Dealing With Conflict In a Lab or On a Team

This session gives faculty a straightforward, evidence-informed approach to Recognizing conflict early, addressing it before it escalates, and creating a culture Where difficult conversations can happen without damaging work Relationships. Through real examples from academic medicine, participants will Explore practical tools they can bring back to their labs, teams, and collaborative Projects. Kristen Conrad-Schnetz, DOCCLCM, Staff General Surgeon and Vice Chair of Education for the Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease Institute. Serve as the Chair of the Department of Surgery and Vice Chief of Staff at Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital, where she leads initiatives and is faculty for the General Surgery Residency Program at South Pointe Hospital and a member of the ACGME Osteopathic Recognition Committee, where she contributes to shaping national standards for osteopathic training. She holds academic appointments as Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Mitch Drumm, PhD, Professor, is a prominent geneticist and Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He serves as a professor in the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences and Pediatrics and directs the Research Institute for Children's Health. He is best known for co-discovering the cystic f