Upcoming Development Sessions
Please mark the following dates on your calendars! Faculty should be excused from clinic and pager duty during the developmental meetings. Please email Dr. Moran at [email protected] with your ideas and comments so that the program can be developed to be as useful and as meaningful as possible.
1:1 Pandemic Paper Pitt-Stops
1:1 Pandemic Paper Pitt-Stops
I've had conversations with many colleagues over the last few weeks about the conflict during the current COVID chaos of conceptually having more time to see stalled writing projects to fruition balanced against the decreased mental bandwidth and stamina of balancing social distancing, new workflows, home-schooling regimens, and toilet paper rationing.
Many have mentioned how the thought of taking on a writing project right now seems impossible, while others have said they are eager to use this forced desk time to do so. I don't think either is right or wrong (and have myself vacillated between the two camps). I do know that one of the things I enjoy is working with peers to help them find their story and convert it to a manuscript. If you are interested in a 1:1 check-in on how you could move a project along (questions re: journal selection, paper type, writing logistics, timelines, etc.) please sign up for a Virtual Office Hour Slot here. If one works for you, click on it and it will add to both of our calendars and we can connect for a chat. If none of these work, shoot me an email and we can find another time.
With Mike Pitt | Associate Chair of Faculty Development
PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) SESSIONS
“Where do I belong?” - How non-US/non-Minnesota physicians navigate the local cultural differences in Minnesota
Facilitators: Juliana Torrens-Vazquez & Aayush Gabrani
Dates: Thursday, February 27 (12-1pm) & Thursday, May 22 (12-1pm)
Medical professionals often move a lot (willingly or unwillingly) during and after their medical training. That migration can range from state lines to across continents and oceans (the latter ones known as international medical graduates, IMGs). This particular set of migrating trainees and physicians (commonly referred to as 'transplants') have many challenges to deal with (on top of meeting the expectation of providing excellent patient care). One of those challenges is adjusting to the local culture and searching for a supportive community, while retaining their own unique identity to add diversity!
In this peer-to-peer session, we would like to share how these physician transplants navigate the cultural differences after moving here, the impact of these cultural differences on their work/ training and how this intersectionality plays a role in forming their own professional identity. We will also discuss the current medical education literature focusing on these areas of research.
Scholarship in Quality Improvement
Facilitators: Danielle Bullock, Chair of the P-QIP Club, and P-QIP Members Austin Schatzman, Ellen Diego, Jose Jimenez-Vega, & Jordan Marmet
Dates: Wednesday, March 26 (12-1pm) & Thursday, April 3 (12-1pm)
How can I turn my quality improvement interest into academic productivity? Where do I even start? How do I get data? Where do I publish? This P2P session will cover a wide range of topics to help you understand and navigate scholarship and academic productivity in quality improvement. We have designed this session as a "menu" of possible topics that we can discuss and can cater the session to the particular questions you have. This includes but is not limited to: picking a project, IRB, outcome metrics, QI journals, and more!
Advocacy Session II
Facilitators: Rebecca Shlafer, Lynne Bretl & Matthew Stoffel
Dates: Monday, March 24 (1-2pm) & Wednesday, May 21 (12-1pm)
Official title & description coming, but save the date! In this session, you'll learn how to document & count your advocacy work on your CV.
Pediatric Faculty Assistant Professor Retreat
Pediatric Faculty Assistant Professor Retreat
Date: May 16, 2025
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Wilf Family Center
Audience: Department of Pediatrics Assistant Professors
Check back for more information coming soon!