Recruiting and Retaining Unicorns: Finding Your Dream Psychiatrist - Kenneth Thompson, MD Medical Director, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership ...

Recruiting and Retaining Unicorns:
   Finding Your Dream Psychiatrist

                   Kenneth Thompson, MD
Medical Director, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council

                          July 8, 2021

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Recruiting and Retaining Unicorns:
 Finding Your Dream Psychiatrist
                   Kenneth Thompson, MD
Medical Director, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council

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What do the excellent public service community
psychiatrists need and want in a job?
     1) Money – How much is enough? (Loan repayment)

     2) Autonomy – Free to be me?

     3) Teamwork – Who works together and how?

     4) Leadership – What’s my role?

     5) Relationship – Can I work with you?

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6) Career support – What happens to psychiatrists who work here?
   Can you help me do a better job?

7) Patient load – How much time do I have to see people?

8) Burden of practice – So what’s it like day to day? EHR, Support,
   etc.

9) Significance beyond immediate practice – How can I help
   improve the lives of the people living in my community?

10) Family

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Retention
 Meet the expectations of the position and exceed them

 Engage them in the institution without overwhelming them

 Promotions/leadership as warranted

 Time off

 Time to develop professionally

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Where do I find the unicorn psychiatrist I need
     for my communities and practices?
1) Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council (PPLC) Centers
   of Excellence in Public Service Psychiatry at Pitt, UPenn and
   Penn State
2) Fellowships in Community Psychiatry
3) Residency Programs
4) American Association for Community Psychiatry
5) The APA Pennsylvania District Branch
6) The State Department of Health and OMHSAS
7) The Network
8) The Coalition for the CommonHealth
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Contact Information

  •Email Dr. Thompson0.8483

  Phone: 412.760.8483

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