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The intention of this program is to gather faculty from across all departments for networking, socializing, and to discuss topics important to faculty. This upcoming Q+A will provide a conversational platform to discuss questions that you have regarding promotion and tenure on the tenure track. ... more
The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team is a stand-alone tool that provides an individual with a rich understanding of how his or her behaviors affect the team. It applies the principles of The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team to unlock actionable ways to optimize an individual’s contribution to a ... more
It’s conference season, and you’ve once again been asked to share your expertise by giving a breakout session at a regional, national or international conference. The thought makes you both smile and shiver. The pressure to deliver a presentation to a group of your professional colleagues that is ... more
Attendees of this session on time management for academic faculty will learn techniques to: Determine priorities and set goals for both their professional and personal lives. Organize their daily and monthly schedules to maximize the chance of accomplishing those goals. Minimize distractions. ... more
This is a two-part workshop. Participants must attend both sessions. January 16, 2024 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. January 23, 2024 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Research shows that mental clutter, or information overload, has significant negative effects on our productivity, relationships, happiness, and ... more
Join us for this workshop as Tom Annesley, PhD discusses ways to avoid the top errors that authors make when developing scientific papers including: The Introduction: Failure to set the scene for the reader The Results: Confusing data from results Figures and Tables: Difficulty reading and grasping ... more
This workshop, facilitated by the Office for Health Equity & Inclusion, is open to faculty (and staff, if applicable) involved in faculty hiring and search committees. It replaces Faculty Development's previous STRIDE workshops. Faculty may also still attend STRIDE training offered through the ... more
PLEASE NOTE: This program is specifically designed for staff and faculty involved in resident hiring and GME selection. If you are involved in faculty hiring and selection please see our Unconscious Bias in Hiring training for faculty hiring and search committees workshop . The course, open to ... more
This short workshop will give an overview of the typical scholarly journal structure and reviewing process. Best practices for becoming involved as a reviewer and accomplishing the reviews will be given. Journal rankings and choosing an appropriate journal are also topics. The components of a ... more
Do you keep putting off your writing and waiting for large blocks of uninterrupted time to get it done? Do you regularly engage in procrastination and avoidance when it comes to your writing projects? Have you ever wondered why it is that you really want to write, but just don’t do it until there’s ... more
This session introduces author identifiers and online scholarly profiles. We’ll dig into a few of the specific author identifiers that are available including ORCID and Scopus Author IDs, and spend some time looking at the different platforms that scholars use including Google Scholar and Michigan ... more
Beyond just having an online presence via profiles, researchers can engage online in different ways. In this session, we’ll discuss different ways that researchers can share about their work or areas of expertise online, and cover best practices for engaging on social media. Attendees will have ... more