UW School of Medicine Faculty Thrivecast

Pearls for Calendar Management

University of Washington School of Medicine Episode 29

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Dr. Suzanne Allen (Family Medicine; Vice Dean for Academic, Rural, and Regional Affairs) provides tips and tricks for managing your calendar, including how to partner with someone in doing so. Communicate regularly with your assistant about your calendar, clearly relay the urgency level of each meeting request, and have them place holds for each time offered to prevent double bookings. You may also consider blocking time for non-meeting work and shortening hour-long meetings to 50-minutes.

Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/)