Category: Career Development
Storytelling with Data: Principles and Best Practices of Data Visualization
Breaking down data, drawing out key points, making sense of what it really means — data visualization is an essential skill in today’s data-driven world. Visual representations harness the powerful processing abilities of the visual perceptual system to see trends and outliers in data. Watch this session to find out how you can put data visualization […]
Mar 23, 2020
Constructive Collaboration: Using Student Feedback and Peer Coaching to Improve Teaching
The rapid changes and advancements of today’s world continue to present new challenges in education. Success in 2020 is achieved, in part, by being skilled at adapting and evolving based on the demands of society. Health science education and academic medical centers are not exempt from this reality. Educators must continue to create processes that […]
Feb 14, 2020
Making Time for Active Learning
Active learning is the hallmark of quality education and sustained learning in modern higher education. The science of learning, diverse learning environments, and teaching technology have opened pathways for educators questing to advance beyond modes of passive learning, like lectures. Likewise, accrediting bodies are well-versed in the solid evidence base supporting the use of active […]
Nov 15, 2019
Feeling Fraudulent – The Negative Impact of Imposter Syndrome
Self-perceptions help us define who we are, but they can also hinder us from achieving our maximum potential. Unfortunately, not all perceptions are easily identified. Watch this session as we focus on strategies to recognize and overcome two critical obstacles — unconscious bias and imposter syndrome. After this session, participants should be able to: Define […]
Nov 14, 2019
Critical thinking is a key part of being a successful academic and health care professional. However, approaching problems through the lens of analysis and pragmatism can often stand in the way of true innovation. By constantly examining all the ways a solution could go wrong in order to determine if it is the right approach, […]
Oct 10, 2019
How to Use Social Media to Advance Your Career
Social media has quickly grown to be one of the fastest ways for clinicians, researchers, and other health care professionals to share their work, connect with colleagues, inform the public, and even advance their careers. But building up your social network doesn’t happen overnight. Watch this workshop for guidance in creating and curating a social […]
Oct 10, 2019
Podcasts: A Start to Finish Roadmap
The popularity of podcasts is booming. After all, what’s not to like about portable, just-in-time learning that can be done while driving or exercising? Coming up with a great topic for your own podcast can be easy—it’s the execution that can be tricky if you don’t have a clear path. Watch this session as we outline a […]
Aug 14, 2019
Don’t Let Them Walk the Plank: Strategies for Effective Onboarding
Onboarding plays an important role in whether or not a faculty member is well prepared to succeed in their new job. Yet it is an area that may sometimes receive little attention. In this session, Dr. Vicki Kennel offers insights and strategies on how to effectively onboard your new faculty and why it is so important to do […]
Jun 13, 2019
The mentoring process is a two-way street where each individual has their own role. This will require you — the mentee — to take responsibility and be actively involved. In this session, Dr. Rowen Zetterman explains the ins and outs of mentoring and what mentees can do to get the most meaningful experience possible. Key Presenter Rowen K. […]
Apr 23, 2019
Discover ways to add “both/and” thinking to your toolbox Which comes first, your professional life or your personal life? Clinical excellence or research excellence? Mission or margin? They both do. As health care professionals, our thinking skills tend toward linear/technical problem solving that breaks issues into parts to solve them. However, many of life’s complex […]
Apr 4, 2019
