Early Career Physiatrists: "What Should I Be Asking That I'm Not Asking?" Navigating New Careers, Career Changes, And Career Advancement for Early Career Physiatrists

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET

Community Session Director(s)

Elizabeth Martin, MD, MPH, Other

Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
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Janessa Chang, MD

Physician
US Physiatry
Sedro-Woolley, Washington

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Community Session Faculty(s)

Ann E. Hulme, MD

Assistant Professor
Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, Indiana

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
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Clausyl Plummer, II, MD

Assistant professor, brain injury Medical director
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Stephanie Tow, MD

Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center
University of Colorado / Children's Hospital Colorado
Dallas, Texas

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
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Erica Bechtel, MD

Physician
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital
Puyallup, Washington

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
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James Morgan, MD

Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Mary Dubon, MD, FAAPMR

Attending Physician & Instructor
Spaulding Rehabilitation Medicine/Boston Children's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Wayland, Massachusetts

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Session Description: The Early Career Physiatrist Member Community aims to increase engagement and discussion among early career Physiatrists using a panel discussion and question and answer format regarding several key areas for career advancement. This session will include a diverse panel of early career and later career physiatrists in multiple practice types and specialty areas to discuss their own experiences navigating job searches, negotiation, pursuing leadership opportunities, work/life balance, and offering various perspectives on what may constitute career success. In addition to structured discussion, the session will allow live virtual Q&A through both the "chat box" function as well as "raising hands" for spoken questions for the panel to address, and we will invite community members attending to also offer their thoughts and insights to promote discussion. Prior to the session, we will also be using Phyzforum to invite members to submit questions of interest for the panelists to review in advance, and to hopefully promote further engagement through the Phyzforum platform.

Should this session offer CME? : No, this session will not offer CME

Length of Session: We anticipate this session can be accomplished in 90 minutes

Learning Objectives:

Identify resources offered through AAPM&R for negotiating contracts, identifying career opportunities, and networking
Name 3 questions to consider asking when researching their first position out of training, or considering a career change
Identify strategies for success in leadership positions as an early career physiatrist
Learn from a variety of panelists what is felt to contribute to finding a "fulfilling" career
Identify what data is valuable for showing your worth to senior leaders and administrators during negotiations