Continuing Professional Development & Medical Education

Faculty of Medicine

Professional Development Seminar Series

 

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When possible, our webinar seminars are recorded and available for Dalhousie faculty to view at a later time. Contact facdev@dal.ca for more information on viewing past seminars.

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Interesting seminars (webinars and podcasts) from expert faculty and presenters

Join us for the ever changing Faculty Development offerings via the Professional Development Seminar Series. This Series will include a multi-pronged and multimedia approach to the information you need to develop skills, knowledge, and connection delivered by content experts, thought leaders and innovators. The online nature of the live or recorded webinars and podcasts means you can access from whenever you have time and wherever you have internet, allowing you to attend in real time or watch/listen when convenient. The topics presented will be selected by faculty leaders in the four thematic areas outlined below:

Medical Education Research Roundtables

When: second Tuesday of each month from 12-1:30 pm resuming October 8, 2024 via MS Teams

October 8: The Art of the Academic CV: Strategies for Showcasing your Skills and Professional Achievements Dr. Lara Hazelton & Dr. Sarah Burm

November 12: Help me Understand….Authorship Dr. Sarah Burm

December 10: Rescheduled to January 14 

January 14: Rigour in Qualitative Inquiry Dr. Jacqueline Torti, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University (UWO)

February 11: Using an Ethnographic Approach to Explore Anti-Oppression in Case Diversification Anne Mahalik and Dr. Lynette Reid

March 11: Revealing, Critiquing, Challenging – the Role of Critical Research in Medical Education Dr. Monica Molinaro, McGill University

April 8: Developing and revising an interview guide for quality interviews: A real-life example Dr. Dawn Burleigh, University of Lethbridge & Dr. Sarah Burm, Dalhousie University

May 13: TBD

June 10: TBD

More info: https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/core-units/cpd/research/ResearchEvents.html

Fundamentals of Teaching and Research

Led by Dr. Lisa Bonang and Dr. Sarah Burm

Led by our Medical Education Research and Scholarship team these research seminars will focus on helping to demystify and inspire you to the world of medical education research and scholarship. Effective teaching is an art that few have been trained for, but many have been asked to do.  With the changing needs of an ever-evolving learning environment, our Faculty Development lead will host educationally relevant topics geared to developing your skill and comfort, and subsequent enjoyment in the teaching realm.

Please watch this space for upcoming dates.

Humanities

Led by Dr. Wendy Stewart

From the visual and performing arts to the history of medicine, we believe in the value of having medical professionals and faculty engage in the humanities. Wherever you are in your career or your lifelong learning there is something for everyone to gain from humanizing medicine. Integrating medical humanities will: stimulate your creativity; sustain your energy; support the compassion required to provide excellence in care; develop your capacity for critical thinking and improve your communication and advocacy skills.

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Anti-Oppression (EDIA)

Led by Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed

White Fragility Clinics (WFC)

Each session is set as an open discussion platform to explore, in a brave and non-judgmental space, issues including the concept of whiteness, white fragility, and its role in racism.

Register for a White Fragility Clinic. 2024-25 dates are below and listed again for your convenience in the registration link. All session are on MS Teams, and run from 1-2 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

2024
Tuesday, October 22 (11 a.m. -12 p.m.)
Tuesday, November 5
Thursday, November 21
Thursday, December 5 & 19

2025
Thursday, January 16 & 30, 2025
Thursday, February 13 (11 a.m. to 12 noon)
Thursday, February 27
Thursday, March 13 & 27
Thursday, April 10 (11 a.m. to 12 noon)
Thursday, April 24
Thursday, May 8 & 22
Thursday, June 5 & 19

Join us as we seek to understand our experiences and/or observation of oppression towards priority communities within the Maritimes and beyond. Learn skills to effectively create and support an anti-oppressive working and learning environment.  These adeptly curated and insightful sessions will be hosted by the Serving and Engaging Society office.

Please watch this space for additional programs.

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Catalyzing Change in Health Systems

Led by Serving and Engaging Society and the Office of Community Partnerships & Global Health

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Wellness and Leadership

Led by Dr. Ange Cooper and Dr. Lara Hazelton

The Faculty Wellness team welcome and invite you to our professional development series. These sessions have been designed to begin to address the seven drivers of burnout as discussed in the literature including: workload and job demands, efficiency and resources, meaning in work, culture and values, control and flexibility, social support and community at work, and work-life integration. These sessions will focus on personal promotion and leadership skill development and will develop your ability and inspiration to reach for the next level or to lead with confidence from where you are now. 

Please watch this space for future dates.

Leadership PRN series:  Leadership PRN is Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine’s podcast for leaders whether formal or informal, established or emerging.  Each episode, Dr. Lara Hazelton, Co-Director of Faculty Development, speaks with local experts about the joys and challenges of leading in the medical environment.  

If you would like to watch a previous seminar, please contact FacDev@dal.ca for the recording link. 

Online modules

We are developing a series of online modules on relevant medical education topics to support our themes. These modules are housed on our FacDev Brightspace site. To be enrolled, please contact us at facdev@dal.ca.