Mores the better for new faculty reception at second annual retreat

Department of Medicine vice chair of faculty development Serena Scott, MD, MBA (right), shakes hands with John Ireland, DO, as Mindy Fain, MD, chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine (to Dr. Scott’s left), laughs with Dr. Ireland’s wife, Monisha Das Ireland, MD, both new clinical assistant professors in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, before the New Faculty Retreat gets started.

Mindy Fain, MD, and James K. Liao, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, look over the agenda for the New Faculty Retreat as the event is about to begin.

Department of Medicine Chair James K. Liao, MD, welcomes attendees at the department’s second annual New Faculty Retreat hosted April 4 in the COM-T Social Hall.

Department of Medicine vice chair of faculty development Serena Scott, MD, MBA (at podium), lays out the days agenda, which includes breakfast, a meet-and-greet, an orientation on the department and Tucson, a communication styles training, roundtable speed dating with DOM vice chairs and a wellness overview with Esther Sternberg, MD, research director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.

A UAHS BioCommunications videographer records the New Faculty Retreat for archiving for later viewing.

A Tucson native, Serena Scott, MD, MBA, vice chair of faculty development at the Department of Medicine, talks a bit about what makes Tucson unique and cites a few demographics about DOM faculty.

Mindy Fain, MD, presents on varied communication styles, noting that we all have a “blend” of techniques to get our points across as we communicate with each other, although we often have a preferred style.

To differentiate communications styles or traits, Mindy Fain, MD, refers to the acronym “DiSC” – dominance, influence, steadiness and conscientiousness, which also “blend” other characteristics such as action, collaboration, stability and challenges.

Splitting up after Dr. Fain’s address into four groups of preferred communication styles, Anna Morenz, MD, MPH, has a laugh as she talks about what the “dominance” group is like.

Kevin J. Moynahan, MD, a clinical assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, discusses various traits a collaborative communication style may include.

Berna Villanueva, MD, a clinical assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, makes the case for “stability” as a communication style goal.

During the Vice Chair Roundtable portion of the New Faculty Retreat, Serena Scott, MD, MBA (at left, pointing at laptop screen), speaks with Shagun Singh, MD, and Monisha Das Ireland, MD. At the table behind them are DOM vice chair of research Janet Funk, MD, speaking with Anna Morenz, MD, MPH, Susan Favour, MD, and DOM biostatistician Maryam Emami, PhD. And behind them are Joe Alpert, MD, vice chair of faculty promotions & appointments.

Bijin Thajudeen, MD, DOM vice chair of community engagement & partnerships, gestures as he speaks to James Doe, MD, a clinical assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine.

Amy Sussman, MD (on right), and Laura Meinke, MD, DOM vice chair and associate vice chair of education, talk with Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD, and Luke Szweda, PhD, two new Division of Cardiology faculty members.

Mathew Hutchinson, MD (at right), and Tejo Vemulapalli, MD, talk about clinical operations and quality & safety, the vice chair positions they hold in the DOM, with new faculty members Kevin J. Moynahan, MD, Berna Villanueva, MD, and Sooraj Kumar, MD.

From left, DOM vice chair of research Janet Funk, MD, and DOM biostatistician Maryam Emami, PhD, speaking with Susan Favour, MD, Anna Morenz, MD, MPH – with the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine – and John Ireland, DO.

Esther Sternberg, MD, research director at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, talks about clinical research behind chronic stress and illness.

As founding director also of the Center on Place, Wellbeing & Performance, Esther Sternberg, MD, research director at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, notes the importance of balancing one’s life, including time at work, in the home and in nature.

Esther Sternberg, MD, research director at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, discusses demands on physicians and the need to manage their own stress to ensure wellness for them as well as their patients.