Navigating the Twists and Turns: From Residency Training to Department Chair with Several Stops In Between
In this episode of Derms and Conditions, host James Q. Del Rosso, DO, sits down with Laura Ferris, MD, to explore the path to, and realities of, serving as a department chair in academic dermatology.
They begin with Dr Ferris describing the motivations that led her to consider a leadership role, sharing the self-reflective questions that guided her thinking, including how to continue growing professionally, how care delivery can be improved, and where she could make the greatest long-term impact.
The conversation then turns to stepping into the chair role itself. Dr Ferris introduces the idea…
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