All Workshops

Whether you are near retirement, considering it in the future, or are simply curious about what retirement could look like for you as a faculty member, planning for your retirement is important at every stage of your career. Join Dr. Brian Zink, the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Faculty ... more
Join us for this highly interactive 2.5-hour workshop! We will explore the 4 components of emotional intelligence EQ and practice specific strategies to increase them. Take away new strategies and techniques to increase your self-awareness, self-management, and relationships. Participants will be ... more
Michigan Research Experts (MRE) is a searchable database of researcher interests and expertise from across the University of Michigan. It includes research profiles with publications, grants, clinical trials, and more. Workshop Objectives In this session, attendees will learn how to use MRE to: ... more
Facilitated by VitalTalk trained faculty, this session will introduce a useful roadmap for conducting a goals of care conversation. Through intentional goal setting, an interactive small group setting, and a family meeting simulation, participants will practice conducting a goals of care ... more
This workshop is open to faculty and administrative leaders. This session is intended to provide information and resources to department, division, center, and administrative leaders who are charged with addressing and remediating unprofessional behavior among their faculty members. Policies, ... more
A key component to getting your professional work known, and being promoted in academia, is exhibiting a national reputation and unique contributions to your field. In this workshop, faculty who have successfully navigated this will demystify how you can achieve a national/international reputation ... more
This 1-day workshop is designed to assist faculty in developing the essential leadership and management skills necessary to run a lab, start a program, or manage a center or division. This workshop will highlight topics such as: Leadership Management Diversity Communication Conflict resolution ... more
This workshop is open to faculty and staff who are managers and supervisors. This program is highly interactive and includes small group breakout sessions. In this session, managers and supervisors will learn and practice an approach to use a guiding template for facilitating 15-minute anti-racism ... more
No matter your age, planning for your retirement is important at every stage of your career. Whether you are near retirement, considering it in the future, or are simply curious about what retirement could look like for you as a faculty member, please join us for this workshop to learn more. Alanna ... more
Whether you are near retirement, considering it in the future, or are simply curious about what retirement could look like for you as a faculty member, planning for your retirement is important at every stage of your career. Join Dr. Brian Zink, the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Faculty ... more
This 90-minute workshop co-sponsored by the Office of Research is designed to help faculty plan and prepare a competitive grant application, with a focus on the NIH R01. The first part of the workshop will present topics relevant to developing successful grant proposals including: strategic ... more
This workshop is open to faculty and staff. Attendees are expected to attend all 5 sessions. Class Schedule Winter 2022 Sessions: January 19, February 2, February 16, March 2, March 16 (all sessions held 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.) Spring 2022 Sessions: April 27, May 11, May 25, June 8, June 22 (all sessions ... more
This presentation will describe user-friendly tools and services for harnessing clinical, genetic, wearables, etc data for your research projects. Workshop Objectives After attending this presentation, attendees should be able to: Describe the data types available for researchers. Understand the ... more
This workshop is intended to expose faculty and senior level administrators to foundational concepts and applicable tools for one-on-one developmental coaching. Coaching is defined as a formal one-on-one collaborative relationship between a coach and a staff member or student where there is ... more
The Program for Neurology Research & Discovery and the Office of Faculty Development are pleased to offer this workshop presented by Dr. Phillip Leventhal, Editor-in-Chief of Medical Writing . Through a combination of lecture and exercises, participants in this workshop will receive an ... more
This program provides an introduction to coaching as an every day leader. It will introduce skills and qualities to being an effective coach and provide cases of when to implement these coaching skills in a productive way. Workshop Objectives Identify foundational skills for effective every day ... more
This opportunity is open to faculty and staff. Join us for the African American Cultural and Historical Museum (AACHM) of Washtenaw County’s Journey to Freedom Bus Tour. This tour is now part of the National Park Service/U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Underground Railroad Network to ... more
As physicians and scientists we are often given the opportunity to present our work or speak at scientific meetings, but there are very few resources on how to give a great scientific talk. Scientists often overwhelm their audience with data-heavy cluttered slides that detract from the message ... more
About the Program This program is an accelerated 4-day immersive learning experience that draws on the participant’s 360° assessment of leadership competencies and skills. Leadership Academy focuses on the development of Michigan Medicine and University of Michigan Campus leaders. The mission of ... more
This workshop is hosted by the Office of Faculty Development and co-sponsored by the Office of Research. Join us for a full-day program designed specifically for scientists and faculty in the research space. This comprehensive program offers two tailored workshops to meet the unique needs of the ... more
This course will provide an introductory overview of personal finance. In this course, participants will: Uncover your beliefs about money and how they influence your behavior. Learn the two most important personal finance habits. Learn why budgets almost always fail and a more sustainable way to ... more
Facilitated by VitalTalk trained faculty, this session will provide the participant with discrete, actionable skills that will enhance their ability to navigate high-stakes conversations with patients and families. Learners will practice these communication skills through intentional goal setting, ... more
Strong presentation skills are a key to success for researchers and other professionals alike, yet many speakers are at a loss to tackle the task. Systematic as they usually are in their work, they go at it intuitively or haphazardly, with much good will but seldom with an effective outcome. This ... more
There is a lot to consider when crafting an online identity as a researcher. In this session, we’ll talk about the different types of online scholarly engagement and review best practices. We will go over some of the specific platforms that scholars use, such as ORCID, LinkedIn, Google Scholar, ... more
Medical Education Symposium 2024 The Medical Education Symposium is an event for faculty to focus on techniques and strategies that can improve student and trainee engagement as well as their effectiveness as teachers. Friday, October 16, 2024 Breakfast & Registration: 8:30 a.m. Symposium: 9:00 ... more