Faculty Development
Faculty development information and resources.
Contacts
Andrew Budson MD
Associate Chief of Staff for Education
VA Boston health care
Phone: 857-364-6184
Email: andrew.budson@va.gov
David Topor Ph.D., MS-HPEd.
Psychologist
VA Boston health care
Phone: 774-826-1010
Email: david.topor@va.gov
Thomas Fohr MAS, BS
ACOS-E, Training Specialist
VA Boston health care
Phone: 603-846-8040
Email: Thomas.Fohr@va.gov
Faculty development
First Friday faculty development presentation series
First Friday of the month; 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To be added to the announcement distribution emails, please email: David.Topor@va.gov
- February 4, 2022, Wendy Ward, Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
- March 4, 2022, Andrea Schwartz, MD, VA Boston Healthcare System
- April 1, 2022 Holly Gooding, MD, Emory University School of Medicine
- May 6, 2022, Julia Caton, MD, Stanford University
- December 04, 2020: Diagnosing Your Learner: Strategies for Assessment to Support Individual Growth
- November 6, 2020: Using an Interprofessional Focus when Developing a Training Program
- Oct 16, 2020: the Learning and Workplace Environments: Implications for UME & GME
- June 5, 2020: Interprofessional Teams: Using Words to Teach
- May 01, 2020: Facilitating Inclusion of Trainees with Physical Disabilities: Addressing Trainee, Program, and Institutional Concerns
- April 3, 2020: Strategies to teach trainees to provide competent care to transgender veterans
- March 20, 2020: Timely Tips for Tele-Visits & Tele-Teaching Practical strategies to care for patients and engage learners over a screen
- March 6, 2020: How to Teach Trainees about Memory Loss and Dementia
- February 7, 2020: The Learner Selfie: The Use of Self-Reflection in Training
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December 7, 2018: Teaching the Evidence-Based Management of Suicide Prevention
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June 1, 2018: “If You Build It…”: Principles for a Productive Medical Simulation Experience
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February 2, 2018: Using Narrative Medicine to Teach Patient Centered Care Competencies
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January 5, 2018: Shaping the Future of Healthcare through Academic Practice/Partnership
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December 1, 2017: Making Learning Memorable: Strategies for Engaging Talks and Teaching
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October 6, 2017: "Speaking Up: Teaching Evidence-Based Strategies for Enhancing Communication.”
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June 2, 2017: Thinking about "Thinking": An Approach to Teaching Clinical Reasoning Skills
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May 5, 2017: Integrating Quality Improvement Teaching to Trainees into Routine Patient Care
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April 7, 2017: Multigenerational Educational Environments: Seeing It as an Asset
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March 3, 2017: Teaching Trainees to Provide Culturally Competent Care to the LGBT Community
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January 6, 2017: Using technology to engage learners before, during, and after a teaching session
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December 2, 2016: Strategies to Manage Work/Life Balance for the Busy Educator
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November 4, 2016: WOOP - A Four-Step Strategy for Faculty to Achieve Personal and Professional Goals
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October 7, 2016: The ADTC - Prioritizing and Integrating Education into Clinical Care
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August 5, 2016: Tips for Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation
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April 1, 2016: Using Innovative Technology to Engage and Evaluate Learners in the Health Professions
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February 5, 2016: The Hidden Curriculum in Health Professions Education
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November 6, 2015: CLINICAL REASONING: Teaching What You Can’t Google
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October 2, 2015: Educational Portfolios Documenting Your Educational Innovations
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December 5, 2014: REASONING AND COGNITIVE BIAS TEACHING STRATEGIES
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November 7, 2014: TRAINEES, PROFESSIONALISM, AND MISCONDUCT…THAT THORNY ISSUE ALL PROGRAMS FACE
Linking Education Across Residency-training Networks - LEARN - Curriculum
A curriculum meant to provide a broad overview of educational theory and principles, ways to integrate these principles into your teaching, and strategies for personal and professional development. These activities are meant to be used in conjunction with coaching sessions, which will allow for the development of additional learning activities that are tailored to specific learning needs and goals.