Dr. Brad Benson is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Chief Academic Officer for M Health Fairview. In that role he oversees clinical research and the educational experiences for >6300 inter-professional learners each year across 10 hospitals and 60+ clinics. He has served in many leadership roles in his career; Director of the Primary Care Center; a decade as a residency program director (including national leadership as President of the Med-Peds Residency Program Director’s Association); and Division Head for Academic General Internal Medicine (growing the Division from 25 to over 75 inter-professional faculty). He has been recognized as an award-winning teacher and a local and national thought leader in the areas of evidence-based practice, competency milestone-based assessment, inter-professional communication, and healthcare workforce planning. As a clinician, his happy place is learning together with students and patients at the bedside. And there is always so much more to learn.