PDDS is our core curriculum for program directors and faculty in support of continuous learning, development and educational innovation within UW GME.  The curriculum is designed to meet ACGME annual faculty development and Common Program Requirements (CPRs). Program directors, associate program directors, key faculty and program administrators (as space allows) are invited to join us at PDDS events.* 

Medical student professional identity formation (PIF) is impacted by aspects of the clinical working environment. Our recent work highlights how group identity according to specialty, or specialty identity, impacts how physicians engage with each other. Similarly, the tenets of sociocultural learning theory suggest that it is critical for trainees to work in a group with

Credits AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (9.00 hours), Non-Physician (9.00 hours) Overview Session 1: Overview and Visual Thinking Strategies Curious about what arts and humanities can bring to your teaching in health professional educational settings? Please join us for a CLIME Conversation Cafe series on Arts and Humanities in Medical Training! Andrea Kalus, an experienced leader and

Objectives: Develop understanding of resilience as a context dependent process and how emotional intelligence allows us to strategically choose how we respond to the world around us. Explore the differences between individual and collective resilience as responses to social challenges and as methods of engagement in social action. Content: Explore the keys to resilience, the behavioral practices

Learn about the basics from the UW Benefits Offices (UW, UWP, and CUMG), including timeline and where to find out about health insurance and financial basics. You will also hear from several faculty who have successfully made the transition. This event will be recorded, and recording and materials will be posted to the Faculty Affairs

Matt Lund (Chief Contracting Officer, UW Medicine) and Michael Myint (Associate Professor of Medicine; Chief Population Health Officer, UW Medicine) will review what wasn't taught in medical school about how the healthcare financing system in the US operates today, how we are paid at UW Medicine by insurers, and how the market is changing rapidly. Learning

Credits AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (9.00 hours), Non-Physician (9.00 hours) Overview Nicole Woods, PhD is an expert in examining the role of basic science knowledge in clinical reasoning and will discuss how to integrate the basic sciences into clinical training. Accreditation Accreditation with Commendation: The University of Washington School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation

Objectives: Explore how compassion for others and for ourselves can support our well-being through an exploration of research and practices. Content: Revisit our neurobiological response to threats and stress through the lens of self-compassion as a way of disrupting our fight, flight, and freeze response with self-kindness, common humanity, and mindful awareness. Explore the differences between empathy

This workshop is geared toward mid-career faculty who are interested in career advancement, and promotion from associate to full professor. You will also hear from a panel of recently promoted faculty. This workshop will be recorded, with recording and slides posted to the Faculty Affairs website afterward. Register

Credits AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (9.00 hours), Non-Physician (9.00 hours) Overview Join us for a conversation about ethics in medical training. We will discuss the history, best practices, and examples of what we do at UWSOM. Accreditation Accreditation with Commendation: The University of Washington School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical

All good teams and organizations change over time. This change is essential for growth and can also be quite challenging. Leading change can be more effective when anchored in the principles of adaptive leadership as well as Kotter’s eight-stage process of change management. This session will incorporate both knowledge and skill-building in an interactive format.