Three faculty development workshops are planned this spring, sponsored by the School of Medicine鈥檚 Department of Medical Education. They are open to faculty in other health sciences schools, as well as medicine, at no cost. Registration is required through the Web site at and more information is available there. Or contact Maurene Rutkin at 616-9878.
- 鈥淏ehind the Headlines: Collaborating for Patient Safety,鈥� billed as an 鈥渋nterprofessional workshop,鈥� is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, March 26, in room 316 of South Campus Center. The focus will be on collaborating across health professions to promote patient safety. The principal faculty are Dr. Eric B. Larson, professor of medicine and health services and medical director of 91探花Medical Center; Dr. Pamela Mitchell, professor of nursing and director of the Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, and Dr. Lynne Robins, associate professor of medical education and family medicine.
- 鈥淐ross-Cultural Tools for Effective Leadership: The 鈥淔our-Fold Way,鈥� is also an interprofessional workshop. Set for 8:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, April 2, in room 316 of South Campus Center, this program will explore the cross-cultural tools most commonly used to enhance leadership effectiveness. The guest speaker is Dr. Angeles Arrien, an anthropologist, educator and author who is president of the Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education.
- 鈥淧rofessionalism in Medical Education and Practice鈥� is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, May 14, in room 316 of South Campus Center. A national focus on the meaning of professionalism in medicine鈥攁nd on questions of how to define it, evaluate it and teach it鈥攆orms the context of the workshop. The guest speaker is M. Brownell Anderson, associate vice president of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Division of Medical Education.