Professional Development
AAMC Professional Development Seminars
2013 AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Seminar
December 14-17, 2013
AT & T Executive Education Conference Center
Austin, TX
The Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar is a three-and-a-half day program designed for women holding medical school appointments at the associate professor level, and holding leadership positions within their discipline, department or institution. Assistant profesors and full professors may be considered based on experience.
The program goal is to enhance knowledge and skills needed to support progress along the path to leadership in academic medicine. The seminar covers leadership topics including but not limited to: "The Art and Style of Interpersonal Communication", "Managing from the Middle", and "Financing the Academic Mission". Additionally, the seminar offers skills related to the formation and use of teams, which are central to effective collaboration in various mission-critical activities.
Small group "idea factories" will serve as venues for participants to work in small groups to brainstorm ways to advance women in academic medicine and science.
The online application period will close on October 1, 2013.
For a summary of the program, event fees, agenda, and to register, please click here.
Questions?
Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)
Elizabeth Coakley, ecoakley@aamc.org, 202-862-6235
2014 Early-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar
July 12-15, 2014
The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center
Englewood, CO
Details to follow
For more information please visit: www.aamc.org/meetings
Questions?
Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)
Elizabeth Coakley, ecoakley@aamc.org, 202-862-6235
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ABSAME: A Forum for the Behavioral Sciences and Health Professions Education
Announces The 43rd Anniversary Meeting
October 17-19, 2013
Newport, RI
Humanizing Heatlh Care: Reducing Disparities through Interprofessional Teams is the theme of this year's meeting. The goal is to equip attendees with skills for team-based, humanistic, and culturally sensitive health care that helps reduce health disparities. This interprofessional forum is designed to engage those working in all aspects of health care. Various types of continuing education credits will be offered. For full details, please visit www.absame.org.
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Women's Health 2014: The 22nd Annual Congress
April 4-6, 2014
Grand Hyatt
Washington, DC
Recognized as the most vital and comprehensive women's heatlh conference, the Congress provides accredited continuing education about diseases, disorders, and conditions that uniquely affect women across the lifespan. Wold class speakers bring the most current evidence-based knowledge to abut 1,000 physicians and other healthcare providers, making it immediately applicable to clinical practice. The Congress is presented by the Academy of Women's Health, Journal of Women's Health and VCU Institute for Women's Health. For more nformation, please visit Women's Health 2014: The 22nd Annual Congress.
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11th Annual Global Health & Innovation Conference
- Presented by Unite for Sight
April 12-13, 2014
Yale University, New Haven, CT
The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world's largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference. This must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes 2,200 leaders, changemakers, students, and professionals from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. For detailed information, please visit the GHIC2014 website.
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Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine
The Hedwig van Amerigen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women, 2013-2014 is a national leadership training program aimed at preparing senior women faculty for the highest administrative ranks at academic health centers. ELAM is a core program of the Institute of Women's Health and Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. The program seeks candidates at the associate professor or full professor level who demonstrate the greatest potential for assuming leadership positions within the next five years. Candidates must also have the support of their Dean, Chair, and institution. The online application for the 2013-2014 ELAM Fellowship year is now CLOSED.
For more information, please visit http://www.drexelmed.edu/elam; call 215-991-8240; e-mail elam@drexelmed.edu or call the Office of Women in Medicine and Science at 401-863-2450/7960.
