Professional Development

The Office for Faculty is committed to offering valuable workshops and opportunities to help our faculty enhance their professional skills. Reach out to us if you have topic ideas or requests, or if you would like to present.

The Teaching Academy

The Teaching Academy sustains and supports an interdisciplinary community of educators who value the scholarship of teaching and learning while facilitating educator development; improve the efficiency and quality of medical education through collaboration and scholarship; and promote an academic environment that increases the value and impact of educators locally, regionally, and nationally.

Upcoming Events and Workshops

Past Development Events

2023

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6/15/2023:

"The Adventures of Your Indirect Dollars" (Zoom)  - Brian Cote, MBA, and Kristin Bahn

5/18/2023:

"Managing Career Transitions: Moving from K to an R, and from being a Mentee to a Mentor" (Zoom)  - Julie Dumas, Ph.D.

Passcode: ResearchTapas#2023

3/16/2023:

“Dispelling the Mystery of Patents” - Richard Galbraith, M.D., Ph.D.

2/16/2023:

"Eat, Sleep, Pipette, Repeat: Fitting Work Into Life" (Zoom) - Matthew Poynter, Ph.D.

Passcode: #Tapas23

1/19/2023:

"Information Overload: How to Find and Organize Your Information" (Zoom) - Denise Hersey & Laura Haines

Passcode: #Tapas23

2022

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11/16/2022:

“Optimizing Your Specific Aims" (Zoom) - Sylvie Doublie, Ph.D.

Passcode: TSi#o%F0

Additional reading suggestion: "To grant you an edge: Part 1. General Strategies for Writing Competitive Biomedical Research Proposals"

10/19/2022:

"Introducing LCOM's 2 Newest acronyms: FMRB and CBSR" (Zoom)- Eric Gagnon, M.Ed., M.S.S. & Doug Taatjes, Ph.D.

Passcode: Research1! 

2020

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5/27/2020:

"Reviews of Your Work: Reading Between the Lines" - David Warshaw, Ph.D.

5/20/2020:

"Agile Leadership & Team Building" - Mitchell Tsai, M.D./MMM/FASA, & Charlie Irvin, Ph.D

3/4/2020:

"How to Make a Rocking Poster!" - Charlie Irvin, Ph.D.

2/19/2020:

"Patents 101" - Tina Thornton, Ph.D.

1/22/2020:

"What is your Personality (Color) Profile? and why that may matter." - Charlie Irvin, Ph.D.

1/15/2020:

"MRI: A Tool for Neuroscience Research and Beyond" (PDF) - Julie Dumas, Ph.D.