Robert F. McCormack, MD, University at Buffalo

Moderated by: Vytas Karalius, MD, MPH, MA, Northwestern Medicine

What you’ll learn from Dr. McCormack:

• You were previously a vice chair and interim chair. How did these roles prepare you for your role as chair?
• What other leadership positions earlier in your career helped to prepare you for where you are at today?
• During your career as a physician you have participated in several leadership development opportunities such as the Harvard Medical School Leadership for Physician Executives, and you received your MBA while in practice as an MD. How do you feel that this advanced your career?
• What do you look for in a new faculty hire?
• What are your do’s and don’ts for interviewing?
• When you volunteered for this podcast series you mentioned that you were interested in academic/community hybrid development – these are some of the hottest jobs in EM right now. What advice would you have for a resident about to graduate about the pros and cons of this type of job and how to secure one of these positions?
• When in your career did you know that you wanted to go into administration?
• What advice do you have for business minded medical students and residents?