Dr. Brad Poss is a pediatric critical care physician who has held some of the highest leadership positions in medical education including Program Director, Chair of Department of Pediatrics, Designated Institutional Official(DIO)/Associate Dean of GME, and Chief Medical Education Officer.  He also served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years.  What lessons did he learn from his first leadership position?  What were his responsibilities as DIO?  What are his recommendations for correcting the path when you've taken on too much?  This is Part 1 of a two-part series as Dr. Poss reflects before retirement.