Scholarship for the Scholarship for the APDAPD

Jonathan DavisJonathan Davis, Georgetown, Georgetown

Manish GargManish Garg, Temple, Temple

Jacob UfbergJacob Ufberg, Temple, Temple

Written PublicationsWritten Publications

Jacob Ufberg, M.D.Jacob Ufberg, M.D.

““The Coin of the The Coin of the Realm”Realm” Understand your P&T guidelines, Understand your P&T guidelines,

and relative value of types of pubsand relative value of types of pubs– Peer-reviewedPeer-reviewed– TextbooksTextbooks– Non-peerNon-peer

Shoot for “high-value” targetsShoot for “high-value” targets Long-term careerLong-term career

– Transferrable “credits”Transferrable “credits”

Work in ParallelWork in Parallel

Say “YES” to publication opportunitySay “YES” to publication opportunity Get involved with productive peopleGet involved with productive people

– Learn the processLearn the process– Look for “spin-off” opportunityLook for “spin-off” opportunity

Don’t poison the well- be on time Don’t poison the well- be on time and do good workand do good work

Say “no” as your niche developsSay “no” as your niche develops

Find MentorshipFind Mentorship

Almost impossible to fly soloAlmost impossible to fly solo Start local and build outwardStart local and build outward

– DepartmentDepartment– SchoolSchool– RegionalRegional– NationalNational

Often more than one, or Often more than one, or “graduating” to new mentors“graduating” to new mentors

Find TimeFind Time

Be selfish- “closed door” timeBe selfish- “closed door” time Beware the “time-suck”Beware the “time-suck”

– High commitment, low yieldHigh commitment, low yield– Locally valuable, non-transferrable and Locally valuable, non-transferrable and

non-promotablenon-promotable Learn efficiency and time-Learn efficiency and time-

managementmanagement Think risk/benefitThink risk/benefit Talk to your bossTalk to your boss

ParlayParlay

Publish what you are already doingPublish what you are already doing– Speaking, education, serviceSpeaking, education, service– This can be the beginning of a nicheThis can be the beginning of a niche

Look for an “angle”Look for an “angle”– What else can I get out of this?What else can I get out of this?

Put yourself out therePut yourself out there– Look for help from mentors, senior Look for help from mentors, senior

faculty with connectionsfaculty with connections

ABC – Always Be ABC – Always Be ClosingClosing

Don’t let Don’t let opportunity die on opportunity die on the vinethe vine– Respond promptlyRespond promptly– Do you best ON Do you best ON

TIME EVERY TIMETIME EVERY TIME– Think ANGLEThink ANGLE– Taking work/ Taking work/

making workmaking work– Be BOLDBe BOLD

Abstracts MUST Abstracts MUST become manuscriptsbecome manuscripts– Write them togetherWrite them together– Resubmit quicklyResubmit quickly

Making Yourself Making Yourself InvaluableInvaluable

Manish Garg, M.D.Manish Garg, M.D.

Core PrinciplesCore Principles

Learn the past, watch the present & Learn the past, watch the present & CREATE the futureCREATE the future

Research and understand what is Research and understand what is truly valued in your dept/institutiontruly valued in your dept/institution

Play nice in the sandbox; maximize Play nice in the sandbox; maximize your sweat equityyour sweat equity

Share & parlay at multiple levelsShare & parlay at multiple levels

Create, Create, Create!Create, Create, Create!

Choose a “hot” interest that may Choose a “hot” interest that may be un(der)represented in your be un(der)represented in your department but ESPECIALLY in department but ESPECIALLY in your institutionyour institution– Ultrasound, simulation and global

health

Create, Create, Create!Create, Create, Create!

Consider starting an elective, Consider starting an elective, rotation or work-shop in med rotation or work-shop in med school, residency, or the hospitalschool, residency, or the hospital– EM, global health, disaster medicine– Teaching or administration rotation– EM procedures workshop for non-EM

residencies in the hospital

What Is Truly Valued?What Is Truly Valued?

Medical Students (first 2 years) Medical Students (first 2 years) desire clinical exposuredesire clinical exposure– ED shadowing; Clinical talksED shadowing; Clinical talks

Medical Students (3Medical Students (3rdrd & 4 & 4thth year) year) desire guidance & mentorshipdesire guidance & mentorship– Be a mentor, create teaching

opportunities, get involved with EMIG

What Is Truly Valued?What Is Truly Valued?

Medical School desires clinical Medical School desires clinical teaching and committee teaching and committee administrationadministration– EKG/ultrasound/ortho/suturing/IV EKG/ultrasound/ortho/suturing/IV

placement/OB workshopsplacement/OB workshops– Admissions/honor board committees

Residents desire interactive Residents desire interactive didactics, technical competence, didactics, technical competence, scholarship & wellnessscholarship & wellness

What Is Truly Valued?What Is Truly Valued?

EM Faculty desire a “go to person”EM Faculty desire a “go to person” EM Chair desires teaching, EM Chair desires teaching,

operational efficiency, ambassador & operational efficiency, ambassador & consistencyconsistency– Show up at conferences/JC/fac. meetings

Hospital desires committee

administration & cross-pollination– GME, P&T, peer review, operations

Play Nice In The Play Nice In The SandboxSandbox

Remember that despite the Remember that despite the time/personality pressures you time/personality pressures you face in the department or in the face in the department or in the medical school, good medical school, good interpersonal skills and rapport interpersonal skills and rapport will build your reputation; it takes will build your reputation; it takes very little to self-implodevery little to self-implode

Max Your Sweat EquityMax Your Sweat Equity

Initially say “YES!” with energy and Initially say “YES!” with energy and great productgreat product

As you mature, develop junior faculty As you mature, develop junior faculty by handing off your legacy creationby handing off your legacy creation

Do the “best bang for your buck” laterDo the “best bang for your buck” later Remember to stay educationally

relevant; evolve as learners morph; and reassess your educational priorities/goals to ensure continued impact/value

Share & ParlayShare & Parlay

Med school, EM residencies & other Med school, EM residencies & other residencies in the institutionresidencies in the institution

Advance scholarship and Advance scholarship and opportunities for yourself and your opportunities for yourself and your colleagues/learnerscolleagues/learners

This will create your unique niche on multiple levels of the dept/institutional arena and make you INVALUABLE to your department and institution!

Public SpeakingPublic Speaking

Jonathan Davis, M.D.Jonathan Davis, M.D.

Core PrinciplesCore Principles

Get the most from your “investment”Get the most from your “investment”– Parlay your effortsParlay your efforts

– Cross-fertilizeCross-fertilize

– Continuously refineContinuously refine

Embrace serendipityEmbrace serendipity The 3 P’s: prepare, practice, performThe 3 P’s: prepare, practice, perform

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

1.1. Find an Find an underunder-represented niche-represented niche– cardiology vs. male GUcardiology vs. male GU

2.2. Parlay your effortsParlay your efforts– leverage “leverage “line itemsline items””

– gain experience, develop expertisegain experience, develop expertise

3.3. Cross-fertilizeCross-fertilize– additional “additional “creditcredit” for investment” for investment

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

4.4. Embrace serendipityEmbrace serendipity– early career = yesearly career = yes

– mid-career = maybemid-career = maybe

– established career = no*established career = no*

5.5. Put on a road showPut on a road show– grow, refine, gain confidencegrow, refine, gain confidence

– Grand Rounds, Noon Conference Grand Rounds, Noon Conference

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

6.6. Take advantage of high-profile oppsTake advantage of high-profile opps– New Speakers: ACEP, AAEMNew Speakers: ACEP, AAEM

7.7. Take speaker evals in strideTake speaker evals in stride– reflect, learn, consider, but…reflect, learn, consider, but…

8.8. Learn from experienced speakersLearn from experienced speakers– observe: speaker, audienceobserve: speaker, audience

– non-medicalnon-medical

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

9.9. Be yourselfBe yourself– funny? shocking?funny? shocking?

– passion…engage…learnpassion…engage…learn

10.10. Prepare to performPrepare to perform

Thank you!Thank you!