Category: Leadership
Aiming for Excellence: Recruiting for Diversity in Residency and Fellowship Programs
In this session, participants will explore practical strategies for recruiting a diverse class of fellows that reflects both our patients and our values at UNMC.
Feb 21, 2022
Quiet Minds & Loud Voices: Balancing Personalities in the Workplace
Best-selling author Jennifer B. Kahnweiler is joined by Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD for engaging dialogue about introverts and extroverts.
Jan 17, 2022
Advocacy Actions in Leadership: The Missing Rungs
Guest expert Dr. Carrie Bowler provides insights about advocacy actions and their impact on women’s leadership success.
Dec 3, 2021
REframe Series: Equity-Minded Faculty Workloads
Guest expert Dr. KerryAnn O’Meara shares insights about how faculty labor is taken up, assigned and rewarded.
Oct 15, 2021
Prepare Yourself and Your Teams for What’s Ahead As we adapt to the changes left in the wake of the pandemic, we are presented with a unique opportunity to redefine and future-proof our work. The abilities, talents, and accomplishments that helped us land our positions at UNMC are effective—they worked! But, with our rapidly evolving […]
Oct 8, 2021
REframe Series: Strategies to Diversify Your Faculty Search
Increased creativity, faster problem solving, and higher innovation are just a few of the benefits of a diverse workforce. These qualities are essential in health science education, where the ultimate goal is to improve health and patient outcomes. However, finding diverse candidates to interview is the number one barrier to diversifying the workplace. What strategies […]
Oct 7, 2021
Faculty Search Committee Guidebook and Toolkit This document was created to provide guidelines for search committees at UNMC. It also serves as a guide to foster active dialogue on how to instill better, more inclusive hiring practices. It contains best practices and tips from across colleges and departments within UNMC as we strive to attract […]
Oct 6, 2021
Take It Outside: Resolving Conflicts When You Can’t
Remember as a kid when you were rough-housing or arguing in the house and your mom or dad told you to take it outside? Turns out that there is some neuroscience evidence that they were probably right for a very important reason! Remember as a kid when you used Rock, Paper, Scissors to resolve your […]
Mar 11, 2021
Making Anti-Racism an Institutional Priority
This session was offered as part of the 2020-2021 Breakthrough Thinking Virtual Series Academic medicine must take steps to dismantle structural racism and make anti-racism a core value. UNMC welcomes the challenge and has taken steps to create sustainable change and a more inclusive culture. Watch this session to learn more about structural racism and […]
Jan 20, 2021
Storytelling as a Critical Leadership Strategy
When Facts and Data Aren’t Enough – Tell a Story A powerful story has the ability to teach, influence, and inspire. What makes storytelling so effective? Storytelling forges connections and draws people together, which is more important now than ever before. Humans are wired to respond to a good story. Storytelling is effective not only for […]
Jan 15, 2021
