All events will be by Zoom unless otherwise indicated.
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Apply here UW SoM faculty may struggle to evaluate and plan next steps in their academic careers due to time limitations, competing professional and clinical demands, and lack of training in structured frameworks for career development. These challenges can contribute to inefficiencies in professional roles, burnout, and reduced effectiveness in clinical, educational, and leadership responsibilities.
Register here This is a mindful self-compassion series offering fresh mindsets and skills for caring for oneself while caring for others. Participants will learn practical ways to be aware of the present moment, to bring more inner kindness, joy and meaning to everyday work and life. Credit Offered: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; ABS CC
Register here This workshop is geared toward mid-career faculty who are interested in career advancement, and promotion from associate to full professor. There is practical advice about making five- and ten-year plans, how to be a mentor, and steps to promotion. You will also hear from a panel of recently promoted faculty.
Register here This workshop provides tools and strategies for working through interpersonal conflicts in the workplace with colleagues. Learn about your own personal approach to conflict and communication, and set ground rules and intentions for difficult conversations with others. This session will be interactive. Attendees will prepare for a conflict dialogue, practice the conflict management skills with
Register here This course is designed to provide skills, strategies, and tools for faculty to use to better manage their time and keep their work organized. It includes creative productivity
Apply here The January 20, 2027 session is for assistant professors in the first four years of their career. UW SoM faculty may struggle to evaluate and plan next steps
Register here Objectives: -Understand the requirements and different CV templates required for annual review and promotion at the SoM and Department level. -Identify timeline and resources needed to create and maintain a CV on annual basis. -Create strategies to create a CV that meets requirements for promotion while highlighting faculty work specific to academic medicine.
Register here 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
Register here Delivering feedback is essential to professional growth, a collaborative culture, our educational environment, and patient safety. However, it’s often avoided, delayed, or poorly received. In this interactive session, participants will explore evidence-based strategies for giving clear, respectful, and growth-oriented feedback. We’ll address common pitfalls, discuss feedback across power dynamics, and offer practical tools to
Register here Benefit and retirement basics for UW School of Medicine Faculty looking to retire in the next few years. This event is open to UW School of Medicine faculty
For additional events from the following groups, please visit their calendars:
CLIME (Center for Learning and Innovation in Medical Education)
IPCE (Interprofessional Continuing Education)
ITHS (Institute of Translational Health Sciences) Faculty Development Career Series
UW GME Office (Graduate Medical Education)