Upcoming Workshops and Events

Course Description

Whether you’re up for promotion next year or in five years, in order to be successful, it is important to be aware of the University requirements for promotion and the granting of continuing appointments. Clinical academics at the Assistant Professor rank can benefit from this practical workshop, which will provide guidance on preparing teaching dossiers, promoting dossiers, and presenting your case.

Overall Learning Objectives

• Describe challenges in the promotion process and identify strategies to overcome these challenges
• Critique examples of Teaching Philosophies and Candidates Statements for the purpose of making suggested improvements
• Identify resources that may be helpful to access during the promotion process
• Develop a network of colleagues who may be of mutual benefit in supporting each other through the promotion process.

Course Description

Character-based Leadership Program for Schulich Faculty is open to early-career faculty from clinical and basic science departments across the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Enrollment is limited to 40 participants.

This postgraduate character-based longitudinal leadership course within the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry will follow a multipronged approach including mentorship, reflective-based learning, targeted workshops, small-group discussion and experiential learning. The aim of this course is to develop leadership skills from a character-lens that stress the qualities of good leadership.

Overall Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe and integrate a comprehensive approach to leadership development including competency, character, and commitment.
2. Recognize leader character as a composite of traits, virtues, and values using the Ivey Character Framework.
3. Demonstrate how leadership character influences decisions and actions.
4. Identify situational pressures and recognize how they impact decisions and actions.
5. Evaluate your leader character.
6. Develop your leader character through reflective practice, experiential learning, and recognition of barriers.

Course Description

This 1-hour in-person interactive session will explore how questioning techniques can enhance learning for junior trainees in clinical settings. Faculty will gain practical tools to elevate their teaching and support learner development.

Overall Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

1. Describe the impact of interrogative questioning on learning by junior trainees in a clinical setting.
2. List four educational roles of questioning in clinical settings.
3. Given a clinical scenario, apply Bloom’s taxonomy to develop higher order questions tailored to the learner’s level and clinical context.
4. Facilitate invited learner questioning in their own clinical teaching practice.

Course Description

Engaging a large audience requires more than delivering information—it demands clarity, structure, and interaction. This 1-hour faculty development session provides practical strategies to design and deliver presentations that capture attention and promote learning. Participants will explore key considerations for planning, structuring, and presenting effectively to large groups, with a focus on visual design and audience engagement.

Overall Learning Objectives

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the key considerations for giving a presentation.
2. Plan an appropriate structure to support their presentation.
3. Make visual design decisions to support clear messaging.
4. Increase audience engagement in their presentations.