PERSPECTIVES: Cherylee Chang, MD, on Building Neurocritical Care Training Pathways

In this episode of the NCS Podcast Perspectives series, host Nicholas Morris, MD, speaks with Cherylee Chang, MD, division chief of neurocritical care and professor of neurology, neurosurgery and medicine at Duke University. Dr. Chang reflects on her journey from an early interest in cardiothoracic surgery to neurology, and ultimately, to the "intersectional" work that drew her to neurocritical care.

She discusses her early training in the field, efforts to establish certification and fellowship accreditation pathways and the challenges of defining the essential components of what constitutes neurocritical care. Dr. Chang also shares insights from Duke's advanced practice provider model, her work to broaden multidisciplinary inclusion within NCS and her current focus on leadership development, workforce shortages and strategies to better attract the next generation to the field.

Dr. Chang recommends the following books for those interested in developing their leadership potential:
Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Williams
Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute
The Fearless Organization by Amy Edmonson
The Leader's Guide to Mastering Feedback by Joan Hibdon
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

The views expressed on the NCS Podcast are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or official positions of the Neurocritical Care Society.