Faculty Skill Development

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Expanding Career Skills

Discover workshops and courses to build skills and advance your career.

Explore Skill Development Focus Areas

AI & Technology

We offer faculty an array of opportunities related to time management and technology to enhance their skill development and efficiency.

Clinician-Focused Series

We work to empower and enrich the careers of faculty and our regional partner physicians and healthcare providers.

Leadership & Communication

Our leadership and interpersonal communication offerings encompass conflict resolution, influence, negotiation, as well as quality improvement and patient safety.

Mentoring & Teaching

Our team has developed a micro-mentoring program, executive coaching classes, and a Medical Education Symposium.

Research

We offer a wide variety of research skill development opportunities including a Research Faculty Grant Orientation and a Research Faculty Seminar Series.

Maize in Motion Leadership on the Go Podcast Hosted by Whitney Williams, MSW

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.

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Upcoming Events

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10 20 2026 12:00 pm 10 20 2026 - 1:00 pm

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
10 21 2026 3:00 pm 10 21 2026 - 4:30 pm

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.
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10 27 2026 8:30 am 10 27 2026 - 3:30 pm

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.
10 29 2026 12:00 pm 10 29 2026 - 1:00 pm

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.
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11 10 2026 9:00 am 11 10 2026 - 1:00 pm

Crucial Conversations

Virtual Event: In this workshop, participants will learn to improve dialogue & engagement, create behavior change, and build high-performance & culture.
11 10 2026 12:00 pm 11 10 2026 - 1:00 pm

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.
11 12 2026 2:00 pm 11 12 2026 - 5:00 pm

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.”
11 16 2026 9:00 am 11 16 2026 - 11:00 am

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.
11 16 2026 12:00 pm 11 16 2026 - 1:00 pm

Teaching Analytical Thinking in the AI Era

Virtual Event: This session explores practical approaches to developing analytical thinking, clinical judgment, and responsible AI use.