"Two unexpected outcomes of our work: 1) Culture Change, and 2) Momentum." -- Chief Executive who adopted Quality as an Organizational Strategy

Read my latest thoughts as a pediatrician and Moms Demand Action volunteer on the special session in the Tennessean. It’s on all of us adults, including legislators, to make this world truly safer for kids. Everytown TNAAP tennessean.com/story/opinion/…

TNAAP member Kelsey Black Gastineau speaking at this morning's press conference hosted Moms Demand Action . We urge Tennessee lawmakers to take meaningful steps towards common sense gun legislation.

We ask kids to do hard, scary things every day. It’s time for our leaders to step up and be brave just like our kids and pass meaningful, common-sense gun safety legislation #TNLeg

Congratulations to all of our 2023 Excellence in Pediatrics Award Winners! Kelsey Black Gastineau , HMB , Dr. Timothy Fuller, Dr. Kathryn Edwards, Dr. Gail Beeman, Dr. Joan White, and Dr. Cassandra Brady. #TPSC2023

After a tough week in TN, @Their__Future merch was a welcomed early bday gift to remind me of good people fighting for kids. So, leading up to my birthday on 9/8, I’d love to raise $1,000 for @Their__Future to keep the good work going! Link to donate👉🏼secure.actblue.com/donate/theirfu…

The 1st edits of my 1st manuscript came back with a 🌈 of track changes just like this. It was a gut punch at the time. Looking back, it was essential to teaching me the process and made me a better writer then and mentor of others in their scholarly writing today.

Sensitivity and specificity still make some of our heads spin but Corrie McDaniel and I discuss the importance of understanding these basic test characteristics in the latest issue of @aap_hpeds publications.aap.org/hospitalpediat…

It’s not just seeing suffering that's painful. It’s hurting for others while feeling unable to help. There’s a term for that helplessness: empathic distress. Over time, it leads to burnout and withdrawal. If you're overwhelmed and exhausted by a heavy heart, you are not alone.

America's idiocracy in a nutshell: We recall gun safes after the death of one child, but not the actual guns that are the leading cause of death of children. cnn.com/2023/10/20/us/…

The way I see #leadership, a manager's job is to demonstrate to employees (in myriad, consistent ways) that they value them, respect them & care about them -- all the while holding them accountable to a very high standard of performance. #LeadFromTheHeart #FutureOfWork #HR

Standing up for the right thing is hard. And it can get exhausting. And at some point, you will start to feel like a "complainer" if nothing is changing. I'm here to tell you, fighting for change is hard but it's worth it. Keep fighting the good fight.

Burnout can be caused by factors beyond workload, like feeling disconnected from personal values, lack of significance in work, or lack of recognition from superiors. Here's how to recognize and face burnout. forbes.com/health/mind/si… #TrustAndInspire

Tennessee is actively considering rejecting federal funds for schools. In hearings, free and reduced lunch has been a topic of conversation. It is worth remembering our poll release from earlier this year. #foodinsecurity #tennessee #education #tennesseeschools

If you died today, the hospital/clinic where you work would replace you tomorrow. Spend time with the people in your life that love you, couldn’t replace you, and wouldn’t want to. And only do things that make you say Hell Yes and provide you purpose. #MedTwitter #MedX

Congrats to the 1 and only Ryan Wolf, MD for conceptualizing and leading this study. Let’s hope his curiosity and hard work helps inform our understanding of racial disparities in pharmacologic restraint use so that we can all work together to eliminate these disparities in our 🏥

Subject line for an email from one of my PhD students...😀 "Prepare to have your brains blown. Fig. 1 has landed."

Really proud to finally have the #RCT I did as a #PHMfellow at VUMC Division of PHM & PHM Fellowship published in JAMA Network Open. We found that a 5 minute hospital discharge communication intervention including teach-back and show-back significantly reduced liquid medication dosing errors for kids

With Command & Control culture, a gap exists between performance and potential because people have to work within constrictive parameters and prescribed methods. No one is willing to risk coloring outside the lines. #TrustAndInspire

It's truly amazing how much you can learn in a short period of time if you simply let people speak. Be present & listen carefully. Sounds simple—but good listening takes time to master (and pays big dividends).