Extramural Professional Development Opportunities
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) offers several Faculty Development Seminars annually. These professional development opportunities cater to the learning needs of academic medicine professionals in all stages of their careers. By engaging a diverse cohort of leading speakers, subject matter experts, and instructors, the AAMC is able to provide cutting-edge content to keep members at the forefront of academic medicine.
Through seminars, workshops, certificate programs and online resources, the AAMC prepares faculty and staff at our member institutions to lead and transform today’s dynamic academic medical centers. Whether you are a senior-level leader, new to a leadership position, or in a role where you want to make a difference in your community, institution, and profession, these customized offerings and expert faculty will help you learn and apply new skills for leading academic medicine into the future.
Explore the options listed below to identify the opportunities that best meet your needs.
- Designed for women physicians and scientists holding medical school faculty appointments at the assistant professor level, and considering leadership positions within their discipline, department, or institution, this comprehensive and engaging program provides an introduction to the knowledge and skills needed to pursue leadership roles within academic medicine.
- Designed for junior faculty (senior clinical and research fellows, instructors, and assistant professors) and post docs (MD, D/PhDs and PhDs) who aspire to leadership positions in academic medicine, this 3-day seminar provides participants with real-world guidance and tools for pursuing career advancement in academic medicine, developing key professional competencies, building skills in grant writing and communications, and expanding their network of colleagues and role models. Bringing together junior faculty across the United States.
- Designed for women holding medical school appointments at the associate professor level, and holding leadership positions within their discipline, department or institution, the program goal is to enhance knowledge and skills needed to support progress along the path to leadership in academic medicine.
- Designed for individuals at the associate professor level who aspire to leadership positions in academic medicine, the seminar will address the specific needs of mid-career faculty from a culturally responsive approach offering skill building and strategies for pursuing career advancement in academic medicine, networking opportunities, executive coaching sessions, CV review for career development planning, as well as observational learning opportunities where participants will be matched with a senior faculty member outside of their institution.
- Designed for department chairs and associate deans to enhance your skills in people management, financial management, legal issues, and communications, and improve your ability to lead individuals or teams.
To find more information regarding the AAMC Professional Development opportunities, visit their website.
If you are interested in attending one of these seminars, please contact the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development at 806.743.3010.
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) is a core program of the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Institute continues the legacy of advancing women in medicine that began in 1850 with the founding of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, the nation's first women's medical school and a predecessor of today's Drexel University College of Medicine. The ELAM program has been specially developed for senior women faculty at the associate or full professor level who demonstrate the greatest potential for assuming executive leadership positions at academic health centers within the next five years. Acceptance into ELAM is determined through an annual competitive selection process, in which approximately 54 candidates are chosen each year.
ELAM is the only in-depth national leadership program preparing women faculty for the highest administrative ranks at academic health centers. Details and downloadable application materials can be found on the ELAM web site.
Please feel free to contact the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development if you have any questions or need additional information.
Online Professional Development Modules
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has supported the creation of four online professional development modules for educators across Texas that are now available 24/7 for faculty to access on demand. These online professional development modules are now available free of charge at : www.TXprofdev.org
The modules consist of instruction examples, teaching tips, recommended readings, current pedagogical scholarship, active learning teaching strategies, and classroom activities and are designed to improve higher education instruction, particularly for new faculty and /or faculty teaching introductory level courses.
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