Advance Career Management Courses and Resources
Courses and Resources for:
Resources
| Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty |
| Link to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute website guidebook for new investigators on topics ranging from staffing your lab to the importance of mentoring to getting funded and published. |
| Shaping a Career in Academic Medicine |
| Guidelines for mentor/mentee conversations |
| Becoming a More Productive Writer |
| Link to to view the recorded program on KnowledgeLink by Susan Johnson, MD., MS, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. This workshop presents a method for getting writing done based on both the advice of modern writing experts and some experimental evidence. To view, click the above link, log into KnowledgeLink and put the name of this class in the “Search” field. Click on “Enroll” on the next two screens and then click on “Start” to launch the viewer. |
| Getting Things Done in the Midst of Chaos |
| Link to to view the recorded program on KnowledgeLink by Susan Johnson, MD., MS, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. This program will provide you with effective strategies to improve your productivity by making the most of the time under your control. To view, click the above link, log into KnowledgeLink and put the name of this class in the “Search” field. Click on “Enroll” on the next two screens and then click on “Start” to launch the viewer. |
| Time Management |
Link to talk given by the late Dr. Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University Professor made famous by his inspirational delivery of “The Last Lecture”. Dr. Pausch delivered this “Time Management” lecture at his alma mater, the University of Virginia, after he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. The lecture is filled with useful tips on how to avoid wasting time and topics regarding bosses and delegation, stress and procrastination. The talk lasts 1 hour, 17 minutes, and has been broken into 5 chapters. |
Courses
Course Title |
Description |
Date/Time/Location |
Instructor |
Faculty Appointments A to Z |
Learn about the faculty tracks, the processes for reappointment and promotion, responsibilities and expectations, and resources to help you succeed. | Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:30pm - 5:00pm Class of '62 Auditorium, John Morgan Building |
Dr. Bryan Wolf |
Strategies for Success: Clinician-Educator Track Faculty
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Review promotion standards for the C-E track. | Tuesday, October 30, 2012 8:00am - 9:30am 1311 Blockley |
Dr. Nuzhat Ahmad Dr. Brett Cucchiara Dr. Larry Wells |
Strategies for Success: Tenure Track Faculty |
Review standards for promotion in the tenure track. Learn how COAP evaluates the impact of publications. | Thursday, November 8, 2012 3:30pm - 5:00pm Class of '62 Auditorium (John Morgan Building) |
Dr. Mary Leonard |
Writing Letters of Recommendation for Trainees |
Understand your responsibility when writing a letter of recommendation and understand the essential features that should be present in a letter of recommendation. |
Friday, November 16, 2012 8:30am - 10:00am BRB 251 |
Dr. Jennifer Kogan Dr. Ilene Rosen Barbara Wagner |
Educational Database Workshop |
Learn about compiling and assembling your “Educational Database”, the collection of evaluation data, records and information that documents your teaching activities in the School of Medicine, in preparation for going up for promotion. | Thursday, January 10, 2013 8:30am - 10:00am TBD |
Dr. Judy Shea |
Insight from the Editors: Journal Editors Panel |
Learn about common mistakes that authors make, how to choose the right journal for your work, what journal impact factors mean, and how to respond to reviewers’ critiques when you revise-and-resubmit a manuscript. | Tuesday, January 29, 2013 3:30pm - 5:00pm TBD |
Dr. James Eberwine Dr. Stephen Douglas Dr. David Dinges |
Strategies for Success: Research Track Faculty |
Review promotion standards for the research track. | Tuesday, February 5, 2013 3:30pm - 5:00pm TBD |
Dr. Lou Soslowsky |
Planning for Retirement |
Learn about the policies and processes around phased retirement, the retirement incentive program (FIAP, the Faculty Income Allowance Program), retirement benefits (e.g., continued medical benefits), qualifying for emeritus status, and the rights and privileges of retired faculty. | Thursday, February 14, 2013 3:30pm - 5:00pm TBD |
Victoria Mulhern Hillary Lopez |
Ask COAP: Selecting Your Extramural Consultants |
If you are preparing for promotion in the near future, come hear two COAP members explain the role of extramural consultants and how they are selected. | Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:30pm - 5:00pm TBD |
Dr. Bryan Wolf Dr. Phyllis Dennery |
Strategies for Success: Academic Clinician Track Faculty |
Review promotion standards for the Academic-Clinician track. Hear from faculty who have successfully navigated the promotion process. | Wednesday, March 6, 2013 3:30pm - 5:00pm TBD |
Dr. Lisa Bellini |
Preparing for Reappointment: What Does COAP Look For? |
Learn what is involved in the review process, what the PSOM COAP members look for and how they evaluate your progress, what should be included in your teaching dossier, and your next steps toward preparing for promotion. | Friday, April 12, 2013 8:30am - 10:00am TBD |
Dr. Lisa Bellini |
Promotion to Professor: What Does COAP Look For? |
Learn from two experienced COAP members as they discuss how COAP evaluates faculty for promotion to Full Professor and what it takes to reach this rank. | Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:00pm - 4:30pm TBD |
Dr. Bryan Wolf
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