Marshall Hicks, MD, Oral History Interview, March 21, 2019

Major Topics Covered: Evolution of leadership perspective, focus, and skills; views on coaching, governance structure, strategic planning, team work; leadership challenges; views on leadership pipeline; creation of in-house divisional leadership training shifts in identity with shifts in leadership level (section chief, department chair, interim president) Institutional changes and transitions (2011 – 2018); under Ronald DePinho; shifts in morale, culture, ethics; managing messaging around change; focus on culture; implementing Epic medical records system, the financial crisis, and recovery; developing the shared governance system, preparing for a new institution president; Hurricane Harvey response and impact MD Anderson in regional healthcare environmenthttps://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/1035/thumbnail.jp