Sessions to help in your professional development.
The MGH Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting is a two-day event that celebrates key accomplishments of MGH investigators and examines strategies for meeting the challenges currently facing the academic biomedical research community at Mass General. This year, MGH is holding their 72nd Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting on April 7 & 8, 2021. The theme...
The MGPA Careers in Consulting Subcommittee is pleased to invite you to the March chat session with life-science consultant, Wenting Cai. This is an informal opportunity for postdocs to learn about consulting careers and ask questions. Discussion will include the interview process and a consultant’s day to day!
This 90-minute presentation, followed by a 30-minute Q&A, highlights some of the best practices for anyone maintaining a Faculty of Medicine CV. Participants will better appreciate how to use the standardized format to their advantage. The session covers the narrative as well as common questions about how to list various activities and achievements. We strongly...
Zoom Presentation: Getting Promoted from Assistant to Associate Professor This 60-minute presentation, followed by a 30-minute Q&A, is a great introduction to the Associate Professor promotion process for faculty members at the rank of Assistant Professor contemplating or preparing for promotion. Topics include selecting an Area of Excellence and Significant Supporting Activities, evaluation criteria, and...
Are you procrastinating writing your dissertation? Are you being pulled in too many directions? At this seminar, Dr. Kingston talked about how to: – Get organized – Find a routine that works – Stop procrastinating This seminar provided tips, tricks, and strategies on how to stay on track with your dissertation. Facilitator: Robert E. Kingston,...
The most effective leaders are consistently investing in growth; intentionally and strategically developing their own capacity and that of others around them. The session explored the practices of mentoring, coaching, and leadership through the lens of maximizing professional performance and engagement. Participants walked away encouraged to elevate their own continued development, and equipped to invest...
Session closed to LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (LDP) FOR RESEARCHERS selected participants only. Panelists: Gabriela Apiou, PhD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, HMS; Director of Strategic Alliances, Director of Translational Research Training and Development, Mass General Research Institute (MGRI); and Director of the Translational Research Core, Wellman Center for Photomedicine Dr. Apoiu is leading the development of...
Session closed to LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (LDP) FOR RESEARCHERS selected participants only. Facilitators: Ruth Gotian, EdD, Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine Dr. Gotian has been hailed by the journal Nature and Columbia University...
Session closed to LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (LDP) FOR RESEARCHERS selected participants only. Facilitators: Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS; Clinical Investigator, Endocrine Unit; Associate Director, Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI); and Director of Multicultural Affairs, Department of Medicine As an Associate Director of CDI, Dr. Burnett-Bowie is particularly focused on advancing the...
Session closed to LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (LDP) FOR RESEARCHERS selected participants only. In this interactive session, Dr. Minehart discussed the importance of speaking across authority gradients, as well as giving effective receiver-focused feedback. She taught and demonstrated an array of strategies and techniques. Using simulated cases, participants had the opportunity to practice these skills in...