STFM PODCAST - Academic Medicine Leadership Lessons
What separates a good leader from a great one? These in-depth interviews with some of family medicine's most influential leaders provide insight into pivotal experiences that boosted leadership skills and provided unprecedented opportunities for personal growth. This series of podcasts explores the development of leadership skills, including clarity, courage, decisiveness, humility, and passion, as a means to facilitating growth during times when healthcare professionals are addressing:• Motivation and Mentorship• Burnout and Transitions• Milestones and Meaning• Barriers and BureaucracyThis series of podcasts is sponsored by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), the academic home for family medicine educators.
STFM PODCAST - Academic Medicine Leadership Lessons
Diversity At the Table and Not Just On the Agenda, with Leon McCrea II, MD, MPH, FAAFP
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In this rapid-fire episode, Dr Leon McCrea II gives listeners his wide-ranging perspective and deep insight into how creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive spaces is about much more than only metrics. He brings us right into the conversations that matter, from giving and receiving feedback around DEIA issues to identifying both micro- and macro-aggressions to creating holistic metrics for success in medical education & residency. Dr McCrea shares his passion for helping both learners and patients feel seen, respected, and served.
Hosted by Saria Carter Saccocio, MD.
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Resources:
- The STFM Underrepresented in Medicine (URM) Initiative
- URM Leadership Pathways in Academic Medicine Course
- Antiracism in Residency: A Multimethod Intervention to Increase Racial Diversity in a Community-Based Residency Program
- Matching Our Mission: A Strategic Plan to Create a Diverse Family Medicine Residency
- Gender-Affirming Care Curriculum in Family Medicine Residencies: A CERA Study
Guest Bio:
Leon McCrea II, MD, MPH, FAAFP. After his Human Biology degree at Brown University, Dr. McCrea earned a Doctorate in Medicine and Master’s in Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh. He then trained in Family Medicine at Crozer-Keystone Health System. Upon completion of his residency, he was recruited to join the faculty at Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program where he subsequently became the Associate Program Director. In 2015, he was recruited to Drexel University College of Medicine to serve as the Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency and appointed Associate Professor of Family Medicine. Dr. McCrea’s academic interests include curriculum development, leadership, mentorship, and competency-based evaluation. His clinical interests include women’s health, adolescent medicine, contraception, men’s health and office-based procedures. In 2017, he was asked to serve on the membership committee of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors and subsequently served on the Board of Directors. He currently serves on the Diversity and Health Equity Task Force of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors. In 2018, he was appointed as Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Drexel University College of Medicine. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Family Medicine Educational Consortium. In 2019, Dr. McCrea was invited to serve on the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Oversight Committee for individuals Underrepresented in Medicine. In 2020, he was appointed Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Drexel University College of Medicine. In 2022, he was elected President of the Family Medicine Educational Consortium. He currently serves as faculty for the Chief Resident Leadership Development Program. He also serves as the Program Director for the Drexel Pathway to Medical School postbaccalaureate pipeline program. He is board certified in Family Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. McCrea and his wife Nikki celebrated 15