The Risk of Not Checking References in Hiring 

Moderator: Bruder Stapleton, MD
Panel: Craig Hillemeier, MD; Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD, FAAP; Valerie Opipari, MD; Bruce Rubin, MD; Robert S. Sawin, MD; Arnold (Arnie) Strauss, MD; Wesley D. Millican, MBA
Bringing a faculty member or employee into an organization has very important implications for the future success of the organization and the recruit. Making a bad choice in hiring is extraordinarily painful for a department and for a faculty member whose career suffers as a result. Often faculty searches bring candidates who may be known to a member of the search committee and, as a result, references may be deemed unnecessary. In this conversation, members of the Child Health Advisory Council discuss the importance of obtaining references prior to completing all faculty searches.