Category: New Faculty
Brave Boundaries: Radical Strategies to Take Back Your Time
With countless demands for your time, when and how do you get to say “no?” Boundaries are critical to productivity, promotion, and workplace joy. In this session, we will discuss practical approaches to implement professional and personal boundaries, and delineate strategies to define and communicate our boundaries to others to elevate our workplace and teams. […]
Jun 11, 2025
Transformative Microteaching Strategies for Health Professionals
Discover microteaching strategies tailored for teaching and practice in health professions. This session covers face-to-face classroom techniques, innovative online feedback methods, and dynamic micro-content creation using academic technology. Enhance your teaching effectiveness in diverse learning environments. Featuring expertise from:Suhasini Kotcherlakota, PhD, UNMC College of Nursing
Apr 2, 2025
Effective Delegation: Strategies for Reducing Burnout and Enhancing Wellbeing
Are you drowning in the never-ending stream of patient charts, email replies, and administrative tasks?You’re juggling a lot and–sometimes–a solution is to bring someone else into the work with you. Attend this session to identify opportunities for delegation, learn practical strategies for delegating effectively, and overcome common limiting beliefs that hinder delegation. Visiting Faculty Dr. […]
Feb 27, 2025
WorkSmart: Taming Your Email
Your Inbox is a perpetual disaster. It’s not hopeless. Attend this session to unlock strategies and little-known hacks for inner-peace with your inbox! Featuring expertise from:Mike Kozak, MEd, IT Academic TechnologiesKaren Gould, PhD, Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy
Jan 24, 2025
GenZ @Work: The Multigenerational Workforce
Let’s spill the tea on the youngest humans in the workforce. Gen Z colleagues are digital natives, have been shaped by TikTok and meme magic, and are reshaping the world. Boomer, you okay? Slay your skills at being a great colleague, boss, and collaborator with the freshest folks in town. This session is going to […]
Jan 16, 2025
GenZ @School: Know Thy Learner: The Next Generation of Students
One of the keys of effective teaching, presenting, and interaction is to know your audience. As the first members of the next generation of learners begins to enter health professions, understanding their perspectives, preferences, and communication style can help you succeed in the classroom and clinic. In this presentation, we will explore the characteristics of […]
Dec 13, 2024
What’s Your Superpower?
Your brand is a combination of the quality of your actual work, as well as what people know of how you do your work. It’s the super not-so-secret sauce that sets you apart from the rest of the world. Knowing, (re)shaping, and projecting your brand will elevate your career success by helping you selectively approach projects and advocate for […]
Dec 11, 2024
WorkSmart: Stoplight Strategy for Surviving Your Day
Do you ever find yourself feeling frantic about the day ahead? Do unforeseen circumstances throw off your flow, and chip away at your wellbeing? You’re not alone! Some days, to THRIVE is merely to SURVIVE. Dr. Jayme Dowdall, clinician educator, has systematized the STOPLIGHT Strategy to help her team stay afloat (and yes, thrive!) on […]
Nov 22, 2024
Mattering Matters: Profoundly Simple Map to Thriving at UNMC
Research suggests that feelings of mattering—being seen, valued, appreciated—have a positive impact on day-to-day stress and mental health. We suspect that these feelings of mattering can also contribute to long, satisfying, and impactful careers at UNMC. Join this panel discussion to foster a strong culture of mattering and belonging among UNMC. We’ll discuss how you can […]
Oct 31, 2024
Does Anybody Have a Map? Career Wayfinding
Are you an early faculty wondering which of the myriad options will set course for your “best” career?Have you reached Associate Professor, and now wondering how you’ll navigate the tradeoffs between career and family obligations?Do you ever find yourself enticed by an opportunity, only to wonder what’s behind Door Number 2? It may be daunting to navigate the myriad options for your “best” […]
Oct 30, 2024
