BY KATHERINE UDDEN, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
The 134th Annual Shattuck Lecture, “Challenges to the Future of a Robust Medical Workforce in the US,” took place on September 10 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Bornstein Family Amphitheater in Boston.
Keynote speaker Dr. Rochelle Walensky, executive fellow at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), addressed the evolving challenges of maintaining a well-trained
health care workforce, focusing on demographic shifts, technological advancements, and policy changes. Dr. Walensky also explored the critical issues of burnout, strategies to improve health care professionals’ well-being, and the role of
policy reforms and innovations like telemedicine and AI in shaping the future of health care.
The event, held in person for the first time since the pandemic, served as a crucial platform for addressing the urgent challenges confronting the US health care system. Earn CME credits by accessing the online version here.
From left to right: Eric J. Rubin, MD, PhD, editor-in-chief, NEJM Group; Rochelle Walensky, MD, executive fellow at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, former director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC); Hugh M. Taylor, MD,
MMS president; Olivia C. Liao, MD, FACS, MMS president- elect; Lois Cornell, MMS executive vice president.
