Transitions & Changes: A School of Medicine Faculty Development Seminar Series

Table of Contents


Introduction to Transitions and Changes
Seminar Dates, Topics, & Details
   
Archive Links
Registration Details 
Resources for Transitions & Balance of Work, Life & Family
Faculty Leadership Program: Other Seminars & Opportunities 

      

Introduction to Transitions & Changes

We tend to think of change in terms of critical events and turning points; in the professional sphere such events include promotions, relocations, changing jobs, or retirement. However, change can be understood more usefully as a natural and ubiquitous process. In this way it is possible to become more comfortable with the constancy of change, and to openly examine our own ideas about and opportunities for making empowered and responsible choices in the face of life's transitions. In the midst of feelings of anxiety or helplessness, we often face change in crisis mode, and treat it as an unwelcome problem rather than engaging with it. An active engagement with change encourages better anticipation of major transitions in our personal or professional life, and better utilization of the external and internal resources that are available to us.

The goal of this seminar series is to facilitate group dialog around different topics relating to change and transition, in order to articulate the range of experience and to share useful resources. At each luncheon meeting, several speakers are invited to share their stories around a direct, active experience of change, and this is followed by an open group dialog, as well as the sharing of print, web, or other resources as appropriate. Participants in the seminars are invited to contact leadership in the Office of Faculty Development for further discussions, suggestions, or to answer questions. Because the sessions are catered, pre-registration is required. 

 Transitions & Changes: A School of Medicine Faculty Development Seminar Series

       
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TRANSITIONS & CHANGES: CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR COMMUNITY 
2009-10 Dates and Details

This series will include lunch and discussion
and is open to all faculty, residents, fellows, and staff.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
It's All Too Much:  Coping with Change-Discussion over Lunch (1.5 CME credits)
12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.                          
G1/G2, JHCC                                        
Facilitated by Sharon L. Hostler, MD, Senior Associate Dean & Vice Provost for Faculty Development and David B. Waters, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine.
What happens when the babysitter doesn’t show up before work? Come learn about your colleagues’ strategies and what the University and Health System are doing about expanding child care possibilities. This session also provides a framework for communication with colleagues and patients and their families in similar circumstances.                                                           

Tuesday, November 17, 2009                 
Having Your Cake and Eating It Too:  Life Planning for Early- and Mid-Career-Discussion and Lunch (1.5 CME credits)
12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.                          
G1/G2, JHCC  
Facilitated by Sharon L. Hostler, MD, Senior Associate Dean & Vice Provost for Faculty Development and David B. Waters, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine.
This session will focus on the importance of planning in the early- to mid-phases of academic careers. Discussion will include considerations about tenure, time management, juggling home and work, finding balance, etc. and how our values can help clarify our choices. The session will also provide a framework for communication with patients and their families faced with similar issues.

Tuesday. December 15, 2009
Doing the Two-Step: Dual Career Families—Discussion and Lunch (1.5 CME credits)
12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.                          
G1/G2, JHCC                                        
Facilitated by Sharon L. Hostler, MD, Senior Associate Dean & Vice Provost for Faculty Development and David B. Waters, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine.
The dynamic of dual careers poses interesting and sometimes challenging situations for couples. This discussion will focus on strategies for creative partnerships and communication for successful relationships. These discussions will provide a framework not only for personal development but can also serve as a framework for communication with patients and families in similar situations.

Tuesday.  January 19, 2010 
The Doctor Is In: Coping with Illness in the Family—Discussion over Lunch (1.5 CME credits)
12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.                          
G1/G2, JHCC                                        
Facilitated by Sharon L. Hostler, MD, Senior Associate Dean & Vice Provost for Faculty Development and David B. Waters, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine.

Illness in the family causes great stress, whether it’s your own illness or that of a family member. This session will focus on strategies others have adopted to help deal with that stress and what resources are available to help support faculty/staff through such difficult times. This session also provides a framework for communication with colleagues and patients and their families in similar circumstances.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Vive la Difference! The Changing Face of Medicine—Discussion over Lunch
(1.5 CME credits)
12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.
G1/G2, JHCC
Facilitated by Sharon L. Hostler, MD, Senior Associate Dean & Vice Provost for Faculty Development and David B. Waters, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine.

This session will focus on cultural diversity in academic medicine, how it impacts how we train the next generation of physicians and researchers, how we meet the demands of a changing patient population and respond sensitively to cultural differences, needs, and expectations. The session will also focus on the implications for effective communication with patients and families in similar circumstances.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Make Way for the Future: Life Planning for Late Career—Discussion and Lunch
(1.5 CME credits)
12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.
G1/G2, JHCC;
Facilitated by Sharon L. Hostler, MD, Senior Associate Dean & Vice Provost for Faculty Development and David B. Waters, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine.
This session will focus on the importance of planning for the later stages of academic careers and will focus on planning for retirement, choices about where and how you want to live, what you are retiring to, how to practice what you will do in advance of retirement, and how these choices are interlinked with your values. The session also provides a framework for communication with patients and their families in similar circumstances.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
What's Your Work Style?:  Generational Differences in the Work Place—Discussion over Lunch  (1.5 CME credits) 
12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.                          
G1/G2, JHCC                                        
Facilitated by Sharon L. Hostler, MD, Senior Associate Dean & Vice Provost for Faculty Development and David B. Waters, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine.
Like all big systems, academic medicine is learning to embrace the best of the sometimes seemingly incompatible values, styles, and choices of different generations of workers. Come learn from your colleagues how they are integrating these changes into their daily routines. The session will also provide a framework for communication with colleagues and patients and their families faced with similar Circumstances.        

Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Caught in the Middle:  Parenting Up & Down-Discussion and Lunch (1.5 CME credits)
12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.                          
G1/G2, JHCC                                        
Facilitated by Sharon L. Hostler, MD, Senior Associate Dean & Vice Provost for Faculty Development and David B. Waters, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine.

Sometimes referred to as "The Sandwich Generation," many in the workforce are balancing the challenges of parenting their children while also providing care for aging parents or other family members. The discussion will highlight common themes and frustrations and how they affect professional practice and development. The session will also focus on the implications for effective communication with patients and families in similar circumstances.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Embracing Change in Medicine-Discussion and Lunch (1.5 CME credits)
12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.
G1/G2, JHCC
Facilitated by Sharon L. Hostler, MD, Senior Associate Dean & Vice Provost for Faculty Development and David B. Waters, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine.
This session will focus on the culture of change in all realms of academic medicine (clinical, teaching, and research) and the challenges and opportunities those changes pose. How do these changes impact how we train the next generation of physicians and researchers? How we meet the demands of a changing patient population? How do we make the switch from individually-driven research to the move toward “big science” collaborations and translational/outcomes-driven research? How do we as an institution embrace these changes? The session will also focus on effective communication with patients and families facing their own challenges in dealing with change.

 

ARCHIVE LINKS 

Registration Details

Because each session includes a catered lunch, pre-registration is required.

TO REGISTER, please follow the CME web link supplied here,  
under "Type" select "Faculty Leadership" then click "Display Activities".

Your feedback is very important to us! Evaluations will be distributed at each program.
For further information on registration for the seminars, please call
Elizabeth Hale Graham at 434-924-8497, or email 
eg4e@virginia.edu.

In addition, Leadership in the Office of Faculty Development is available by phone,
by email, or by appointment to discuss personal or professional matters.

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Additional Resources: 
 
 

Word of Mouth: Resources for Balance of Work, Life & Family
Word of Mouth is a no-nonsense guide to resources in the C'ville area.

Family & Childcare Resources
Family & Childcare
Resources for Childcare: Infant-Preschool, K-12, Nannies/Babysitters; & Eldercare. 

Realty, Career, Financial, & Retirement Resources
Setting Up Shop
Resources for Financial & Career Management, Realty, & Retirement.

Work-Life Balance Resources
Work-Life Balance
Resources for Successful Balance of Professional & Personal Life.

Out & About: Guide to the Cville Area
Out & About
Things to Do, See, & Enjoy
in the Charlottesville Area.

  
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