Chapter 10: Work with Faculty and Academic Development and Other Communications Projects

Dr. Baile then comments on his contributions to the Department of Faculty and Academic Development. He gives examples of personal leadership coaching he has done, commenting that physicians are leaders in the institution and must be nurtured. He notes that academic medical institutions tend to place untrained individuals into leadership positions. Dr. Baile notes that i*CARE is housed within Faculty and Academic Development. He then talks about new projects he is conducting. In partnership with Diagnostic Imaging he is developing a program to connect behavior of faculty and staff with institutional core values. He also talks about a program for Surgical Oncology fellows addressing communication challenges in surgery consults. Next, Dr. Baile comments on how his interest in communications evolved, noting that he likes the creativity of new projects and the opportunity to “give birth.” Next segues to a conversation about a number of photos he has taken.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1416/thumbnail.jp