep 18. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1910739
10. Ned Sharpless, MD, Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner. “How the FDA is Regulating E-Cigarettes,” 2019 Sep 10.
11. Congressional Budget Office. Federal Subsidies for Health Insurance Coverage for People Under Age 65: 2019 to 2029. Washington D;C.: GPO, 2029
12. Galewitz P. “Breaking a 10-year streak, the number of uninsured Americans rises.” Internal Medicine News, 2019 Sep 11.
Note: Background research performed by Avenue M Group.
CHEST Inspiration is a collection of programmatic initiatives developed by the American College of Chest Physicians leadership and aimed at stimulating and encouraging innovation within the association. One of the components of CHEST Inspiration is the Environmental Scan, a series of articles focusing on the internal and external environmental factors that bear on success currently and in the future. See “Envisioning the Future: The CHEST Environmental Scan,” CHEST Physician, June 2019, p. 44, for an introduction to the series.
We are living through an era of rapidly accelerated social, political, and environmental change. Spiraling costs of medical care, consumer activism around health care delivery, an aging population, and growing evidence of climate change are just some of the big currents of change. These trends are national and global in scope, and as such, far beyond any one profession or sector to shape or control. It remains for the medical profession to understand the currents of the time and adapt in order to thrive in the future.
Regulatory environment in flux
Hospitals and clinicians continue to struggle with a regulatory framework designed to improve higher quality of care yet may be creating additional barriers to access and efficiency. The passionate debate about health care costs and coverage is ongoing at the national level and appears to be a central issue on the minds of voters. Although the outcome of the debate cannot be foreseen, it will be left to the medical profession to maintain standards of care. Although the Affordable Care Act may not be repealed, the federal government’s role may diminish as policy is likely to be made by state politicians and bureaucrats.1 As a result, organizations operating in multiple states may find it difficult to develop organization-wide business strategies. And with the shift to value-based reimbursement and issues related to data breaches regarding private patient health care information, many health care professionals will need better support and documentation tools to remain compliant. This puts a large burden on medical organizations to invest even more in information technology, data management systems, and a wide range of training up and down the organizational chart. Keeping up with the needs of physicians for secure data management will be costly but critical.
Patients will feel climate change
Environmental factors affecting the air we breathe are of primary concern for patients with a broad range of cardiorespiratory conditions.2 Healthy but vulnerable infants, children, pregnant women, and the elderly may also feel the effects.3 Air pollution, increased levels of pollen and ground-level ozone, and wildfire smoke are all tied to climate change and all can have a direct impact on the patients seen by chest physicians.4 Individuals exposed to these environmental conditions may experience diminished lung function, resulting in increased hospital admissions.
Keeping up with the latest research on probable health impacts of these environmental trends will be on the agenda of most chest physicians.5 Professional societies will need to prepare to serve the educational needs of members in this regard. Continuing education content on these topics will be needed. The field will respond with new diagnostic tools and new treatments.6 Climate change may be a global-level phenomenon, but for many chest physicians, it means treating increasing numbers of patients affected by pulmonary disease.
Mind the generation gap
The population in the United States is primarily under the age of 65 years (84%), but the number of older citizens is on the rise. In 2016, there were 49.2 million people age 65 or older, and this number is projected to almost double to 98 million in 2060. The 85-and-over population is projected to more than double from 6.4 million in 2016 to 14.6 million in 2040 (a 129% increase).7
The medical needs of the aging population are already part of most medical institution’s planning but the current uncertainty in the health insurance market and the potential changes in Medicare coverage, not to mention the well-documented upcoming physician shortage, are complicating the planning process.8 Almost all acknowledge the “graying” of the population, but current approaches may not be sufficient given the projected the scale of the problems such as major increases in patients with chronic illnesses and the need for upscaling long-term geriatric care.
Planning for treating a growing elderly population shouldn’t mean ignoring some trends appearing among the younger population. E-cigarette use among middle- and high-school students may be creating millions of future patients with lung damage and nicotine addictions.9 Government intervention in this smoking epidemic is lagging behind the rapid spread of this unhealthy habit among young people.10 In 2019, health coverage of adults has begun to decline again after a decade of gains, and the possibility of this becoming a long-term trend has to be considered in planning for their treatment.11,12
References
1. Statistica. “Affordable Care Act - Statistics & Facts,” Matej Mikulic. 2019 Aug 14.
2. American Public Health Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018). Climate Change Decreases the Quality of the Air We Breathe. Accessed 2019 Oct 7.
3. JAMA. 2019 Aug 13;322(6):546-56. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.10255.
4. Lelieveld J et al. Cardiovascular disease burden from ambient air pollution in Europe reassessed using novel hazard ratio functions. Eur Heart J. 2019;40(20); 1590-6. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz135
5. European Respiratory Society. CME Online: Air pollution and respiratory health. 2018 Jun 21.
6. Environmental Protection Agency. “Particle Pollution and Your Patients’ Health,” Continuing Education for Particle Pollution Course. 2019 May 13.
7. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Administration on Aging. 2017 Profile of Older Americans. Accessed 2019 Oct 7.
8. Association of American Medical Colleges. Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projection from 2017 to 2032. 2019 Apr.
9. Miech R et al. Trends in Adolescent Vaping, 2017-2019. N Eng J Med. 2019 Sep 18. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1910739
10. Ned Sharpless, MD, Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner. “How the FDA is Regulating E-Cigarettes,” 2019 Sep 10.
11. Congressional Budget Office. Federal Subsidies for Health Insurance Coverage for People Under Age 65: 2019 to 2029. Washington D;C.: GPO, 2029
12. Galewitz P. “Breaking a 10-year streak, the number of uninsured Americans rises.” Internal Medicine News, 2019 Sep 11.
Note: Background research performed by Avenue M Group.
CHEST Inspiration is a collection of programmatic initiatives developed by the American College of Chest Physicians leadership and aimed at stimulating and encouraging innovation within the association. One of the components of CHEST Inspiration is the Environmental Scan, a series of articles focusing on the internal and external environmental factors that bear on success currently and in the future. See “Envisioning the Future: The CHEST Environmental Scan,” CHEST Physician, June 2019, p. 44, for an introduction to the series.
We are living through an era of rapidly accelerated social, political, and environmental change. Spiraling costs of medical care, consumer activism around health care delivery, an aging population, and growing evidence of climate change are just some of the big currents of change. These trends are national and global in scope, and as such, far beyond any one profession or sector to shape or control. It remains for the medical profession to understand the currents of the time and adapt in order to thrive in the future.
Regulatory environment in flux
Hospitals and clinicians continue to struggle with a regulatory framework designed to improve higher quality of care yet may be creating additional barriers to access and efficiency. The passionate debate about health care costs and coverage is ongoing at the national level and appears to be a central issue on the minds of voters. Although the outcome of the debate cannot be foreseen, it will be left to the medical profession to maintain standards of care. Although the Affordable Care Act may not be repealed, the federal government’s role may diminish as policy is likely to be made by state politicians and bureaucrats.1 As a result, organizations operating in multiple states may find it difficult to develop organization-wide business strategies. And with the shift to value-based reimbursement and issues related to data breaches regarding private patient health care information, many health care professionals will need better support and documentation tools to remain compliant. This puts a large burden on medical organizations to invest even more in information technology, data management systems, and a wide range of training up and down the organizational chart. Keeping up with the needs of physicians for secure data management will be costly but critical.
Patients will feel climate change
Environmental factors affecting the air we breathe are of primary concern for patients with a broad range of cardiorespiratory conditions.2 Healthy but vulnerable infants, children, pregnant women, and the elderly may also feel the effects.3 Air pollution, increased levels of pollen and ground-level ozone, and wildfire smoke are all tied to climate change and all can have a direct impact on the patients seen by chest physicians.4 Individuals exposed to these environmental conditions may experience diminished lung function, resulting in increased hospital admissions.
Keeping up with the latest research on probable health impacts of these environmental trends will be on the agenda of most chest physicians.5 Professional societies will need to prepare to serve the educational needs of members in this regard. Continuing education content on these topics will be needed. The field will respond with new diagnostic tools and new treatments.6 Climate change may be a global-level phenomenon, but for many chest physicians, it means treating increasing numbers of patients affected by pulmonary disease.
Mind the generation gap
The population in the United States is primarily under the age of 65 years (84%), but the number of older citizens is on the rise. In 2016, there were 49.2 million people age 65 or older, and this number is projected to almost double to 98 million in 2060. The 85-and-over population is projected to more than double from 6.4 million in 2016 to 14.6 million in 2040 (a 129% increase).7
The medical needs of the aging population are already part of most medical institution’s planning but the current uncertainty in the health insurance market and the potential changes in Medicare coverage, not to mention the well-documented upcoming physician shortage, are complicating the planning process.8 Almost all acknowledge the “graying” of the population, but current approaches may not be sufficient given the projected the scale of the problems such as major increases in patients with chronic illnesses and the need for upscaling long-term geriatric care.
Planning for treating a growing elderly population shouldn’t mean ignoring some trends appearing among the younger population. E-cigarette use among middle- and high-school students may be creating millions of future patients with lung damage and nicotine addictions.9 Government intervention in this smoking epidemic is lagging behind the rapid spread of this unhealthy habit among young people.10 In 2019, health coverage of adults has begun to decline again after a decade of gains, and the possibility of this becoming a long-term trend has to be considered in planning for their treatment.11,12
References
1. Statistica. “Affordable Care Act - Statistics & Facts,” Matej Mikulic. 2019 Aug 14.
2. American Public Health Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018). Climate Change Decreases the Quality of the Air We Breathe. Accessed 2019 Oct 7.
3. JAMA. 2019 Aug 13;322(6):546-56. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.10255.
4. Lelieveld J et al. Cardiovascular disease burden from ambient air pollution in Europe reassessed using novel hazard ratio functions. Eur Heart J. 2019;40(20); 1590-6. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz135
5. European Respiratory Society. CME Online: Air pollution and respiratory health. 2018 Jun 21.
6. Environmental Protection Agency. “Particle Pollution and Your Patients’ Health,” Continuing Education for Particle Pollution Course. 2019 May 13.
7. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Administration on Aging. 2017 Profile of Older Americans. Accessed 2019 Oct 7.
8. Association of American Medical Colleges. Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projection from 2017 to 2032. 2019 Apr.
9. Miech R et al. Trends in Adolescent Vaping, 2017-2019. N Eng J Med. 2019 Sep 18. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1910739
10. Ned Sharpless, MD, Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner. “How the FDA is Regulating E-Cigarettes,” 2019 Sep 10.
11. Congressional Budget Office. Federal Subsidies for Health Insurance Coverage for People Under Age 65: 2019 to 2029. Washington D;C.: GPO, 2029
12. Galewitz P. “Breaking a 10-year streak, the number of uninsured Americans rises.” Internal Medicine News, 2019 Sep 11.
Note: Background research performed by Avenue M Group.
CHEST Inspiration is a collection of programmatic initiatives developed by the American College of Chest Physicians leadership and aimed at stimulating and encouraging innovation within the association. One of the components of CHEST Inspiration is the Environmental Scan, a series of articles focusing on the internal and external environmental factors that bear on success currently and in the future. See “Envisioning the Future: The CHEST Environmental Scan,” CHEST Physician, June 2019, p. 44, for an introduction to the series.
How to carve out a career as an educator during fellowship
Editor’s Note - As CHEST has just awarded the designation of Distinguished CHEST Educator (DCE) to 173 honorees at CHEST 2019 in New Orleans, this blog reminds fellows to start early to pursue a clinician educator role throughout their career.
While fellowship training is a time to continue building the foundation of expert clinical knowledge, it also offers an opportunity to start assembling a portfolio as a clinician educator. It takes time to compile educational scholarship and to establish a reputation within the communities of both teachers and learners, so it pays to get a head start. Moreover, it also takes time to master techniques for effective teaching to become that outstanding educator that you once looked up to as a medical student or resident. Below are some things that I found helpful in jump-starting that path during fellowship training.
Find a Capable Mentor
As with any sort of career planning, mentorship is key. Mentorship can open doors to expand your network and introduce opportunities for scholarship activities. Find a mentor who shares similar views and values with something that you feel passionate about. If you are planning on starting a scholarly project, make sure that your mentor has the background suited to help you maximize the experience and offer you the tools needed to achieve that end.
Determine What You Are Passionate About
Medical education is a vast field. Try to find something in medical education that is meaningful to you, whether it be in undergraduate medical education or graduate medical education or something else altogether. You want to be able to set yourself up for success, so the work has to be worthwhile.
Seek Out Opportunities to Teach
There are always opportunities to teach whether it entails precepting medical students on patient interviews or going over pulmonary/critical care topics at resident noon conferences. What I have found is that active participation in teaching opportunities tends to open a cascade of doors to more teaching opportunities.
Look for Opportunities to Be Involved in Educational Committees
Medical education, much like medicine, is a highly changing field. Leadership in medical education is always looking for resident/fellow representatives to bring new life and perspective to educational initiatives. Most of these opportunities do not require too much of a time commitment, and most committees often meet on a once-monthly basis. However, it connects you with faculty who are part of the leadership who can guide and help set you up for future success in medical education. During residency, I was able to take part in the intern curriculum committee to advise the direction of intern report. Now as a fellow, I’ve been able to meet many faculty and fellows with similar interests as mine in the CHEST Trainee Work Group.
Engage in Scholarly Activities
It is one thing to have a portfolio detailing teaching experiences, but it is another thing to have demonstrated published works in the space of medical education. It shows long-term promise as a clinician educator, and it shows leadership potential in advancing the field. It doesn’t take much to produce publications in medical education—there are always journals who look for trainees to contribute to the field whether it be an editorial or systematic review or innovative ideas.
About the Author
Justin K. Lui, MD, is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is currently a second-year pulmonary and critical care medicine fellow at Boston University School of Medicine.
Reprinted from CHEST’s Thought Leader’s Blog, July 2019. This post is part of Our Life as a Fellow blog post series and includes “fellow life lessons” from current trainees in leadership with CHEST.
Editor’s Note - As CHEST has just awarded the designation of Distinguished CHEST Educator (DCE) to 173 honorees at CHEST 2019 in New Orleans, this blog reminds fellows to start early to pursue a clinician educator role throughout their career.
While fellowship training is a time to continue building the foundation of expert clinical knowledge, it also offers an opportunity to start assembling a portfolio as a clinician educator. It takes time to compile educational scholarship and to establish a reputation within the communities of both teachers and learners, so it pays to get a head start. Moreover, it also takes time to master techniques for effective teaching to become that outstanding educator that you once looked up to as a medical student or resident. Below are some things that I found helpful in jump-starting that path during fellowship training.
Find a Capable Mentor
As with any sort of career planning, mentorship is key. Mentorship can open doors to expand your network and introduce opportunities for scholarship activities. Find a mentor who shares similar views and values with something that you feel passionate about. If you are planning on starting a scholarly project, make sure that your mentor has the background suited to help you maximize the experience and offer you the tools needed to achieve that end.
Determine What You Are Passionate About
Medical education is a vast field. Try to find something in medical education that is meaningful to you, whether it be in undergraduate medical education or graduate medical education or something else altogether. You want to be able to set yourself up for success, so the work has to be worthwhile.
Seek Out Opportunities to Teach
There are always opportunities to teach whether it entails precepting medical students on patient interviews or going over pulmonary/critical care topics at resident noon conferences. What I have found is that active participation in teaching opportunities tends to open a cascade of doors to more teaching opportunities.
Look for Opportunities to Be Involved in Educational Committees
Medical education, much like medicine, is a highly changing field. Leadership in medical education is always looking for resident/fellow representatives to bring new life and perspective to educational initiatives. Most of these opportunities do not require too much of a time commitment, and most committees often meet on a once-monthly basis. However, it connects you with faculty who are part of the leadership who can guide and help set you up for future success in medical education. During residency, I was able to take part in the intern curriculum committee to advise the direction of intern report. Now as a fellow, I’ve been able to meet many faculty and fellows with similar interests as mine in the CHEST Trainee Work Group.
Engage in Scholarly Activities
It is one thing to have a portfolio detailing teaching experiences, but it is another thing to have demonstrated published works in the space of medical education. It shows long-term promise as a clinician educator, and it shows leadership potential in advancing the field. It doesn’t take much to produce publications in medical education—there are always journals who look for trainees to contribute to the field whether it be an editorial or systematic review or innovative ideas.
About the Author
Justin K. Lui, MD, is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is currently a second-year pulmonary and critical care medicine fellow at Boston University School of Medicine.
Reprinted from CHEST’s Thought Leader’s Blog, July 2019. This post is part of Our Life as a Fellow blog post series and includes “fellow life lessons” from current trainees in leadership with CHEST.
Editor’s Note - As CHEST has just awarded the designation of Distinguished CHEST Educator (DCE) to 173 honorees at CHEST 2019 in New Orleans, this blog reminds fellows to start early to pursue a clinician educator role throughout their career.
While fellowship training is a time to continue building the foundation of expert clinical knowledge, it also offers an opportunity to start assembling a portfolio as a clinician educator. It takes time to compile educational scholarship and to establish a reputation within the communities of both teachers and learners, so it pays to get a head start. Moreover, it also takes time to master techniques for effective teaching to become that outstanding educator that you once looked up to as a medical student or resident. Below are some things that I found helpful in jump-starting that path during fellowship training.
Find a Capable Mentor
As with any sort of career planning, mentorship is key. Mentorship can open doors to expand your network and introduce opportunities for scholarship activities. Find a mentor who shares similar views and values with something that you feel passionate about. If you are planning on starting a scholarly project, make sure that your mentor has the background suited to help you maximize the experience and offer you the tools needed to achieve that end.
Determine What You Are Passionate About
Medical education is a vast field. Try to find something in medical education that is meaningful to you, whether it be in undergraduate medical education or graduate medical education or something else altogether. You want to be able to set yourself up for success, so the work has to be worthwhile.
Seek Out Opportunities to Teach
There are always opportunities to teach whether it entails precepting medical students on patient interviews or going over pulmonary/critical care topics at resident noon conferences. What I have found is that active participation in teaching opportunities tends to open a cascade of doors to more teaching opportunities.
Look for Opportunities to Be Involved in Educational Committees
Medical education, much like medicine, is a highly changing field. Leadership in medical education is always looking for resident/fellow representatives to bring new life and perspective to educational initiatives. Most of these opportunities do not require too much of a time commitment, and most committees often meet on a once-monthly basis. However, it connects you with faculty who are part of the leadership who can guide and help set you up for future success in medical education. During residency, I was able to take part in the intern curriculum committee to advise the direction of intern report. Now as a fellow, I’ve been able to meet many faculty and fellows with similar interests as mine in the CHEST Trainee Work Group.
Engage in Scholarly Activities
It is one thing to have a portfolio detailing teaching experiences, but it is another thing to have demonstrated published works in the space of medical education. It shows long-term promise as a clinician educator, and it shows leadership potential in advancing the field. It doesn’t take much to produce publications in medical education—there are always journals who look for trainees to contribute to the field whether it be an editorial or systematic review or innovative ideas.
About the Author
Justin K. Lui, MD, is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is currently a second-year pulmonary and critical care medicine fellow at Boston University School of Medicine.
Reprinted from CHEST’s Thought Leader’s Blog, July 2019. This post is part of Our Life as a Fellow blog post series and includes “fellow life lessons” from current trainees in leadership with CHEST.
Meet the new CHEST® journal Deputy Editors
Christopher L. Carroll, MD, MS, FCCP
Dr. Carroll is a pediatric critical care physician at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Carroll has a long-standing interest in social media and its use in academic medicine and medical education. He was an early adopter of social media in pulmonary and critical care medicine,and researches the use of social media in academic medicine. Dr. Carroll has served on numerous committees within CHEST, including most recently as Trustee of the CHEST Foundation and Chair of the Critical Care NetWork. Before being appointed Deputy Editor for Web and Multimedia for the journal CHEST, Dr. Carroll served as Social Media Section Editor from 2012-2018, and then Web and Multimedia Editor for the journal. He also co-chairs the Social Media Workgroup for CHEST. When not working or tweeting, Dr. Carroll can be found camping with his Boy Scout troop and parenting three amazingly nerdy and talented children who are fortunate to take after their grandparents.
Darcy D. Marciniuk, MD, FCCP
Dr. Marciniuk is a Professor of Respirology, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and Associate Vice-President Research at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. He is recognized internationally as an expert and leader in clinical exercise physiology, COPD, and pulmonary rehabilitation. Dr. Marciniuk is a Past President of CHEST and served as a founding Steering Committee member of Canada’s National Lung Health Framework, member and Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Respirology Examination Board, President of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS), and Co-Chair of the 2016 CHEST World Congress and 2005 CHEST Annual Meeting. He was the lead author of three COPD clinical practice guidelines, a panel member of international clinical practice guidelines in COPD, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and pulmonary rehabilitation, and was a co-author of the published joint Canadian Thoracic Society/CHEST clinical practice guideline on preventing acute exacerbations of COPD.Susan Murin, MD, MSc, MBA, FCCP
Dr. Murin is currently serving as Vice-Dean for Clinical Affairs and Executive Director of the UC Davis Practice Management Group. She previously served as Program Director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs at UC Davis. Her past national service has included membership on the ACGME’s Internal Medicine RRC, Chair of the Pulmonary Medicine test-writing committee for the ABIM, and Chair of the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors. She has a long history of service to the college in a variety of roles and served as an Associate Editor of the CHEST journal or 14 years. Dr. Murin’s research has been focused in two areas: epidemiology of venous thromboembolism and the effects of smoking on the natural history of breast cancer. She remains active in clinical care and teaching at both UC Davis and the Northern California VA. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her three grown children, scuba diving, and tennis.
Christopher L. Carroll, MD, MS, FCCP
Dr. Carroll is a pediatric critical care physician at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Carroll has a long-standing interest in social media and its use in academic medicine and medical education. He was an early adopter of social media in pulmonary and critical care medicine,and researches the use of social media in academic medicine. Dr. Carroll has served on numerous committees within CHEST, including most recently as Trustee of the CHEST Foundation and Chair of the Critical Care NetWork. Before being appointed Deputy Editor for Web and Multimedia for the journal CHEST, Dr. Carroll served as Social Media Section Editor from 2012-2018, and then Web and Multimedia Editor for the journal. He also co-chairs the Social Media Workgroup for CHEST. When not working or tweeting, Dr. Carroll can be found camping with his Boy Scout troop and parenting three amazingly nerdy and talented children who are fortunate to take after their grandparents.
Darcy D. Marciniuk, MD, FCCP
Dr. Marciniuk is a Professor of Respirology, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and Associate Vice-President Research at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. He is recognized internationally as an expert and leader in clinical exercise physiology, COPD, and pulmonary rehabilitation. Dr. Marciniuk is a Past President of CHEST and served as a founding Steering Committee member of Canada’s National Lung Health Framework, member and Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Respirology Examination Board, President of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS), and Co-Chair of the 2016 CHEST World Congress and 2005 CHEST Annual Meeting. He was the lead author of three COPD clinical practice guidelines, a panel member of international clinical practice guidelines in COPD, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and pulmonary rehabilitation, and was a co-author of the published joint Canadian Thoracic Society/CHEST clinical practice guideline on preventing acute exacerbations of COPD.Susan Murin, MD, MSc, MBA, FCCP
Dr. Murin is currently serving as Vice-Dean for Clinical Affairs and Executive Director of the UC Davis Practice Management Group. She previously served as Program Director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs at UC Davis. Her past national service has included membership on the ACGME’s Internal Medicine RRC, Chair of the Pulmonary Medicine test-writing committee for the ABIM, and Chair of the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors. She has a long history of service to the college in a variety of roles and served as an Associate Editor of the CHEST journal or 14 years. Dr. Murin’s research has been focused in two areas: epidemiology of venous thromboembolism and the effects of smoking on the natural history of breast cancer. She remains active in clinical care and teaching at both UC Davis and the Northern California VA. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her three grown children, scuba diving, and tennis.
Christopher L. Carroll, MD, MS, FCCP
Dr. Carroll is a pediatric critical care physician at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Carroll has a long-standing interest in social media and its use in academic medicine and medical education. He was an early adopter of social media in pulmonary and critical care medicine,and researches the use of social media in academic medicine. Dr. Carroll has served on numerous committees within CHEST, including most recently as Trustee of the CHEST Foundation and Chair of the Critical Care NetWork. Before being appointed Deputy Editor for Web and Multimedia for the journal CHEST, Dr. Carroll served as Social Media Section Editor from 2012-2018, and then Web and Multimedia Editor for the journal. He also co-chairs the Social Media Workgroup for CHEST. When not working or tweeting, Dr. Carroll can be found camping with his Boy Scout troop and parenting three amazingly nerdy and talented children who are fortunate to take after their grandparents.
Darcy D. Marciniuk, MD, FCCP
Dr. Marciniuk is a Professor of Respirology, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and Associate Vice-President Research at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. He is recognized internationally as an expert and leader in clinical exercise physiology, COPD, and pulmonary rehabilitation. Dr. Marciniuk is a Past President of CHEST and served as a founding Steering Committee member of Canada’s National Lung Health Framework, member and Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Respirology Examination Board, President of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS), and Co-Chair of the 2016 CHEST World Congress and 2005 CHEST Annual Meeting. He was the lead author of three COPD clinical practice guidelines, a panel member of international clinical practice guidelines in COPD, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and pulmonary rehabilitation, and was a co-author of the published joint Canadian Thoracic Society/CHEST clinical practice guideline on preventing acute exacerbations of COPD.Susan Murin, MD, MSc, MBA, FCCP
Dr. Murin is currently serving as Vice-Dean for Clinical Affairs and Executive Director of the UC Davis Practice Management Group. She previously served as Program Director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs at UC Davis. Her past national service has included membership on the ACGME’s Internal Medicine RRC, Chair of the Pulmonary Medicine test-writing committee for the ABIM, and Chair of the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors. She has a long history of service to the college in a variety of roles and served as an Associate Editor of the CHEST journal or 14 years. Dr. Murin’s research has been focused in two areas: epidemiology of venous thromboembolism and the effects of smoking on the natural history of breast cancer. She remains active in clinical care and teaching at both UC Davis and the Northern California VA. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her three grown children, scuba diving, and tennis.
VRIC Abstract Submission Site Now Open
The Vascular Research Initiatives Conference emphasizes emerging vascular science and encourages interactive participation of attendees. Scheduled the day before Vascular Discovery Scientific Sessions, VRIC is considered a key event for connecting with vascular researchers. Join us for the 2020 program "VRIC Chicago 2020: From Discovery to Translation." The SVS is now accepting abstracts for the program and will continue through January 7. Submit your abstract now and be a part of this important event for vascular researchers.
The Vascular Research Initiatives Conference emphasizes emerging vascular science and encourages interactive participation of attendees. Scheduled the day before Vascular Discovery Scientific Sessions, VRIC is considered a key event for connecting with vascular researchers. Join us for the 2020 program "VRIC Chicago 2020: From Discovery to Translation." The SVS is now accepting abstracts for the program and will continue through January 7. Submit your abstract now and be a part of this important event for vascular researchers.
The Vascular Research Initiatives Conference emphasizes emerging vascular science and encourages interactive participation of attendees. Scheduled the day before Vascular Discovery Scientific Sessions, VRIC is considered a key event for connecting with vascular researchers. Join us for the 2020 program "VRIC Chicago 2020: From Discovery to Translation." The SVS is now accepting abstracts for the program and will continue through January 7. Submit your abstract now and be a part of this important event for vascular researchers.
Register for Community Practice Committee Webinar
The SVS' Community Practice Committee will hold a webinar, Credentialing and Privileging for New Procedures and Technologies, on Tuesday, November 12th from 7-8pm CT. The webinar will focus on critical elements for obtaining privileging, the definition of a new procedure, a proposed process for credentialing and privileging and implementing the proposed process. Dr. Thomas Forbes is presenting the webinar and there will be time for questions. Dr. Forbes will also be joined by several vascular surgeons to answer your privileging and credentialing questions. Register today.
The SVS' Community Practice Committee will hold a webinar, Credentialing and Privileging for New Procedures and Technologies, on Tuesday, November 12th from 7-8pm CT. The webinar will focus on critical elements for obtaining privileging, the definition of a new procedure, a proposed process for credentialing and privileging and implementing the proposed process. Dr. Thomas Forbes is presenting the webinar and there will be time for questions. Dr. Forbes will also be joined by several vascular surgeons to answer your privileging and credentialing questions. Register today.
The SVS' Community Practice Committee will hold a webinar, Credentialing and Privileging for New Procedures and Technologies, on Tuesday, November 12th from 7-8pm CT. The webinar will focus on critical elements for obtaining privileging, the definition of a new procedure, a proposed process for credentialing and privileging and implementing the proposed process. Dr. Thomas Forbes is presenting the webinar and there will be time for questions. Dr. Forbes will also be joined by several vascular surgeons to answer your privileging and credentialing questions. Register today.
New Program Focuses on Surgeon Wellness Through Peer Support
With physician distress a top concern of vascular surgeons, the SVS and its Wellness Task Force are launching a member support component of its wellness program, designed to help vascular surgeons enhance their personal resilience/wellness, and continue development of a compassionate and accountable peer community. Beginning in November, an article and a self-awareness exercise will be posted on SVSConnect each month and the group will encourage discussion on the topic. In February, a second phase of the program will offer members the opportunity to join peer support conference calls guided by wellness experts.
With physician distress a top concern of vascular surgeons, the SVS and its Wellness Task Force are launching a member support component of its wellness program, designed to help vascular surgeons enhance their personal resilience/wellness, and continue development of a compassionate and accountable peer community. Beginning in November, an article and a self-awareness exercise will be posted on SVSConnect each month and the group will encourage discussion on the topic. In February, a second phase of the program will offer members the opportunity to join peer support conference calls guided by wellness experts.
With physician distress a top concern of vascular surgeons, the SVS and its Wellness Task Force are launching a member support component of its wellness program, designed to help vascular surgeons enhance their personal resilience/wellness, and continue development of a compassionate and accountable peer community. Beginning in November, an article and a self-awareness exercise will be posted on SVSConnect each month and the group will encourage discussion on the topic. In February, a second phase of the program will offer members the opportunity to join peer support conference calls guided by wellness experts.