BUILDING YOUR CLINICIAN / EDUCATOR CAREER

Opportunities for professional development and mentorship are vital for junior and mid-level faculty members to succeed in academic medicine. Too often, those opportunities are of short supply at institutions. In this special 2-hour, interactive workshop affiliated with the Teaching and Training Committee, learners will be exposed to several areas of professional development. Dr. Brandon Yarns and Dr. Alessandra Scalmati will build on their presentations from last year and discuss implementation and evaluation of a freshly developed curricula, focusing on choosing appropriate educational strategies and describing various designs for assessment and evaluation. Finally, barriers to introducing new curricula and tips about dissemination of the curricula will be discussed. Learners will also have a chance to practice what they learned. Dr. Dennis Popeo and Dr. Elizabeth (EJ) Santos will discuss helpful hints for junior faculty members. Dr. Popeo will specifically discuss things that he “wished he knew way back when” about career planning, negotiation and work-life balance. Dr. Santos will discuss networking – something that unnerves many people – and graceful self-promotion.