Spring 2008 Calendar of Events
Workshops & Seminars
These School of Medicine (SOM) workshops/seminars are open to all faculty, residents, fellows, postdocs and interested persons. For questions, contact Debbie Stewart, 828-6591, dstewart@vcu.edu
January 7, 2008 (Monday)
WISDM Professional Development Seminar12 - 1:15 pm, MSB 104/105
“How Does This Place Work and Who To Go To” (pdf)
Speaker: Sheldon Retchin, MD, MSPH, CEO VCU Health System, VCU Vice President for Health Sciences, Professor of Internal Medicine
January 23, 2008 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)8 - 9:30 am, Sanger 1-050
“Designing a Task-Based Elective for Senior Residents that Addresses the ACGME Competencies” (pdf)
Speaker: Mark T. Nelson, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Director, VCU Perioperative Echocardiography, MEd in Medl Education Pilot Program Student
February 17, 2008 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)8 - 9:30 am, Sanger 1-038
“The Development and Research of an Innovative E-Learning Program: VCU Chronic NonMalignant Pain Management” (pdf)
Speakers: Leanne Yanni, MD, Assistant Professor, General Medicine,VCUHS; Sarah Beth Harrington, MD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, VCUHS; Jeanne Schlesinger, MEd, Assistant Professor & Director of Instructional Development, Office of Faculty Affairs, SOM
March 12, 2008 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development Series on Educational Scholarship9 - 11:30 am, MSB 104/105
“Put a Little Zing into Your Lectures”
(Using what we know about interactivity to stimulate learning, reflection, problem solving and discussion.)
12 - 1:30 pm, MSB 104/105
“Shortening the Journey from Discovery to Effect”
(A hard, and hopefully helpful, look at the gap between best clinical evidence and its wide application)
Guest Faculty Speaker: Dave Davis, MD, Vice President, Continuing Health Care Education and Improvement
March 21, 2008 (Friday)
WISDM 16th Annual Pathways to Leadership Conference7:30 - 2:15 pm, Location TBD
“Every Day, A New Discovery: Discover Resources for You.”
(includes keynote presentation: “Learning to Lead,” seven workshops and five tours, with breakfast and lunch)
Keynote Speaker: PonJola Coney, MD, Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Professor of ObGyn, VCU SOM
April 2, 2008 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
8 - 9:30 am, Sanger 1-038
Focus on Medical Education for VCU SOM: Peer-reviewed Presentations and Publications,
Speakers: Various School of Medicine Faculty
April 14, 2008 (Monday)
WISDM Professional Development Seminar12 - 1:15 pm, MSB 104/105
“Planning for Promotion and Tenure”
Keynote Speaker: PonJola Coney, MD, Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Professor of ObGyn, VCU SOM
April 23, 2008 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
8 - 9:30 am, Sanger 1-038
A Novel Evaluation Device for Use in Simulation
Speaker: Gregory Christiansen, DO, FACOEP
May 7, 2008 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development “Summit,“ INOVA9:30 am - 2 pm
May 14, 2008 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development Workshop for Course/Clerkship Directors
12 - 1:30 pm
Bop It: Breaking Old Practices of Ineffective Teaching
Speaker: Isaac "Ike" Wood, MD, FAACAP
May 28, 2008 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
8 - 9:30 am
To Use a Retrospective Pretest or Not to--That is the Question: What the Literature Says
Speaker: Dennis Hoban, EdD
