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Medical Leadership & Civil Non-Conformity : Questions, Engagement, and Pushing Back the Curtain on Medical Secrets. John Henning Schumann, MD May 19, 2013 CIR/SEIU Convention. Ronald Schumann (1946-2013). Biases. Disclosures Blogger (ad-free) Writer: publications, sites Radio
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Medical Leadership &Civil Non-Conformity:Questions, Engagement, and Pushing Back the Curtain on Medical Secrets John Henning Schumann, MD May 19, 2013 CIR/SEIU Convention
Biases • Disclosures • Blogger (ad-free) • Writer: publications, sites • Radio • Consultant, legal work • Academia-Program Director • Primary care, Longitudinal relationships • Community health, underserved, mission-driven
Leadership: MY story • Called non-profits, for-profits, AMCs • Mission-driven purpose • Sharing spirit • All junked for $$ including teaching and clinical care—all to preserve research • No money no mission • The brass ring of idealism
leadership • Domain change: from operations to patient experience • A response: start a blog • How to blog? anonymously • What are the goals? • Who is the audience?
conformity • Hospitalized Peer Pressure • What do the (big) (best) (other academic) (top rated) (non-profit) (clinical leader) places do?
conformity • Man in the gray flannel suit • Doctors in white coats • my pediatrics evaluation • Interviewees in their dark suits • Unions? For a higher purpose
Non-comformity • The yeoman doctor, out on own • The farmer • The cowboy, the individualist • Last of a dying breed • Non-union
Conformity, redux • Minions of hospitalists—unionize? • We are mostly employees now • There’s been a ‘widgetization’ of medicine • Bad: loss of autonomy, perhaps creativity • Good: systemization and quality control • Hell’s Angels (conformity of a different sort)
Civility 3 • labor unions • Trade groups (NPA) • Political organizations • New media (social) • Conformity (non) of a certain kind
Fundamental Questions • Bloggery: • What pisses me off? • Waiting • Jargon • Shoddy communication • (Lack of) Empathy— • putting yourself in your patients’ shoes
Engagement • Patients • Systems • Learners • Colleagues • Management • Collectivism— • Preaching to the choir—you are the leaders of the bunch 13k, 200 here you are the 1% of the 11.7% (111000 residents and fellows total in US)
Pulling back the curtain • Telling stories: advocacy
Medical secrets • Make a commitment to find out or tell- • Get Curious!
2. How much is this going to cost? • Neel Shah is here • MCR data
3. Who do I work for? • The patient, right? • It’s not always clear—dual and triple loyalties when you work for others….. • Easy examples—utilization review • Hard examples-I’m in a department and my chairman tells me to refer to my own neurologist or surgeon when it’s less convenient for a patient
4. How will I make an impact? • Those of you in this room are not just going to be punching the clock. • What is your passion? • What will you do to make a difference?
7. What am I after? • Prestige/power, possessions ($), or purpose? • I was asked to become CQO—it aligned with my goal of leadership, but not my passion/purpose—it’s really hard, and not my strong suit.