Principles of Leadership for the Young Surgeon

Presented by Paula Ferrada, MD, FACS
(Recorded February 2017)

This webinar engages attendees in a discussion about recognizing opportunities for leadership early in your career, how to develop tools to enhance your level of influence during stressful situations, and involvement in leadership opportunities within the American College of Surgeons.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the physician will be able to:

• Identify opportunities for leadership development during surgical training and early career
• Develop tools to enhance your level of influence during stressful situations
• Recognize opportunities for involvement in leadership within the American College of surgeons

About Paula Ferrada

Paula Ferrada, MD, FACS, is an associate professor of surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). She also holds the title of director for the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship and medical director for the trauma and surgery ICU at VCU.

She trained in general surgery at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She completed a fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Pittsburg and spent an additional year of fellowship training at Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland as their first Acute Care Surgery Fellow.

Ferrada is an active member of the American College of Surgeons National Ultrasound Faculty (NUF) and the International Director for Ultrasound Courses Development (USET courses) for the Pan-American Trauma Society. She has been a Councilor for the Virginia Chapter of the ACS, and is currently the Secretary-Treasurer of the Virginia chapter. She works as the chair of the Mentoring Committee for the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, chairs the Education and Research Committee for the Panamerican Trauma Society, she is a Young Fellows Association Councilor and within the YFA she heads the education workgroup as well.

She is an advocate for gender equality in surgery, diversity in medicine and life-work integration.