Message From The Chair: The Self Study
6/1/2015
At the end of this summer, I will mark the end of my fifth year as Chair, Department of Pediatrics. It has been a challenging, thrilling, and humbling experience. Customarily…
6/1/2015
From Dr. James Nataro: In an effort to improve continuously the service we provide to our patients and families, our clinical leadership has (thoroughly and laboriously) developed the attached plan…
Message From The Chair: How We Talk to Each Other Matters
4/30/2015
Those of you who have been in or through the NICU over the last four months or so may have noticed the new program the NICU staff calls "Be Respectful".…
Message From The Chair: Innovation and Scholarship
4/1/2015
Some of you may remember that last year, during the State of the Department presentation, I challenged each faculty member to contribute at least one piece of scholarship each year.…
Message From The Chair: Wave our flag!
3/4/2015
At our last faculty meeting, you all may have heard Tucker Petty's marvelous pitch around the Children's Hospital marketing campaign. I am very pleased and proud of Tucker's work and…
Message From The Chair: Philanthropy and Development
2/10/2015
Dear colleagues, This past Friday marked the 8th anniversary of the Main Event, the premier fundraising activity for the UVA Children's Hospital. The party was fantastic! There was great food,…
Message From The Chair: What Is A Microsystem?
12/22/2014
Those of you in the nicu are by now familiar with the term “microsystem”, though you may not know what it means or what the project is meant to accomplish.…
Message From The Chair: Our Education Mission
11/25/2014
With the recent visit of the LCME to the University of Virginia School of Medicine, it is a good time to focus on our education mission. I was personally proud…
Message from the Chair: More on Employee Engagement
10/29/2014
When the topic of the Engagement Survey comes up, the first question is typically “what is engagement anyway?” Engagement measures the spirit and morale of a team, how much the…
Message from the Chair, James P. Nataro, MD PhD MBA
8/29/2014
As I have said consistently since my arrival at UVA now four years ago, my personal vision for the Department of Pediatrics is excellence in all the missions, valued equally.…