Lead the way! LI sessions on tap in San Diego
Future leaders in the making.
The AAD’s Leadership Institute (LI) provides training, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help dermatologists develop leadership skills to make them successful in their careers and in life. At the 2024 AAD Annual Meeting in San Diego, we encourage you to take advantage of these daily offerings:
F006 – Leadership Institute: Leading by Negotiation
9-11 a.m. | Friday, March 8
Director: Lauren Claire Hollins, MD, FAAD
Guest speaker: Marsheila DeVan
“Attendees will learn about how to have difficult conversations with confidence and grace using expert-tested methods. We’re going to be talking about how to know your worth and negotiate with confidence and poise during the session with Marsheila DeVan.” – Dr. Hollins
F042 – Leadership Institute: Self Care in Healthcare: Beyond Burnout to Finding Fulfillment
Date: 9-11 a.m. | Saturday, March 9
Director: Kelly Cordoro, MD, FAAD
Guest speaker: Amy MacDonald, PsyD
“This session provides a high-yield framework for participants to reconnect with the ideals that brought them to medicine in the first place and abandon the thoughts and choices that have negative consequences on wellbeing. Clinical psychologist Dr. Amy MacDonald will present a self-reflection exercise designed to help identify core values and gain perspectives and skills to increase fulfillment and meaning in work and life. We offer this session to anyone working in any aspect of health care as a first step and deep dive into a more value-aligned, and mentally and emotionally healthier, future in medicine.” – Dr. Cordoro
F082 – Leadership Institute: Thriving in Chaos: Strategies to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life
1-3 p.m. | Sunday, March 10
Co-directors: Nkanyezi Ngwenyama Ferguson, MD, FAAD, and Karolyn Wanat, MD, FAAD
“Attendees can learn tips and tricks to get their email and time management back to a place of stability. We will provide and share both high-level and nitty-gritty details for participants to incorporate into their daily practices!” – Dr. Wanat
F113 – Leadership Institute: Innovating People: Creating a Positive Environment for Success
1-3 p.m. | Monday, March 11
Director: M. Shane Chapman, MD, FAAD
“This session is for anyone who is running a practice, feeling like they have gaps in their management education, and who is motivated to improve. We’ll review classic and current literature, gain insights, and offer some skills and strategies to help stimulate and motivate yourself and your team to be more effective. You will improve your capacity to lead, transform, and create an environment where all can thrive.” – Dr. Chapman
