Participants with a career focused upon medical education are nominated by their respective Chairpersons to participate in this 18-month program. Monthly small-group meetings are one-hour in duration, and scheduling is based upon the availability of the participants and senior facilitators.
The purpose of these meetings is to provide support and guidance to access and acquire the resources and skills necessary for successful careers as educators.
Sample Monthly Topics Include:
- Moving Past Educational Stereotypes in Education
- Giving Effective Feedback
- Effective Small Group Facilitation in Medical Education
- Keys to Effective Clinical Teaching
- Developing Goals as an Educator
- Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Coaching
- Curriculum Development: Conducting a Needs Assessment and Writing Goals/Objectives
- Curriculum Design
- Negotiation
- Navigating the Local Political Landscape in Academic Medicine
- Time Management at Work and at Home: Life Balance
- Conveying Value for Yourself or Your Program
- Difficult Learners
- Critical Conversation and Conflict Management
Steering Committee Members:
- Robert Carroll, PhD, Informatics
- Julie Damp, MD, Medicine
- Lori Deitte, MD, Radiology
- Anna Dewan, MD, Dermatology
- Jonathan Douds, MD, Pathology
- Lourdes Estrada, PhD, Biochemistry
- Joseph Gigante, MD, Pediatrics
- Celeste Hemingway, MD, MHPE, Obstetrics in Gynecology
- Janice Law, MD, Ophthalmology
- Neil Osheroff, PhD, Biochemistry
- Lindsay Pagano, MD, Pediatrics
- Jill Simmons, MD, Pediatric Endocrinology
- Courtney Tomblinson, MD, Radiology
- Chase Webber, DO, FACP, Medicine
- Irving Zamora, MD, MPH, Pediatric Surgery
For more information, please email Cynthia Sims cynthia.y.sims@vumc.org