Annual Spring Workshop

Date: May 19, 2023

Time: 12-3 p.m.

Registration Link: https://umn-private.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtddOqrpz4uHNczxrXGWgu158xQpkcl0p8X

Keynote Speaker: Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD | Professor and Distinguished Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Title: On Becoming a Chair: How a Leadership Philosophy Carried Me Across the Finish Line

2023

Date: May 19, 2023

Time: 12:00-3:00pm CDT

Location: Remote

Summary

Are you ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? Do you want to develop a clear and powerful leadership philosophy that will guide you to success? Join the CWIMS Spring Workshop for an inspiring presentation: “On Becoming a Chair: How a Leadership Philosophy Carried Me Across the Finish Line.”

Led by Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, Professor and Distinguished Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, this presentation will delve into her own personal journey and struggles and guide you through the process of crafting your own personal leadership philosophy. You will learn practical tools and strategies to help define your core values, set clear goals, and establish a strong vision for your leadership journey. This presentation is designed for women in medicine and their allies (men are welcome) who want to enhance their leadership skills and ultimately advance their careers.

Keynote Speaker:

Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez MD
Professor and Distinguished Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

TOPIC: On Becoming a Chair: How a Leadership Philosophy Carried Me Across the Finish Line

2022

Date: May 5, 2022

Time: 9:00-12:00pm CDT

Location: Remote

Summary

This was an interactive and energizing workshop on the topic of leadership including both a keynote speaker and multiple breakout sessions.

See the inspiring graphic created by live sketch artist Rebecca Moss during the keynote.

Check out the CWIMS Leadership Resource Hub for more.

Keynote Speaker:

RENEE CRICHLOW MD, FAAFP
Chief Medical Officer, Codman Square Health Center
Vice-Chair of Health Equity,
Boston University Medical School, Dept. of Family Medicine

Renee Crichlow, MD, FAAFP, is the Chief Medical Officer, CMO, of Codman Square Health Center in Boston, the Vice-chair of Health Equity at the Boston University Department of Family Medicine, has practiced full-spectrum Family Medicine with Obstetrics for more than 20 years, and serves as the Medical Editor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the journal, American Family Physician. President-Elect for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine 2022.

Before this, Dr. Crichlow was at the University of Minnesota as the director of advocacy and policy in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and the inaugural holder of the Mac Baird Endowed Chair for Family Medicine Advocacy and Policy and President of the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians.

Dr. Crichlow’s Fellowships include a Fellowship in Health Policy through the Dept. of Health and Human Services. She was the National Rural Health Association nominee for the Dept. of Health and Human Services Primary Care Health Policy Fellowship. She then received a second Faculty Development Fellowship from the University of Minnesota in 2010. She has served in numerous leadership positions at local, state, national, and international levels, including health policy development, academic endeavors, and community outreach.

She has lived and practiced in small-town, suburbs, and big cities. In her position on Faculty for UW FM Montana Family Medicine Residency, she lived in a town of 3000 and had practice areas in Billings, MT, and surrounding smaller sites. Dr. Crichlow joined the University of Minnesota Department of Family and Community Medicine in 2009. Dr. Crichlow is the CEO and co-founder of a youth health career mentorship program called The Ladder, engaging learners and physicians at every level. President of the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians 2019-2020. This year she has become the President-Elect of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

LEADERSHIP BREAKOUT SESSIONS

TOPIC: EARLY-CAREER WOMEN FACULTY PANEL

This breakout session panel featured early career women faculty who shared their experiences and insights including challenges and opportunities.

Moderator: 
Sade Spencer, PhD
 
Panelists:
 

TOPIC: MID-CAREER WOMEN FACULTY PANEL

Faculty participated in a discussion on strategies and skills for personal and professional growth in mid-career.
 
Panelists:
 

TOPIC: LATE-CAREER WOMEN FACULTY PANEL

In keeping with this year’s focus on leadership, members of this panel of senior professors and leaders answered questions, offer advice, direction, and unique perspectives as they shared their own experiences carving paths both up the promotion ladder and to leadership in academic medicine.

Moderators:
Ameeta Kelekar, PhD
Anne Joseph, MD, MPH

Panelists:
Deborah Powell, MD
Linda McLoon, PhD
Jean Regal, PhD
Mary Porter, PhD


TOPIC: EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION

Increase trust, productivity, and employee engagement using these simple and effective communication tactics.

Moderator:
Sarah Ward, MS
2021

Date: Thursday, May 13th 

Time: 2-4:30pm CST

Location: Remote 

Keynote: Sherlonda Sharp, MS

With 20 years working in higher education, Sherlonda Sharp is "a creative, pragmatic, equity-minded, innovative speaker and facilitator who speaks truth to power and offers creative solutions to organizational and individual challenges".

Presentation Title: Minnesota Not So Nice: Navigating Challenging Personalities

Presentation Description: You've worked hard to get where you are. You've come in early, stayed late, and worked through more lunches than you care to remember. But that's not the hard part; not flipping over the table when that special someone makes yet another snide comment at your expense is the HARDEST of parts.
Here's the bad news: like mosquitoes, bad drivers, and poorly-maintained public bathrooms, difficult people are a reality of life. The badder news: most conventional suggestions DO NOT WORK. During this interactive session, Sherlonda Sharp will share the valuable lessons she learned after a three-year journey through difficult people purgatory and provide attendees with strategies/resources to navigate the challenging personalities in their own lives.

Agenda

2-2:05pm Welcome Address by Dr. Berge, Director of CWIMS

2:05-2:35pm Recognizing and Responding to Microaggression

Presentation by Dia Yang, M.S., Office of DEI, Medical School

2:35-4:30pm Minnesota Not So Nice: Navigating Challenging Personalities

Keynote Presentation by Sherlonda Sharp, MS

An interactive and energized workshop session which provide attendees with strategies/resources to navigate the challenging personalities in their own lives.

*All times are CST

2020

Canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. 

2019

DATE: May 30, 2019

ATTENDANCE: 76 people in-person, 44 people remote

Complete workshop agenda can be located here. 

Summary: The day started out with energetic conversations during the networking lunch where attendees participated in focused discussions surrounding topics such as peer mentoring, promotion and tenure, finding balance, leadership, etc. The day continued with CWIMS Leadership Team updates on initiative progress, open-forum Q&A, and Speaking with Impact seminar by Laura Purcell Verdun, M.A., CCC/SLP.

Workshop slides are available for viewing here