Dr. David Morgenroth (Rehabilitation Medicine) walks through the entire process of creating a strategic plan. Learn about the steps involved from defining the scope and inviting the right mix of voices to the table, to analyzing data, assigning tactics and finally implementation. Dr. Morgenroth encourages folks to be realistic about the timeline, maintain some flexibility once the plan is created, and above all, continuously foster the relationships with all stakeholders throughout the process to ensure your plan is a success.

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Dr. Yaw Nyame (Urology) explains how his team has succeeded in engaging in community-based health equity research and provides guidance for those seeking to do this work. PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) has resources to help you find partners, but you can also work with advocacy organizations or through conversations with your patients. Recognize power differentials between the provider and patient and empower patients to join this work in a variety of ways. Engage your community partners throughout the entire research process by educating and training them, collaborating on every step from agenda to results, and compensate them like any other team member.

Find resources at PCORI here.

Read the episode transcript here.

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Dr. Jenny Mladenovic (President and CEO of the Center for Women in Academic Medicine and Science) shares her advice and perspective for stepping into a new leadership role. Whether at a new institution or your current one, learn strategies to set yourself up for success from the start. She provides guidance on recognizing your own biases and gaps in knowledge, seeking input from a diversity of sources, and creating a plan for the first 100 days. Finally, Dr. Mladenovic discusses how to deal with failures and importance of the relationships you make to both your own success as well as the success of your institution.

Learn about the GEMS Alliance here.

Read the episode transcript here.

Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/)