Category: Leadership
UNMC Faculty Development is working with Rob Kramer, certified coach and CEO of Kramer Leadership, to provide you with leadership methods that will improve the performance of teams and individuals, as well as help develop future leaders around you. In his book, Stealth Coaching: Everyday Conversations for Extraordinary Results, he gives an in-depth look at […]
Feb 21, 2018
Cultural Competence Education for Students in Medicine and Public Health
With the increasing cultural diversity of the nation, there’s a necessity of updated knowledge, skills, and attitudes for addressing changing health care needs. A new report from the AAMC and the Association of Schools of Public Health, Cultural Competence Education for Students in Medicine and Public Health, presents recommendations for training students from both disciplines on […]
Feb 20, 2018
Shining the Spotlight on Search Committees
Here are some resources regarding recruiting that search committees may find helpful: UNMC Resources Search Committee Guidebook Recruiting video Why UNMC recruiting website The Good and Bad of Fast Brain Thinking: Understanding the Impact of Our Unconscious Biases (past Faculty Development session) AAMC Resources Recruiting: Proven Search and Hiring Practices for the Best Talent website […]
Sep 25, 2017
New Faculty Onboarding: Meet the Deans
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is made up by a large infrastructure of medical colleges, each headed by its respective dean. Here is your chance to get to know the leaders that make up the top ranks of our medical college system. Watch this meet-and-greet and learn about some of our deans and associate […]
Aug 24, 2017
The Good and Bad of Fast Brain Thinking
Understanding the Impact of Our Unconscious Biases Health care providers are specifically trained to make high stakes decisions in fast-paced, life and death situations. Every day, we rely on a host of past experiences and “our gut” to make important decisions. But sometimes these skills and behaviors can lead to unintended consequences for us as […]
Jun 6, 2017
Leading Change in Higher Education Digital Learning
Change is hard, especially in today’s busy world. Watch this engaging seminar that encourages viewers to discover a formula for change that will help you become a leader in higher education during the digital age. Visiting keynote speaker Dr. Lawrence C. Ragan tackles the barrage of forces, inputs, demands and signals of change that leaders face […]
Mar 9, 2017
UNMC used its Premier Education Banquet to bestow awards upon faculty members who have achieved notable successes in their careers and for the university system. Time was taken to honor the recipients, giving each a moment to speak and take pride in their accolades. The rest of the ceremony was used to raise awareness for […]
Aug 16, 2016
Widening the Lens: Examining the Way We View Student Admissions
UNMC aims to lead the world in health science education and in developing world-class health care professionals. So what characterizes a world-class student? This interactive discussion takes a look at the question, examining on a broader scale the attributes, experience, and academic metrics that can make up a top student. See how policies altered in […]
Dec 10, 2015
Good to Great: Making the Leadership Leap
As an educator, you already have a leadership role — but how do you progress from a good leader to a great one? If you’re like many educators, you probably haven’t had a lot of formal training in leadership and have had to figure many things out on your own. While you work with colleagues, […]
Oct 22, 2015
Charting the Course: UNMC's Expedition Toward Health Equity
It must be acknowledged that many parts of the nation continue to carry deep-rooted disparities in regard to the treatment of racial and ethnic minorities. Unfortunately, though medicine facilitates such a human-focused science, the institution of professional health care is not immune to this behavior. Dr. Anthony spearheads a deep discussion on these issues for […]
Nov 13, 2014
