To acquire additional training and credentials in medical education and a basic knowledge of development and management of nonprofit organizations, and to apply these new skills to the expansion of the CALS program in the Upper Midwest and beyond.
To develop skills in leadership and management and to use them to develop a program adaptable to community clinics that will increase morale and cross-cultural skills among the staff, reducing turnover and improving care of underserved patients.
To increase clinical skills in child psychopharmacology; to serve as a rolel model and resource and educator for other pediatricians and family doctors to enhance overall quality and availability of pediatric psychiatric care.
To improve clinical skills in Hospice care; to gain the knowledge to develop and implement an end of life audiotape program; to help manage pain and medical problems.
To increase personal skills and knowledge in the areas of assessment and treatment of childhood behavioral issues and learning and development disabilities, to acquire the administrative and public speaking skills necessary to promote the clinic and
To develop skills and education in health care management while being exposed to care trends, issues and competitive strategies in order to participate at the management level to successfully deliver quality healthcare to the community.
To re-explore bioethics as it pertains to daily practice and to specifically address the way futile care issues are presented to individuals and their families.
