Career Development and Mentoring Opportunities
We welcome questions and suggestions. Contacts for specific programs are listed below. For general information, please email the SMDM Career Development Committee: careers@smdm.org
On-line registration for the Society for Medical Decision Making Annual Meeting's One-to-One Mentoring program is now open and will be available until Friday, September 16th. This program is designed as an opportunity for students, trainees, junior faculty, and other newer members of SMDM to meet individually with long standing members of the Society.
Even if you already have supportive advisors and mentors, we encourage you to register and take advantage of this program. Another point of view, opportunity to network, and exposure to additional leaders in the field are just a few of the benefits. Conversations usually range from general career advice to achieving a work/family life balance to feedback on specific research ideas. The meetings can also be used to discuss other topics, such as navigating the conference, pathways to success in the field of medical decision-making, or ways to become more active and involved in SMDM.
The One-to-One Mentoring sessions serve as an opportunity to meet for about an hour during the Annual Meeting. You are encouraged to schedule a time to meet. We hope that you will participate. Please feel free to share this information with trainees and junior faculty and encourage their participation.
This year, you are requested to select your preference for a mentor for the One-to-One Mentoring Program.
Click here to view the list of 2011 Mentors
For more information about participating mentors and registration for the One-to-One Mentoring Program please visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BRXRCNV
In addition, we will have a series of informal meals hosted by mentors during the conference this year in hopes of facilitating more relaxed discussion among a group of junior and senior members.
We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!
Rosie and Ava
Contact info:
Rosie Thein, MD, MPH, PhD rosie.thein@utoronto.ca
Ava John-Baptiste, MHSc, PhD a.john.baptiste@gmail.com
Mentoring Program Coordinators
SMDM Career Development Committee
| Sunday, October 23, 2011 | Pre-Meeting Short Courses |
| 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM | PM Half Day Short Course |
| Title: CAREER DEVELOPMENT: TEACHING 101 |
| Course Level: Beginner | Course Limit: 25 |
Faculty: Janet Riddle, MD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background: For most SMDM members, teaching is an important aspect of our work; however, few of us have the opportunity to receive formal training in learning theories and teaching skills. Many face their first class with nervousness and a limited understanding of teaching strategies and available teaching tools. This short course will provide an opportunity to learn about major theories of teaching and learning as the underpinnings for effective and innovative teaching strategies in a range of settings (from one-on-one teaching to large classroom teaching). This short course is for you if you are new to teaching or an experienced instructor rethinking your current courses in light of emerging technology.
Format and Requirements: This short course is presented by the SMDM Career Development Committee as an overview of core elements of effective teaching based upon learning theories and "best practices" from the health professions education literature. Participants will add to their toolbox of teaching strategies approaches that focus on active learning and learner-centered instruction. Based on interest, future courses may provide in-depth training in specific teaching methods, mentoring and use of technological tools in teaching. The course format will be a mix of lecture, group discussions and exercises based on real-life case studies. There are no prerequisites for participation.
The course will be taught by Dr. Janet Riddle, MD, a research assistant professor at the Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois, Chicago. Currently, Dr. Riddle is Director of Faculty Development for the Department of Medical Education, directs the Scholars for Teaching Excellence Faculty Fellowship and the UICMC Teaching Skills Program for Residents.
Description and Objectives:
- To develop a model of effective teaching integrating "best practices" from the health professions education literature and personal experiences of teaching
- To describe, and demonstrate when possible, skills of effective teaching in one-on-one settings, and in small and large groups
- To design instruction to facilitate learning based upon learning theory and best practices from the literature
Focusing on graduate students and other adult learners, this short course has been designed to enhance the instructional skills of SMDM members. We will discuss characteristics and behaviors of effective teachers using examples from the literature and from participants' personal experiences. Building on that model, we will examine a variety of instructional strategies that focus on active learning and engagement of learners. We will explore learning theories that support those instructional strategies. Participants will learn criteria for selecting instructional strategies that meet learners' needs. Participants will have the opportunity to practice selected instructional strategies in role-playing situations. Throughout the workshop, we will emphasize the importance of providing effective feedback to learners. Participants will begin to design instruction using the tools and strategies discussed in the workshop that can be used in their own teaching work. If time allows, we will discuss the use of technological tools to support instruction. Finally, this short course will allow participants to reflect upon their teaching philosophy and career development opportunities through the scholarship of teaching.
Strategic team building, collaboration and establishing research centers
Tuesday, October 25, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Career Development: Strategic team building, collaboration and establishing research centers
Collaborations across sites and disciplines, with industry or government partners, or international institutions each present unique opportunities and challenges. In this year's career panel discussion, three SMDM members will share their insights and experiences on team building, addressing issues such as: how to identify "good collaborators", negotiate upfront agreements (e.g., $$ and authorship), address difficult relationships, and keep motivated and projects on track. The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer discussion with the audience.
Panel Facilitators:
- Beate Sander, RN MBA, MEcDev, Ontario Agency for Heath Protection and Promotion, Toronto, Canada
- Aubri Hoffman, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Aging Research, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, USA
Panelists:
- Murray Krahn, MD, MSc, Professor, University of Toronto and Director, THETA, the Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaboration, a multisite research program focusing on the use of decision analytic methods to examine health policy and health decision-making.
- Uwe Siebert, MD, MPH, MSc, ScD, Professor, University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology in Austria, and Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School.
- Heather Taffet Gold, PhD, Associate Professor of the Section on Value and Comparative Effectiveness and Assistant Director of Health Disparities and Outcomes Research at the New York University Cancer Institute. New York, New York.
This year we will be providing two career development services at the annual meeting, a CV book and a Job Announcement book. For those on the job market or those looking to hire, a CV/Job book will be available at the meeting registration desk.
**New** This CV/Job book will also be emailed electronically one week before the conference to those who register in advance of the meeting. Interested parties are encouraged to schedule informational and formal interview sessions during the conference, and we hope that this new process will help facilitate planned informational and interview sessions.
CV Submissions:
Please submit the following information:
• Your name
• Whether you are
1) a student/trainee;
2) currently employed;
3) other
• A brief statement describing the position sought (PDF or Word document)
• Your CV (PDF or Word document)
Job Announcement Submissions
Please submit the following information:
• Your institution and contact information
• Whether the position you advertise is:
1) full time;
2) part time;
3) intern/traineeship
• The job announcement (one-sided, 8 1/2 x 11 page; PDF or
Word document)
All submissions must be emailed to info@smdm.org by Friday, October 7, 2011.
All attachments should be PDF or Word document.
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