Physician Leadership: Pearls and Pitfalls 2.0

Studies have shown that patients and organizations benefit from having physicians in key leadership positions, yet many doctors don’t know how to apply their existing skills to help manage and lead at the organizational or institutional level.

The Illinois State Medical Society invites you to join Dr. Karen Nichols for the second program in a series for physicians interested in becoming more effective leaders. Successful leadership involves recognizing and developing a series of interconnected skills that can help improve one’s ability to influence others and stimulate change. The following concepts will be presented in a case-based format: understanding perspectives, building relationships and teams, conflict management and persuasion techniques. The first program in this series is available on-demand and can be accessed here.

Who can attend:

Registration is limited to ISMS members and their employed staff.

About the presenter:

Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, FACP, CS-F

Dr. Nichols, served as the Dean of the Midwestern University (MWU)-Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2002 until stepping down in July 2018. Prior to serving as Dean, she held chair and assistant deanships at MWU’s Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. She was in the private practice of internal medicine/geriatrics in Mesa, Arizona from 1985 through 2002.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

1. Describe how perspectives vary and why
2. List two techniques that will successfully build relationships and teams
3. List two approaches to conflict management
4. Describe two persuasive techniques

Accreditation

The Illinois State Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit designation

The Illinois State Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure

There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.