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The DOM Office of Education is excited to bring back Roads to Success for faculty educators following last year’s highly successful workshop.
This 1.5-day seminar will lead faculty through foundational aspects of teaching successfully in modern-day medical education. Join us to receive practical and actionable guidance for building an educational career path, enhancing teaching skills, supporting learner and educator wellness, and understanding patient safety & quality improvement education within the WashU/BJH system.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day. Participants that complete both days of the seminar will receive a course certificate.
Contact/Questions: Julie Byington (jbyington@wustl.edu)
Course Objectives
After completion of this course, participants should be able to:
1. Career Paths to Success
- Outline different roads to career success within academic hospital medicine
- Summarize career advancement strategies and promotion requirements
- Draft a 1- and 5-year career plan
- Identify ways to find a mentor
- Discuss the habits of a successful mentee
2. Teaching Success
- Illustrate techniques used by effective teaching team managers
- Demonstrate techniques to foster a positive learning environment
- Utilize effective low-inference feedback strategies
- Create an effective miniature lecture (ie, ‘chalk talk’)
3. Wellness Success
- Describe strategies to improve job satisfaction, personal wellness, and work-life integration
4. QI/Patient Safety Success
- Outline steps to starting a QI project at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH)
- List active QI projects within the Division of Hospital Medicine
Course Outline
| Time | Title | Description | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Introductions | Introduction to course | Faculty Development Committee |
| 8:30 AM | Expectations | In this session, you will learn how to create a comfortable and inclusive learning environment and s through stage setting and expectation setting. | Alex Thomas Erin Dyer Natalie Baumann |
| 9:20 AM | BREAK | ||
| 9:30 AM | Feedback | In this session, you will learn tools to give effective feedback to learners of all levels | Alex Thomas Erin Dyer Natalie Baumann |
| 10:30 AM | Belonging and Wellness | Underlying all academic success, is the ability to take care of yourself. In this session, led by our Vice Chair of Education and our Vice Chair for the Advancement of Women’s Careers you will learn some important tools on belonging and wellness | Rakhee Bhayani, Vice Chair for the Advancement of Women’s Careers, Dept. of Medicine Abby Spencer, Vice Chair of Education, Dept. of Medicine |
| 11:30 AM | LUNCH | ||
| 12 PM | Being an Effective Mentee Writing 1 yr and 5 yr plans | In this session, you will learn the keys to be an effective mentee and how to find a mentor. You will also be given time to think about your career goals | Dennis Chang |
| 1:00 pm | Promotions Process and Visions of Success | In this session, you will learn about the current Wash U promotions process and help you craft your goals to have success. | Renee Shellhaas |
| BREAK | |||
| 2:10 PM -3:10 PM | How to Create Effective Mini Lectures | In this session, you will learn the techniques needed to create an effective lecture as well as learn effective public speaking skills | Zach Morgan Tony Dao |
Coffee and Snacks
| Time | Title | Description | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Introduction to the Day | Introduction to course | Faculty Development Committee |
| 8:15 AM | Activity: Mini Lectures Breakout Rooms | In this session, you will have 5 minutes to present any clinical topic to a facilitator and peers. You will be given feedback on your presentation content and delivery | Faculty Development Committee |
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| 9:45 AM | General Teaching Principles | In this session, you will build on the teaching techniques used for mini lectures and learn how to apply them in the clinical setting | Alex Thomas Dennis Chang |
| 10:45 AM– 11:30 AM | Teaching Clinical Reasoning | In this session, you will continue to build on teaching techniques and learn how to teach clinical reasoning as well as how to continue to improve your clinical reasoning skills | Kieran Patel |
| 11:30 AM | What we have Learned | In this session, we will reflect back on what has been learned and think about how to apply it to your teaching | Eileen Lee |
| 12:00 PM | LUNCH and Discussion |
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Global Health at WashU: Focus on Impact
Join us for two days of inspiring plenaries, panels, and networking opportunities. Learn from experts in the field and gain insights into the impact of global health research conducted at WashU. Whether you’re a student, researcher, educator, or just interested in global health, you won’t want to miss out on this opportunity to hear from experts, funders, and international partners working in global health.
| Wednesday, April 30 | 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall, Danforth Campus |
| Thursday, May 1 | 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Moore Auditorium, North Building, Medical Campus |
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, March 7, 2025, 11:59 p.m. (CDT)
Poster Session: Thursday, May 1, 2025, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.; Farrell Learning & Teaching Center Atrium
We encourage submissions that highlight the impact of global health research and programs, including but not limited to using the Translational Science Benefits Model to demonstrate how your work translates into real-world benefits across health, economic, policy and social domains. Consider highlighting collaborations, implementation efforts, or dissemination strategies that have extended the reach and impact of your research to not only advance science but also influence society.
Awards will be given in three categories:
- Impact presentation, including but not limited to abstracts incorporating the Translational Science Benefits Model
- Pre-doctoral researcher (undergraduate, graduate and health professional students)
- Post-doctoral researcher (fellows, early stage investigators and faculty)