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Jul 2024
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Brian McFerron - EI in GI: Emotional Int...

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About this episode

Are you emotionally intelligent? In this new episode Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jason Silverman sit down with Dr. Brian McFerron to review what emotional intelligence is, and how it applies to medical training, healthcare practitioners and everyone as individuals. We also discuss ways to improve and resources to consider.

Dr. McFerron is the Director of the Fellowship Training Program for the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Indiana University School of Medicine/Riley Hospital for Children. Dr. McFerron has clinical interest in pancreatic diseases and has been involved in clinical research involving acute recurrent and chronic pancreatitis, collaborating with colleagues nationally within the INSPPIRE consortium. He was awarded the NASPGHAN Terri Li Young Educator Award in 2022. 

Learning objectives

  1. Review the components of emotional intelligence and how gaps in these components may present
  2. Discuss the importance of emotional intelligence in a variety of professional and personal domains
  3. Review strategies for improving dimensions of emotional intelligence 


Episode links

  1. Learning the Lasso Way
  2. How to Use Emotional Intelligence as a Career Catalyst
  3. Assessment of Medical Students' Emotional Intelligence 
  4. Emotional Intelligence and Academic Performance in First and Final Year Medical Students
  5. The Best Leaders Aren't Afraid to be Vulnerable (HBR)
  6. The Power of Vulnerability (TED Talk by Brené Brown)


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