Leading from a Chair

A pandemic and an earthquake hit in the same week.
Decisions were delivered from a chair on a platform
shaky as the ground. Constantly wondering, when is
the next aftershock?

Gradually, the tremors lessened. Sleeping got better,
fatigue did not.

Sitting is the new burnout.

The Chair will be empty

If she doesn’t stand up.

Kristina Callis Duffin, MD, MS

Chair and Professor, Department of Dermatology

Kristina is passionate about supporting the success of others, providing exceptional care to patients with skin disease (especially psoriasis), and applying creativity to whatever she is doing. When not in meetings, she can be found teaching, painting, mountain biking, or playing pickleball with her husband and two daughters.

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