Challenges and Professional Developments for a New Chair/Chief

I will never forget this day, Thursday, March 29, 2007. On this day, I came to Hamilton to interview for the position of Chief Radiologist and Chair of the Department of Radiology at McMaster. Although I had managed a large private radiology practice in France and had practiced in an academic setting in Canada for 20 years, my experience with academic management was limited. The weather was beautiful; an unusually mild day for the season, and …