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Faculty Leadership Offerings
Training Leaders
We are focused on providing leadership development opportunities for faculty.
Explore Programs
Leadership Summit
The Leadership Summit for Advancing Women in Academic Medicine & Healthcare is a rare opportunity for leaders from across the nation to focus on their professional development and the advancement of women. This event is open to leaders of all genders.
Maize in Motion Podcast
Listen to our podcast series focusing on leadership on the go as host Whitney Williams, MSW and guests discuss real-world examples and forward-thinking wisdom.
Leadership Development Resources
We offer a wide array of courses and workshops to provide leadership development opportunities for faculty members.
Upcoming Events
How Faculty Can Use AI in Late 2026 (for Everything Except Writing)
Virtual Event: This session skips writing assistance entirely and instead works through real case examples showing what AI can do across the rest of an academic job
Raise Your Profile: Building National Reputation & Impact
Virtual Event: This program will explore why national reputation matters, how it fits into promotion, and practical ways faculty can build visibility.
Medical Education Symposium 2026
In-Person Event: The Medical Education Symposium is an event for faculty to focus on techniques and strategies that can improve engagement and effectiveness.
Clinical Funds Flow Workshop
Virtual Event: This essential workshop provides an overview of the financial structure that connects the Medical School and Health System through clinical funds flows.
Crucial Conversations
Virtual Event: In this workshop, participants will learn to improve dialogue & engagement, create behavior change, and build high-performance & culture.
Research Faculty Seminar Series
In-Person Event: The RFSS provides a platform to disseminate scientific findings, facilitate networking, and provide resources for research track faculty.
Creative Aging: Exploring and Engaging in the Art Museum
In-Person Event: Through slow looking, guided conversation, and personal reflection—no art experience required—this workshop invites participants to imagine and flourish in “the Next Phase.”
Structuring Your Research Paper
In-person event: This lecture shows how to structure research papers, dissertations, and other reports effectively at all levels to get the readers’ attention, facilitate navigation, and thus get the message across optimally to their audiences.
Teaching Analytical Thinking in the AI Era
Virtual Event: This session explores practical approaches to developing analytical thinking, clinical judgment, and responsible AI use.
