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Advance Course Schedule 2010-2011

February, 2011

Writing a Competitive Grant Proposal Part 2: Writing Clearly and Succinctly: Developing Your Specific Aims ENROLL NOW	“Specific Aims” sounds straightforward, but don’t be fooled: this short section can cripple a proposal right at the outset. In this session, we examine examples of Specific Aims to uncover linguistic features that bring a project into compelling, sharp, and succinct focus. By asking applicants to do more with less, the new NIH format for grant applications puts a premium on scientific writing that is efficient, effective, and persuasive. This series of workshops focuses on the fundamentals of scientific argument, with particular attention to the aspects most relevant to effective proposals: communicating novelty and significance, motivating readers, and organizing the research plan.	Thursday, February 3, 2011 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.	BRB II/III Room 251	Dr. Judith Swan, Scientific writing expert and Associate Director, Princeton Writing Center
Strategies for Success: Tenure Track Faculty *Part of Advance’s* Career Management Series ENROLL NOW**	Review standards for promotion in the tenure track. Learn how COAP evaluates the impact of publications. Acquire strategies for getting a research enterprise up to speed quickly and for cultivating a reputation in the larger scholarly community.	Tuesday, February 8, 2011 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Stellar Chance Building Room 104	Moderator: Dr. Reed Pyeritz, Former Chair, SOM Committee on Appointments and Promotions (COAP) Faculty Panelists: Dr. Marisa Bartolomei Dr. Josh Gold Additional faculty panelist to be invited
Providing Effective Feedback to Trainees in Clinical Settings Part of Advance’s Attaining Teaching Excellence Series COUNTS TOWARD PROGRAM TO ENHANCE TEACHING SKILLS ENROLL NOW*	Learn to understand the difference between evaluation and feedback. Identify barriers to providing feedback and acquire strategies for overcoming them. Learning to give more effective feedback to trainees will help to improve your teaching.	Wednesday, February 9, 2011 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.	BRB II/III Room 1412	Dr. Lisa Bellini Dr. Jennifer Kogan
Intermediate Adobe Illustrator for Scientific Figures Part of Advance’s Technology Series ENROLL NOW	Explore the construction of simple to complex schematics using Illustrator. Find out how to use layers to organize your illustrations. Learn to lay out graphics using shapes, drawing options, gradients, and shading. Learn to master techniques for exporting your illustrations to other programs.	Thursday, February 10, 2011 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	Anatomy Chemistry Building Room 202	Mary Leonard, Biomedical Art & Design
Faculty Appointments A to Z Part of Advance’s Career Management Series ENROLL NOW	Learn about the faculty tracks, the processes for reappointment and promotion, responsibilities and expectations, and resources to help you succeed. Class led by staff from the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development (FAPD) and the head of the School of Medicine’s Committee on Appointments and Promotions (COAP).	Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.	BRB II/III Room 251	Dr. Bryan Wolf, Chair, SOM Committee on Appointments and Promotions (COAP) Victoria Mulhern, Executive Director, Faculty Affairs and Professional Development (FAPD) Anna Delaney, Director, Academic Programs Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
Basics of PowerPoint Part of Advance’s Attaining Teaching Excellence Series and Technology Series **COUNTS TOWARD PROGRAM TO ENHANCE TEACHING SKILLS* ENROLL NOW	Learn to create presentations, apply design templates, manipulate text, insert graphics, prepare notes and handouts from slides, save presentations, and more.	Wednesday, February 16, 2011 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Anatomy Chemistry Building Room 202	Barbara Kountouzi, Biomedical Library
Writing an Article for Publication Part 2: Writing the “Introduction” Section Part of Advance’s Scientific Writing Series ENROLL NOW	The Introduction orients and motivates readers. It must also make a contract with the reader that a question will be answered. Introductions are the most structured part of a paper and readers expect certain elements in a certain order. This session will focus on constructing Introductions with the important elements in the right order.	Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Brown bag session – *please bring your own lunch*)	Stellar Chance Building Room 104	Elizabeth Colston, M.D., Ph.D. Medical writer and editor
Extremely Basic Photoshop Part of Advance’s Technology Series ENROLL NOW	Explore the ins and outs of working with images in Photoshop. Learn to scan images and use adjustable layers for color correction. Find out how to assemble basic composites, manage text, and prepare images for print and presentations.	Tuesday, February 22, 2011 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	Anatomy Chemistry Building Room 202	Mary Leonard, Biomedical Art & Design

March, 2011

Effective Lecturing

Part of Advance’s Attaining Teaching Excellence Series and Technology Series

*COUNTS TOWARD PROGRAM TO ENHANCE TEACHING SKILLS

ENROLL NOW

This workshop will present an overview of effective lecture planning, organization and presentation. Topics considered will include defining one’s goals and objectives, structuring and delivering one’s lecture to facilitate student engagement and learning, and the effective use of PowerPoint and visuals. While drawing on educational research, the session will be grounded in the insights, experiences and needs of the participants. As such, this workshop is for both new and experienced lecturers.

Wedneday, March 2, 2011

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

BRB II/III

Room 253

Dr. Carolyn Cambor, Education Officer

Dr. Ian Petrie
Associate Director, Center for Teaching and Learning

Managing Your Professional and Personal Lives: Updates and New Policies You Should Know

Part of Advance's Career Management Series

ENROLL NOW

Please join FAPD, Penn HR, and FOCUS for a program to learn about Penn policies, programs, and new initiatives that can help you to manage your professional and personal lives. Learn about FMLA (particularly time off following the arrival of a new child), extension to probationary period, the new adoption assistance program, assistance with dependent care issues/needs, finding mentoring to assist you with issues of professional and personal life balance, and other related information.

Friday, March 4, 2011

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

BRB II/III

Room 251

Vicki Mulhern, Executive Director, FAPD

Marilyn Kraut, Penn Human Resources

Drs. Stephanie Abbuhl, Hillary Bogner, and Lucy Tuton, FOCUS (Penn Medicine’s Women in Academic Medicine organization)

Advanced Adobe Illustrator for Scientific Figures

Part of Advance’s Technology Series

ENROLL NOW

For those already familiar with Illustrator, this class offers a more in-depth look at the functions and tools. Explore various drawing tools to create complex shapes with gradients and shading. Learn how Illustrator integrates with Adobe Photoshop to produce finished artwork.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Anatomy Chemistry Building

Room 202

Mary Leonard,
Biomedical Art & Design

Smart Speaking: Managing Nervousness

Part of Advance’s Attaining Teaching Excellence Series

*COUNTS TOWARD PROGRAM TO ENHANCE TEACHING SKILLS

ENROLL NOW

Does the thought of speaking in front of an audience scare you? This session explores the causes of commonplace communication anxiety and allows participants to practice several strategies for reducing anxiety.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

BRB II/III

Room 251

Dr. E. Sue Weber,
Associate Director, Communications Within the Curriculum (CWiC) Program, University of Pennsylvania

Intermediate PowerPoint

Part of Advance’s Attaining Teaching Excellence Series and Technology Series

*COUNTS TOWARD PROGRAM TO ENHANCE TEACHING SKILLS

ENROLL NOW

Learn to create your own templates using master slides, import images from the Web, use Custom Animation, insert graphs and tables, and more.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Anatomy Chemistry Building

Room 202

Barbara Kountouzi, Biomedical Library

Educational Database Workshop

Part of Advance’s Career Management Series

CANCELLED

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. This workshop is recommended for any faculty member in the Academic Clinician, Clinician Educator, or Tenure Track who will be going up for promotion within the next year.

Monday, March 14, 2011

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

BRB II/III

Room 253

Anna Delaney,
Director, Academic Programs Office and Chief Administrative Officer

Dr. Carolyn Cambor, Education Officer

Dr. Judy Shea, Associate Dean for Medical Education Evaluation

Vicki Mulhern, Executive Director, FAPD

Elisa Spiewak,
Director, FAPD

Intermediate Photoshop

Part of Advance’s Technology Series

ENROLL NOW

Explore some of the more advanced features in Photoshop. Learn manual adjustments for brightness, contrast and color balance; overlay techniques, actions and adding measurement rulers. Learn to use multiple images, labels and rulers.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Anatomy Chemistry Building

Room 202

Barbara Kountouzi, Biomedical Library

Writing an Article for Publication!

Part 3: Writing the “Discussion” Section

Part of Advance’s Scientific Writing Series

ENROLL NOW

The Discussion answers the question posed in the Introduction, explains how the results support the answer, and shows how the answer fits in with existing knowledge. Good discussions rely on making sound arguments. This session will focus on four elements of a sound argument: claims, evidence, warrants, and qualifications.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

(Brown bag session – please bring your own lunch)

BRB II/III

Room 253

Elizabeth Colston, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical writer and editor

The Art of Speaking Part 2: Advanced Communication Skills

Part of Advance’s Attaining Teaching Excellence Series and Technology Series

*COUNTS TOWARD PROGRAM TO ENHANCE TEACHING SKILLS

ENROLL NOW

What do you do if you were a speaker at a conference and you had less time than you thought because someone else ran long, or you lose your train of thought mid-sentence? How do you handle hostile questions? Acquire techniques for controlling the "uncontrollable." In addition, learn a formula for distilling your work into a concise statement that can be used with colleagues at informal meetings.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

3:30 p.m to 5:00 p.m.

BRB II/III

Room 251

Lisa B. Marshall, Principal, lisabmarshall.com

Managing Conflict: A Problem-Solving Approach

Part of Advance’s Career Mgmt. Series

ENROLL NOW

After completing this session participants will be able to:

Diagnose a negotiation or conflict and choose from a spectrum of responses
Use a systematic approach to prepare for, structure, and engage in business and health care negotiations

Foster agreements and manage conflict within and between workgroups in order to strengthen relationships, transform ideas into initiatives, and move parties beyond stuck places

Thursday, March 24, 2011

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

BRB II/III

Room 251

Catherine Morrison, J.D.
Assistant Professor, The Business of Health
Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business

Alumna, University of Pennsylvania School of Law

Strategies for Success: Clinician Educator Track Faculty

Part of Advance’s Career Management Series

ENROLL NOW

Review promotion standards for the C-E track. Understand how to allocate your time and effort as you progress toward the major milestones on the road to promotion. Learn about faculty panelists’ personal strategies for maintaining scholarly productivity in the face of clinical, teaching, and administrative demands.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

BRB II/III

Room 252

Moderator:
Dr. Lisa Bellini

Faculty Panelists:
Dr. Anthony Dean
Dr. Richard Hodinka
Dr. Erin Simon-Schwartz

April, 2011

Smart Speaking: Polishing Your Pitch

Part of Advance’s Attaining Teaching Excellence Series

*COUNTS TOWARD PROGRAM TO ENHANCE TEACHING SKILLS

ENROLL NOW

Physicians and scientists frequently have to describe their research to lay audiences—the media, potential investors, students, or colleagues from other fields. Can you speak concisely, compellingly and confidently about your work? This session will allow participants to practice 60-second pitches and principles for effectively field questions.

Thursday, April 7, 2010

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

BRB II/III

Room 251

Dr. E. Sue Weber,
Associate Director,
Communications Within the Curriculum (CWiC) Program, University of Pennsylvania

Preparing for Reappointment: What Does COAP Look For?

Career Management Series

CANCELLED

Are you preparing for your reappointment? Learn what is involved in the review process, what the SOM 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.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

THIS ADVANCE CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Dr. Bryan Wolf,
Chair, SOM Committee on Appointments and Promotions (COAP)

Dr. Carolyn Cambor, Education Officer

Vicki Mulhern,
Executive Director, FAPD

Writing an Article for Publication!

Part 4: Writing the “Abstract” for your Paper

Part of Advance’s Scientific Writing Series

ENROLL NOW

The Abstract provides a clear, concise overview of a paper. It presents the main story and a few essential details. A good abstract sorts readers - allows them to decide if they want to read the paper or skip the paper - by persuading them in the first few sentences. Increasingly, journal editors and reviewers are using the abstract to triage submitted manuscripts. This session will focus on writing excellent abstracts.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Brown bag session – please bring your own lunch)

BRB II/III

Room 251

Elizabeth Colston, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical writer and editor

Difficult Patient Encounters

Part of Advance’s Attaining Teaching Excellence Series and Technology Series

*COUNTS TOWARD PROGRAM TO ENHANCE TEACHING SKILLS

ENROLL NOW

Have you ever had a frustrating interaction with a patient or family member? Are there some patients with whom interactions seem to be particularly difficult? None of us are immune to these kinds of encounters. However, with the help of certain communication strategies, these interactions may be made less difficult. In this session, we will review communication skills and techniques that may make your difficult patient encounters go more smoothly. Please come with examples of your difficult patient scenarios!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

BRB II/III

Room 251

Dr. Carol Chou,
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Small Group Teaching

Part of Advance’s Attaining Teaching Excellence Series and Technology Series

*COUNTS TOWARD PROGRAM TO ENHANCE TEACHING SKILLS

ENROLL NOW

This workshop will focus on the skills required for successful small group teaching in a variety of venues, from clinical settings to classrooms. The instructors will work with participants both to define the value of small group teaching and to determine strategies for tackling the challenges it presents. Topics to be considered include effective questioning, communication and group dynamics.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

BRB II/III

Room 251

Dr. Carolyn Cambor, Education Officer

Dr. Ian Petrie
Associate Director, Center for Teaching and Learning

May, 2011

Planning for Retirement

Part of Advance’s Career Mgmt. Series
(in conjunction with the Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty [ASEF])

ENROLL NOW

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, May 19, 2011

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

BRB II/III

Room 251

Victoria Mulhern, Executive Director, FAPD

Hilary Lopez,
Senior Benefits Specialist, University of Pennsylvania Division of Human Resources

Advance Course Schedule 2010-2011

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July, 2010

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