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| The Monthly Pulse |
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| AAPPR Board Corner - Creating C-Suite and Leadership Advocates |
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| To continuously meet their goals, healthcare recruitment leaders who are inundated with tasks need to advocate for support. Learning how to speak the language of the C-suite is the first step to communicating in a way that’s meaningful and effective. |
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| What You Should Know |
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| As healthcare recruitment teams struggle to fill roles and address administrative tasks with limited resources, communicating with the C-suite is an important aspect of garnering support. Since executives often speak in data, presenting key data points and analyses is the best way to present concerns and challenges to this important audience. With the right data and analyses, recruiters can approach leaders to discuss better recruitment strategies that will fuel growth in their clinical workforce.
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| “Great Resignation” Hits Healthcare Hard as Physician Burnout Persists |
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| The Story |
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| Healthcare is among the industries hit hardest by the “Great Resignation,” as many physicians are facing burnout resulting from COVID-19. This, combined with dissatisfaction with their current employer, is promoting them to seek new jobs or consider early retirement. |
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| What You Should Know |
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| While physicians are leaving their employers in droves, administrators still struggle to understand what’s causing their dissatisfaction. Research indicates lack of communication and collaboration with management and administration are key drivers of burnout, according to physicians. To continue providing quality patient care, healthcare administrators must have high-performance recruiting strategies in place and treat their physicians as partners by understanding and addressing their wants and needs.
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| Increased Trainee Diversity Is an Encouraging Step Across Demographic Landscape |
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| Since 2019, there has been a significant uptick in diversity across cardiothoracic surgery training programs. The proportion of female trainees has increased, and participation of Asian and Hispanic trainees has increased in I-6 programs, while there are more Black trainees in traditional programs. |
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| Having a diverse workforce of cardiothoracic surgeons mirrors the diverse patient population they treat. While proportions of underrepresented populations have increased in recent years, industry leaders can encourage and support diversity through targeted efforts such as mitigating bias across recruitment, retention, and promotion activities. These efforts can also help to address the underrepresentation of minority groups in leadership roles.
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| Leadership Reflections |
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The Village
Last week I had the privilege of participating in an NCAA Division 1 National Letter of Intent signing event for my son, Evan. Surrounded by his high school teammates, coaches, administrators, family, and some local press, Evan committed to playing baseball at Virginia Commonwealth University next fall. As I observed the mix of signing event witnesses, it was clear that Evan’s success was the result of the contributions of all of those present. The words of constructive criticism, instruction, encouragement, mentorship, and motivation fostered his player development. More importantly, the ongoing support has provided a foundation for his growth toward adulthood and enhanced his leadership skills. It truly takes a village to shape the lives and characters of our children. |
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| As a leader in the workplace, it’s humbling to recognize that I can’t possibly be “the village” for my team on my own. The book Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow, notes, “The most effective leaders surround themselves with the right people and then maximize their team. While the best leaders are not well-rounded, the best teams are.” |
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| I invite you to consider your own strengths and identify colleagues who demonstrate executing, influencing, relationship building, and strategic thinking. Do you regularly bounce ideas off colleagues whose strengths are different than yours? Have you ensured that working groups have team members with a mix of strengths? I believe that identifying and tapping into the collective strengths will help us build our strongest and most cohesive village to support our teams as a whole. |
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| AAPPR Onboarding and Retention Certificate Course |
| Mon., Jan 24 to Tues., Jan 25 |
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| STS 58th Annual Meeting |
| Sat., Jan. 29 - Mon., Jan. 31 |
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| NALTO/NAPR 2022 Annual Convention |
| Wed., Feb. 16 to Fri., Feb. 18 |
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