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The Junior Faculty and Trainee Council (JFTC) report, chaired by Dr. Lorriana Leard from UCSF, outlines vital initiatives focused on workforce development and career advancement in transplantation. Key highlights include the organization of educational symposiums, travel awards for trainees, and calls for abstracts for upcoming conferences. The council aims to improve fellowship training programs and enhance web-based education resources. Concerns about integrating junior faculty and trainee roles are addressed to foster collaboration in the transplantation field.
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Junior Faculty and Trainee Council Report Lorriana Leard, MD University of California San Francisco Chair, JFTC
I. Council Leadership Chair - Lorriana Leard Past Chair – Cynthia Gries Vice Chair- David Markham
I. Council Leadership • Workforce Committees • Standards & Guidelines: Susan Moffatt-Bruce • Registries and Database: Steve Hays Jenn Matthews • Communications: David Markham Pali Shah • Education: Dan Dilling • Development: Arezu Aliabadi
II. Fellows’ Luncheon Fellows Luncheon • FRIDAY – 1:15 – 2:45 PM Room 243
III. Projects for Council • Programming: Sessions for Chicago • Case Conference / Stump the Professor Symposium • Call for Abstracts from trainees • Travel awards to trainees selected • Multidisciplinary expert panel to discuss cases as unknowns • Symposium not just for fellows but to all attendees • Committee: Cassie Kennedy, Hannah Zimmerman, Pali Shah • Career Development: Symposium on career development / grant writing / strategies for successful career in heart and lung transplantation. • Fellows luncheon: For networking – introduction to leadership, strategies to get involved in ISHLT
III. Projects for Council • Fellowship Training Program Availability: • Strong interest / high priority • JFTC Council would like to be integrally involved in development • Identifying which programs have transplant fellowships (or the equivalent internationally) • Summarize the structure, requirements, curriculum • list of training programs available on the website
III. Projects for Council • Web based education: • JFTC members have identified need for and are interested in working to having evidence based literature / curriculum available on the website on topics in transplantation • Several members interested in working to develop this on website
Identified Needs / Concerns • Liason with board member • Concern about role of JFTC – reservations expressed by some junior faculty members about mix of trainees and junior faculty members