Medical Staff Development - Social Events

Merry New Year! Now that you have survived the peak season for social events, I thought that we might look at social events as a part of medical staff development and physician formation.

Physicians assemble for social events during the year. These are opportunities to re-infuse mission goals. The hospital gala is the perfect venue to celebrate mission and relief work or charitable giving. The staff retreat is an excellent opportunity to link the hospital mission with operational initiatives. These are places where spiritual healing can occur if the programs are properly orchestrated. These are places where vision is cast. What is the vision that we are casting? What is the direction that we are going? Is it only consistent with the hospital mission or does it drive the mission?