Faculty Development Opportunities at UC-COM

The Office of Faculty Affairs & Development have created new development programming for our faculty in the areas of professional development, research development, teaching and education development, and wellness. Programs in these four tracks will be offered on a monthly basis during the academic year. Complete listing of development programs being offered 2024-2025 Programs (PDF).

April 2025

APRIL 9, 2025

Conflict Management: Developing the Tools for Success in Difficult Moments

Facilitators: Liz Leenellett, MD & Charles Prestigiacomo, MD 
Via: Microsoft Teams
Time: 12-1:00pm

Description: Conflict is all around us and is unavoidable.  Managing conflict and most importantly, resolving an existing conflict, is important in improving the work environment.  Each of us has some natural tendencies in the management of such conflicts that depends on our own character traits.  However, it is important to recognize that there are skills to be learned in successfully navigating these often-tense waters.  This development seminar will bring to focus methods of distinguishing elements and patterns of conflict, while also providing the attendees tools for self-evaluation and methods of managing conflict in various environments.  This serves as a foundational element for potentially additional, advanced workshops such as multi-party conflicts and using emotional intelligence to identify clues to success.

Learning objectives:

1. Identify your conflict style
2. Recognize the fundamental concepts of conflict management
3. Discuss specific conflict management styles and techniques
4. Learn how to utilize these techniques to more effectively assess & resolve conflict in real world settings
5. Prepare for a difficult conversation 

APRIL 15, 2025

Narrative Medicine: Augmenting the Sciences in Medical Education

Facilitator: Shana Feibel, DO
Via: Zoom
Time: 12-1:00pm

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand what narrative medicine is and its history as a field. 
2. Recognize how it can augment the boards and wards of medical education.
3. Work through an example of a narrative medicine prompt with other faculty members attending the presentation. 

APRIL 15, 2025

Leveraging the Benefits and Overcoming the Challenges of International Teams

Facilitators: Laura Conforti, PHD & Mathieu Sertorio, PHD
Via: Microsoft Teams
Time: 12-1:00pm

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the benefits of multicultural international teams
2. Raise awareness of the career challenges of international faculty and postdocs
3. Understand how to leverage the benefits and overcome barriers to achieve optimal research productivity

APRIL 22, 2025

A Physician’s Journey in Personalized Wellness: Health, Longevity, and Lifecycles

Facilitator: Marcus Lehman, MD, MBA
Via: Microsoft Teams
Time: 12-1:00pm

Learning Objectives:

1. A "modern" update on Disease Prevention and Longevity
2. Evaluating shifts in perspective in personal Risk Assessment and Health Awareness
3. Understanding the Opportunity of Nutrition, Exercise, Fasting, and Medicine
4. Connect the Science of Longevity to the Philosophy of Living Well
5. Have ideas for creating a Personalized Approach to Lifelong Health Optimization

APRIL 29, 2025

Managing Cross-Cultural Patient Encounters (repeat) 

Facilitator: Bi Awosika, MD
Via: Microsoft Teams
Time: 12-1:15pm

Description: Discuss issues related to different backgrounds and experiences in clinical encounters for both patients and providers.

Learning objectives:

1. Discuss potentiating factors that impact cross-cultural patient encounters
2. Define cultural intelligence and its importance within the clinical setting
3. Review with the goal to implement key strategies that would contribute to successful cross-cultural patient interactions

MAY 2025

• May 06, 2025 | Financial Planning for Early Career Health Care Providers
• May 20, 2025 | Navigating a Crazy Work Environment