Shifts, Scholarship, and Stuffed Animals: How Physician Moms Find Joy (ADIEM and AWAEM Sponsored)

Dr. Adaira Landry is an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. She is a Harvard Medical School Society advisor, where she advises a cohort of medical students, and a co-chair for the diversity and inclusion committee for the department of emergency medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is also a mother to three young children. She is a published author on many platform including Harvard Business Review, NY Times, Vogue, USA Today, NEJM among many others. She is the author of MicroSkills: Small Actions, Big Impact.

Dr. Mary Haas, MD, MHPE, is Assistant Professor, Medical Education Fellowship Director, and Assistant Director of Clinical Faculty Development in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan. She also serves as Co-Director of the Leadership Development Program and faculty of the Doctoring program at the University of Michigan Medical School. She completed her undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania, medical school at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, emergency medicine residency and medical education fellowship including a Master of Health Professions Education at the University of Michigan. She served as Assistant Residency Director for 5 years. She has taught and mentored learners across the continuum through these roles. Her scholarly interests include collaborative writing, scholarship in medical education, faculty development, feedback and assessment, and the use of technology for education. She has published and spoken nationally on these topics. Her mission as an educator is to foster robust communities of practice that leverage collaboration and mentorship to amplify learning and ultimately advance the field.

Dr. Sree Natesan is an Associate Professor and Associate Program Director in the Duke University Department of Emergency Medicine. She is committed to the advancement of education, clinical teaching/feedback, and diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI).

Regarding advancing medical education and fostering inclusive learning environments: She had had a broad clinical and research training including ACEP Teaching Fellowship, Academic Life in Emergency Medicine Faculty Incubator Program, AAMC Medical Education Research Certificate Program, Duke Educational Skills Longitudinal Mentorship Program, and Duke Academy for Health Professions Education and Academic Development (AHEAD) Certificate Program, among others. She has shown herself a leader in medical education, having been awarded the CORD Junior Faculty Award, ACEP Junior Faculty Teacher Award, CORD Academy Scholar Award for Teaching and Evaluation. She is a leader on various committees including Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Director (CORD) Education Committee, co-Chair of the CORD Best Practices Subcommittee, Chair of CORD Academy for Scholarship. Dr. Sree Natesan serves as Chief Academic Officer for Academic Life in EM (ALiEM) Faculty Incubator Program, an international faculty development program. She is co-founder and director of the Duke GME Medical Education Leadership Track (MELT), a longitudinal resident/fellow-as-teachers program across all GME specialties, which has graduated over 170 trainees and fellows since 2018 and the Duke GME Faculty Academy for Clinical Teaching Program that was started in 2023 due to the success of the MELT program.

Regarding advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within MedEd: She serves as co-founder and co-chair of Duke EM Justice Equity Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) as well as on national committees for advancing Medical Education and DEI. She is Chair for the CORD DEI committee and is the President Elect for 2024 for ADIEM. She is actively involved in community outreach, mentorship, and pipeline/pathline programs. She has helped lead institutional and national conferences on holistic review for resident recruitment, implicit bias, and upstander training against microaggression. She has helped to create the CORD DEI track for the CORD Academic Assembly and has served as the track chair since 2021, as well as the founder and chair for the CORD DEI virtual conference to help EM programs grow the diversity of their programs and create inclusive training spaces.

Her primary research interest and expertise is in clinical teaching and feedback by incorporating innovative novel strategies in the Emergency Department (ED) as well as advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.