Developing Inclusive Leaders in Polarizing Times (IDEAS) - May 6

Recorded On: 05/06/2024

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The effects of social and political polarization on the practice and teaching of medicine are palpable - whether it’s the political polarization pitting public health interventions against individual autonomy, or pitting achievement in the setting of privilege against potential in the setting of disadvantage. When an argument is polarized, it is important for leaders to understand the underlying conflict. 

This talk reframes adaptive leadership as a learning strategy, so leaders can recognize the type of conflict at play and choose to act with a set of practices. When all conflicts are approached with an Either/Or mindset, teams can experience decreased morale, hampered communication, or damaged relationships. 

Specifically, we will discuss the difference between dilemmas, paradoxes, and polarities, and how to decide when to use negotiation or persuasion, or when we need to actually create and manage a productive tension.

After participating in this webinar, attendees should be able to:

  1. Define a dilemma, paradox and polarity.
  2. Distinguish between persuasion, negotiation, and polarity management and identify the circumstances under which each might be used.
  3. Describe common polarities, and the process by which one must identify one’s own biases and work through them in order to lead.

About IDEAS
The AAMC IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism) Learning Series provides actionable information about DEI strategies that you can put into practice to become a more effective and successful leader, educator, and member of the academic medicine community.

Taj Mustapha. MD. FAAP, FACP

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Chief of Equity Strategy, M Health Fairview

Dr. Mustapha received her MD from the University of California, San Francisco and completed her combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency training at the University of Minnesota.  She is the Chief of Equity Strategy for M Health Fairview – the Joint Clinical Enterprise between University of Minnesota and Fairview Health Services, and an Associate Professor in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. She is also a Fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a faculty member for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Her research focus is on equity and inclusion in assessments – from the way we assess learners and educators in the clinical learning environment, to the way we assess care systems. She has presented internationally on a broad array of topics related to the advancement of Health Equity and has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Sickle Cell Foundation Health Equity Champion award, the University of Minnesota Distinguished Mentoring award, and the Mullen-Spector-Tuax Women’s Leadership award.

Sylk Sotto, EdD, MBA, MPS (moderator)

Vice-chair for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
Vice-chair for Diversity, Health Equity, and Inclusion
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine 

Dr. Sotto’s scholarship and research center on (in)equity in academic medicine. Her interests include faculty affairs and professional development, inclusive learning environments, organizational structures and institutional bias, and the intersection of health equity and research ethics. She is affiliated with the Indiana Clinical and Translational Institute (IN CTSI) where she serves as co-director of Workforce Development and Director of All IN for Health, an initiative from the IN CTSI dedicated to improving the health of Indiana residents by promoting health resources and research, including a research volunteer registry across the state. She also serves as Chief Diversity Officer for the IN CTSI. She is also affiliated with the IU Center for Bioethics and the National Institute for Transformation and Equity (NITE) at IU Bloomington. At the national level, Dr. Sotto served as President of the Administrators in Internal Medicine (AIM), on the Board of Directors and as Diversity & Inclusion liaison for the Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM). Additionally, she is an active member of various AAMC groups (GDI & GFA), among others.

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