Professional Development Programs

• Center of Excellence (OCED)
• Patricia Thomas, MD, MA, Associate Dean, Cultural Enhancement and Diversity
• Gold Humanism Honor Society
• School of Medicine Retreats for Faculty
• 2007-08 Medical Education Retreat: June 8, 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (PDF)
• 2007-08 Faculty Retreat: Sept. 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• SOM New Faculty Welcome Breakfast
  • August 27, 2008, 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
  • Faculty Breakfast Photos
• State of the School
• 2005 Vision and Progress presentation
  by Barbara Atkinson, MD, Executive Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean of the KU School of Medicine, at the annual School of Medicine Faculty Retreat Oct. 7, 2005. (PowerPoint)
• June 2001 - Executive Summary (PDF)
• June 2001 - Unabridged Summary
• June 2000 summary (PDF)
• June 1999 summary
• May 1998 summary
• Mentoring at KUMC & Wichita
  • 2006 Inaugural Mentoring Award Recipients
  • Department of Pediatrics Faculty Pilot Mentoring Program
  • Virtual Mentor: New Faculty Tips from Award Winning KU SOM Faculty
    
            Elsewhere on the Internet – Excellent resources on Mentoring
• AMA Physician Mentors Wanted
• Georgetown SOM Useful Links on Mentoring
• Nature's Guide for Mentors, Nature (Vol. 447, page 791, 14 June 2007) Now in their third year, the Nature awards for mentoring in science recognize outstanding achievement in scientific mentoring and the fostering of scientific creativity. The guide is intended for young scientists embarking on a career as a mentor either of their graduate students or of staff in their research team. ~Editor's Summary
• The American Heart Association’s Mentoring Handbook (PDF)
• The Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program
• The Mentoring Group
  The Mentor’s Guide and Mentee’s Guide are available for viewing in the SOM Office of Development and Faculty Affairs Office, 3020 Murphy. Contact Marty Gunion mgunion@kumc.edu for information.
• “The Merits of Training Mentors” by Pfund, Pribbenow, Branchaw, Lauffer and Handelsman
• U Michigan
• “How to Mentor Graduate Students: A Guide for Faculty in a Diverse University” (PDF)
• Useful Mentoring Bibliography
• UC Davis School of Medicine Mentoring Program & Handbook
• UC San Diego SOM Mentoring Program
• VCU Faculty Mentoring Guide
• School of Medicine Faculty Orientation Programs
  • The New Faculty Orientation Breakfast
  • The Virtual Orientation for New SOM Faculty
• Professional Development BOOK COLLECTION Program (Word)
  View on-line the list of books located in the KU SOM Office of Professional Development and Faculty Affairs available for loan to faculty and staff.
• Professionalism Initiative
         Elsewhere on the Internet
• Professionalism:  As part of its Professionalism initiative, the Center for Innovation at the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) invites all medical educators, clinicians, students, residents, nurses, pharmacists, allied health professionals, and consumers of healthcare to visit our new website. The Behaviors of Professionalism
• A National List of all Professional Development Opportunities with Deadlines and Application information  (Maintained by Indiana University Northwest)
• Scholarship Issues
• Women in Medicine & Science (WIMS) more…
  Contact Dr. Robert Klein rklein@kumc.edu or Ryan Carrillo rcarrillo@kumc.edu for information regarding this KUMC organization.

Links to other Professional Development SITE MAPS & Information:
Programs | JAYDOC’s Lunch & Learn Series | Department Chair Resources & Support | Educator's Resources & Support | Research Resources & Support | Workshops for Researchers | Postdoctoral Resources & Support | New Faculty Virtual Orientation

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