2013-2014 Mentorship Program Curriculum • • •
All sessions are 9:00 am -12:00 pm unless noted otherwise. Coffee/light breakfast will be available between 8:30-9:00 – please join us for informal discussion and enjoy the refreshments. (Mentors and committee members welcome even if can’t stay for session). All sessions will start promptly at 9:00 am, as we want to be respectful to our speakers who are contributing their time and expertise.
Sept 6 ACH #3 Oct 4 ACH #2 This session is 9-11:30 am. Nov 1 ACH #13 (TBC) Dec 6 ACH #14
Feb 7 B2-200 Mar 7 B2-200 LUNCH 11:30-1 April 4 ACH #3 May 2 ACH #3 June 5 (Thursday) 4:30-6:30 June 6 ACH #13/14 (TBC)
Topic Introduction • Introduction to the Mentorship Program • Project Management in a Nutshell Communication/Knowledge Dissemination : Writing Skills Resources for Research, grant funding opportunities Principles of effective writing The “practice” of writing Professional Communication Skills • “How to get ‘buy-in’ for your projects” **Informal project updates/discussion 11:15-12** The Who/What/How of the Department of Paediatrics and Faculty of Medicine • ACH Mission Statement and Strategic Plan • Faculty of Medicine Overview. • Promotion and Merit, Annual Reports • Teaching dossier. Communications/Knowledge Dissemination: Speaking skills Details To be confirmed Personal and Professional Effectiveness • Self-Care • Priority Setting • Time Management **Project Update Lunch 11:30-1:00 ** The Educator (A) • Minding the gap: teaching across generations The Educator (B) • Small Group Teaching Evening celebration – wine and cheese Group Evaluations Mentees 9-10 am Mentors 10:15-11:15 am
Speaker Gillian Currie Nicole Romanow Gillian Currie Laura Herpeger
Susan Kuhn, Susan Samuel S.Bannister & D. Keegan
Jim Kellner
JF Lemay To be confirmed
Val Kirk and Marli Robertson To be confirmed To be confirmed MacGregor Steele/Gillian Currie