Professional Sessions

Interprofessional Education Conference: Let’s Start Talking – The importance of interprofessional communication in improving patient outcomes and safety

Date: April 29, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Freeman Auditorium – Hamilton Eye Institute

Overview:

The Interprofessional Education Conference organized by the HRSA Interprofessional Education Grant Team (UTHSC Colleges of Nursing and Dentistry) will examine the importance of interprofessional communication in improving patient outcomes and safety. The goal of IPE of health care providers is to provide evidence-based and comprehensive health care for diverse patient populations. Healthcare needs of patients often transcend the individual health care provider and encompass various roles played by an interprofessional team of health professionals.

Conference Objectives:

• Describe the potential impact of interprofessional communication on patient outcomes and safety
• Articulate the benefit of the use of technology in improving the communication among healthcare providers, patients, and/or caregivers
• Examine the characteristics of an effective team communication scenario

To register to attend this conference go to: https://2015ipeconference.eventbrite.com  (space is limited)

Toastmasters Brain Builders UTHSC Chapter

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor, Conference Room 4

If you would like to become an engaging public speaker, improve your skills as a teacher, seminar speaker or when presenting professionally to your colleagues, joining a Toastmasters club will allow you to reach your goals fast in a professional environment. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Free parking is available and everyone is welcome!

For more information about Toastmasters contact Detlef Heck (dheck@uthsc.edu) or Bill Howell (atenra@comcast.net).

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

IAMSE Spring 2015 Webinar Series (Interprofessional Education and Practice – The Tide has Come In!)

(Session Archives Now Available)

Date: Sessions took place February 26th – March 26th, 2015

Series Overview:

Waves of interest and excitement in Interprofessional Education (IPE) are sweeping across health science schools, accrediting bodies, and national health agencies. In just the past two years in the US, national objectives have been produced and several centers for IPE have been created to assist faculty and practitioners in designing curricular programs and extending the outcomes into interprofessional practice. The Spring IAMSE webcast seminar series brings together a collection of leaders and programs that have implemented successful IPE activities and/or have unique approaches to addressing challenges that IPE may be facing in healthcare delivery.

For more information about this webinar series including session overviews and presenter bios please go to: http://tinyurl.com/iamse-spring2015

Information related to accessing the recording and materials for these sessions is located in the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: April 28, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Lolita Paff, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Business & Economics at Penn State Berks

Overview:

Online discussion is a great way for students to connect and learn. But you can’t just set up a board and leave it there. Students need responses to their work to keep growing and learning. An unmonitored discussion board can lead to huge headaches and not much learning. This means you need effective strategies to keep students on task and promote truly educational online interaction.

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement will show you how to coach students toward meaningful discussion. By the end of the seminar, you’ll have the insights and tools you need to:

•    Employ alternative strategies to promote interaction and develop students’ online discussion skills
•    Compare and apply different discussion board formats to increase student interest and engagement
•    Identify and manage techniques to empower students as facilitators of online discussion

To register to attend this session go to: http://bit.ly/1Gq6bD0

Additional Resources

2014: The Year of Active Learning at UTHSC
To access a variety of active learning resources visit https://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/2014.php

UTHSC’s Faculty Resource Center
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/

Professional Sessions

AIHC Leadership Webinar Series – Developing Faculty to Improve Quality of Care

Date: April 7, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenters: Les Hall, MD, FACP – University of South Carolina School of Medicine; Linda Headrick, MD, MS, FACP – University of Missouri

Overview:

Although quality improvement (QI) initiatives have helped to improve health care outcomes and safety in recent years, many faculty members feel ill-equipped to teach improvement skills to learners.

In this AIHC Leadership Series webinar, Dr. Linda Headrick and Dr. Les Hall will summarize a decade of experience in teaching QI to interprofessional health professions learners at the University of Missouri (Columbia, Mo). They will highlight faculty development strategies that accompanied a gradually enlarging portfolio of QI learning opportunities for health professions students, leading to an expanded pool of faculty members engaged in this arena.

The session will conclude with a brief description of two national initiatives, supported by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and the Association of American Medical Colleges, that seek to escalate the number of faculty leading education programs in quality improvement and patient safety.

Session Objectives:

• Identify strategies to engage faculty members in the practice and teaching of quality improvement.
• Articulate successful educational strategies to engage learners from multiple health professions in quality improvement initiatives.
• Recognize how faculty members can use quality improvement as a means to simultaneously improve educational programs, improve systems of care and teach interprofessional teamwork.

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Toastmasters Brain Builders UTHSC Chapter

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor, Conference Room 4

If you would like to become an engaging public speaker, improve your skills as a teacher, seminar speaker or when presenting professionally to your colleagues, joining a Toastmasters club will allow you to reach your goals fast in a professional environment. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Free parking is available and everyone is welcome!

For more information about Toastmasters contact Detlef Heck (dheck@uthsc.edu) or Bill Howell (atenra@comcast.net).

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

(Archive Now Available) Best Practices in Flipped Class Design (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: Session took place March 26, 2015

Presenter: Robert Talbert, Ph.D. – Associate Professor Mathematics at Grand Valley State University

Overview:

A long-standing model for teaching consisted of two separate but mutually complementary parts. First, teachers would expose students to new course material in the classroom through lectures, audiovisual presentations, and other in-class demonstrations. Then, students would study and assimilate the lessons on their own—outside of class. But a different teaching paradigm is disrupting this traditional approach in dramatic ways. The shift has students introducing themselves to the material first and using class time to process what they’ve studied. In short, the plan for learning has flipped.

In this Magna 40-Minute Seminar, you’ll explore the different variations of flipped learning, see examples of each, and walk away with a model for flipped course design based on learning theory and backwards design. Register today to see how the flipped class design could mean the next significant step in the way you teach your courses and in how your students learn.

Information related to accessing the recording and materials for this session is located in the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: April 28, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Lolita Paff, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Business & Economics at Penn State Berks

Overview:

Online discussion is a great way for students to connect and learn. But you can’t just set up a board and leave it there. Students need responses to their work to keep growing and learning. An unmonitored discussion board can lead to huge headaches and not much learning. This means you need effective strategies to keep students on task and promote truly educational online interaction.

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement will show you how to coach students toward meaningful discussion. By the end of the seminar, you’ll have the insights and tools you need to:

•    Employ alternative strategies to promote interaction and develop students’ online discussion skills
•    Compare and apply different discussion board formats to increase student interest and engagement
•    Identify and manage techniques to empower students as facilitators of online discussion

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Additional Resources

2014: The Year of Active Learning at UTHSC
To access a variety of active learning resources visit https://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/2014.php

UTHSC’s Faculty Resource Center
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

IAMSE Spring Webinar Series (Interprofessional Education and Practice – The Tide has Come In!)

Series Overview:

Waves of interest and excitement in Interprofessional Education (IPE) are sweeping across health science schools, accrediting bodies, and national health agencies. In just the past two years in the US, national objectives have been produced and several centers for IPE have been created to assist faculty and practitioners in designing curricular programs and extending the outcomes into interprofessional practice. The Spring IAMSE webcast seminar series brings together a collection of leaders and programs that have implemented successful IPE activities and/or have unique approaches to addressing challenges that IPE may be facing in healthcare delivery.

For more information about this webinar series including session overviews and presenter bios please go to: http://tinyurl.com/iamse-spring2015

To register to attend these sessions go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

IAMSE Webinar Series Schedule:

March 26th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Transforming Health Disparities Through Interprofessional Education, Research and Service
Presented by: Memoona Hasnain (MD, MHPE, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Faculty Development & Research in the Department of Family Medicine – College of Medicine at the University of Illinois)

Best Practices in Flipped Class Design (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: March 26, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Robert Talbert, Ph.D. – Associate Professor Mathematics at Grand Valley State University

Overview:

A long-standing model for teaching consisted of two separate but mutually complementary parts. First, teachers would expose students to new course material in the classroom through lectures, audiovisual presentations, and other in-class demonstrations. Then, students would study and assimilate the lessons on their own—outside of class. But a different teaching paradigm is disrupting this traditional approach in dramatic ways. The shift has students introducing themselves to the material first and using class time to process what they’ve studied. In short, the plan for learning has flipped.

In this Magna 40-Minute Seminar, you’ll explore the different variations of flipped learning, see examples of each, and walk away with a model for flipped course design based on learning theory and backwards design. Register today to see how the flipped class design could mean the next significant step in the way you teach your courses and in how your students learn.

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: April 28, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Lolita Paff, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Business & Economics at Penn State Berks

Overview:

Online discussion is a great way for students to connect and learn. But you can’t just set up a board and leave it there. Students need responses to their work to keep growing and learning. An unmonitored discussion board can lead to huge headaches and not much learning. This means you need effective strategies to keep students on task and promote truly educational online interaction.

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement will show you how to coach students toward meaningful discussion. By the end of the seminar, you’ll have the insights and tools you need to:

•    Employ alternative strategies to promote interaction and develop students’ online discussion skills
•    Compare and apply different discussion board formats to increase student interest and engagement
•    Identify and manage techniques to empower students as facilitators of online discussion

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Professional Sessions

IRB Insights- Information Security Presents Research Data Security

Date: March 26, 2015
Time: 12:o0 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: GEB A204

Overview:

Join the IRB on Thursday, March 26, 2015, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM in the GEB, Rm. A204.  Information Security will discuss the acceptable, secure ways to store and transfer confidential subject data and subject PHI with identifiers.  Storing your data on a password-protected computer is not enough!  Come learn what the requirements are.  (Note that the IRB meeting is not in the usual Insights location; we will be in A204 this time.)

To register: http://uthsc.edu/research/research_compliance/IRB/insight_reg.php
Remote sites:  http://mediasitevm1.uthsc.edu/uthscms/Play/bee95f595d7d47b69f68944cae0e667e1d

BIG Meeting

Date: March 27, 2015
Time: 12:o0 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: 910 Madison, Room 502

Presenters: Dr. Helmut Steinberg, MD (Professor Medicine-Endocrinology, Department of Medicine) and Dr. Emanuel Villa (Data Architect – UTHSC ORNL Center for Biomedical Informatics)

Topic: The Methodist Diabetes, Chronic Condition, and Wellness Registry – Creating Opportunities for Improving Population Health

Overview:

Mr. Villa and Dr. Steinberg will present the results of their work to develop the Diabetes Wellness and Prevention Registry. This data mart collects patient data from the Methodist South hospital and combines it with PCP and lab data from linked providers in the community. Data are presented to the user through a visual analytic interface.

New Faculty Orientation

Date: March 27, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – OD Larry Dining Hall

Overview:

The Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs (AFSA) will be hosting New Faculty Orientation as a supplement to the orientation that is provided by Human Resources at each faculty member’s hire date. The AFSA New Faculty Orientation is catered specifically to the faculty with introductions of people and resources that may be of help in their growth and advancement during their time of employment with UTHSC.

This orientation is for ALL faculty hired as of September 2014 and in the months following. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

This orientation will also include a lunch where faculty will have the opportunity to get into groups specific to their college to engage in discussion topics that are unique to that college. Along with the new faculty, this lunch will be open for all faculty hired as of July 2014 and in the months following (even if they’ve attended previous New Faculty Orientations). Lunch will be from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

If you did not register to attend New Faculty Orientation or the New Faculty Orientation lunch by the deadline of 12:00 PM March 20th, please contact Lisa Zeigler (lzeigler@uthsc.edu / 901-448-2226) or Nathalie Occean (noccean@uthsc.edu / 901-448-4930) to check on available space.

Toastmasters Brain Builders UTHSC Chapter

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor, Conference Room 4

If you would like to become an engaging public speaker, improve your skills as a teacher, seminar speaker or when presenting professionally to your colleagues, joining a Toastmasters club will allow you to reach your goals fast in a professional environment. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Free parking is available and everyone is welcome!

For more information about Toastmasters contact Detlef Heck (dheck@uthsc.edu) or Bill Howell (atenra@comcast.net).

Additional Resources

2014: The Year of Active Learning at UTHSC
To access a variety of active learning resources visit https://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/2014.php

UTHSC’s Faculty Resource Center
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

IAMSE Spring Webinar Series (Interprofessional Education and Practice – The Tide has Come In!)

Series Overview:

Waves of interest and excitement in Interprofessional Education (IPE) are sweeping across health science schools, accrediting bodies, and national health agencies. In just the past two years in the US, national objectives have been produced and several centers for IPE have been created to assist faculty and practitioners in designing curricular programs and extending the outcomes into interprofessional practice. The Spring IAMSE webcast seminar series brings together a collection of leaders and programs that have implemented successful IPE activities and/or have unique approaches to addressing challenges that IPE may be facing in healthcare delivery.

For more information about this webinar series including session overviews and presenter bios please go to: http://tinyurl.com/iamse-spring2015

To register to attend these sessions go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

IAMSE Webinar Series Schedule:

March 19th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)

Topic: Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Activities Using a Systematic Planning Process
Presented by: John Owen (MD, MSc, Associate Director of Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education – University of Virginia)

March 26th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Transforming Health Disparities Through Interprofessional Education, Research and Service
Presented by: Memoona Hasnain (MD, MHPE, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Faculty Development & Research in the Department of Family Medicine – College of Medicine at the University of Illinois)

Best Practices in Flipped Class Design (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: March 26, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Robert Talbert, Ph.D. – Associate Professor Mathematics at Grand Valley State University

Overview:

A long-standing model for teaching consisted of two separate but mutually complementary parts. First, teachers would expose students to new course material in the classroom through lectures, audiovisual presentations, and other in-class demonstrations. Then, students would study and assimilate the lessons on their own—outside of class. But a different teaching paradigm is disrupting this traditional approach in dramatic ways. The shift has students introducing themselves to the material first and using class time to process what they’ve studied. In short, the plan for learning has flipped.

In this Magna 40-Minute Seminar, you’ll explore the different variations of flipped learning, see examples of each, and walk away with a model for flipped course design based on learning theory and backwards design. Register today to see how the flipped class design could mean the next significant step in the way you teach your courses and in how your students learn.

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: April 28, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Lolita Paff, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Business & Economics at Penn State Berks

Overview:

Online discussion is a great way for students to connect and learn. But you can’t just set up a board and leave it there. Students need responses to their work to keep growing and learning. An unmonitored discussion board can lead to huge headaches and not much learning. This means you need effective strategies to keep students on task and promote truly educational online interaction.

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement will show you how to coach students toward meaningful discussion. By the end of the seminar, you’ll have the insights and tools you need to:

•    Employ alternative strategies to promote interaction and develop students’ online discussion skills
•    Compare and apply different discussion board formats to increase student interest and engagement
•    Identify and manage techniques to empower students as facilitators of online discussion

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Professional Sessions

New Faculty Orientation

Date: March 27, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – OD Larry Dining Hall

Overview:

The Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs (AFSA) will be hosting New Faculty Orientation as a supplement to the orientation that is provided by Human Resources at each faculty member’s hire date. The AFSA New Faculty Orientation is catered specifically to the faculty with introductions of people and resources that may be of help in their growth and advancement during their time of employment with UTHSC.

This orientation is for ALL faculty hired as of September 2014 and in the months following. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

This orientation will also include a lunch where faculty will have the opportunity to get into groups specific to their college to engage in discussion topics that are unique to that college. Along with the new faculty, this lunch will be open for all faculty hired as of July 2014 and in the months following (even if they’ve attended previous New Faculty Orientations). Lunch will be from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Deadline to register for New Faculty Orientation is 12:00 PM March 20th (Friday).

Please use the following link to RSVP your attendance for New Faculty Orientation: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015

If you plan to attend only the NFO Orientation lunch please register at: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015-lunch

Questions regarding New Faculty Orientation? Please contact Kristy Conger (kconger@uthsc.edu / 901-448-2253).

Toastmasters Brain Builders UTHSC Chapter

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor, Conference Room 4

If you would like to become an engaging public speaker, improve your skills as a teacher, seminar speaker or when presenting professionally to your colleagues, joining a Toastmasters club will allow you to reach your goals fast in a professional environment. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Free parking is available and everyone is welcome!

For more information about Toastmasters contact Detlef Heck (dheck@uthsc.edu) or Bill Howell (atenra@comcast.net).

Additional Resources

2014: The Year of Active Learning at UTHSC
To access a variety of active learning resources visit https://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/2014.php

UTHSC’s Faculty Resource Center
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/

Professional Sessions

New Faculty Orientation

Date: March 27, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – OD Larry Dining Hall

Overview:

The Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs (AFSA) will be hosting New Faculty Orientation as a supplement to the orientation that is provided by Human Resources at each faculty member’s hire date. The AFSA New Faculty Orientation is catered specifically to the faculty with introductions of people and resources that may be of help in their growth and advancement during their time of employment with UTHSC.

This orientation is for ALL faculty hired as of September 2014 and in the months following. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

This orientation will also include a lunch where faculty will have the opportunity to get into groups specific to their college to engage in discussion topics that are unique to that college. Along with the new faculty, this lunch will be open for all faculty hired as of July 2014 and in the months following (even if they’ve attended previous New Faculty Orientations). Lunch will be from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Deadline to register for New Faculty Orientation is 12:00 PM March 20th (Friday).

Please use the following link to RSVP your attendance for New Faculty Orientation: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015

If you plan to attend only the NFO Orientation lunch please register at: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015-lunch

Questions regarding New Faculty Orientation? Please contact Kristy Conger (kconger@uthsc.edu / 901-448-2253).

Toastmasters Brain Builders UTHSC Chapter

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor, Conference Room 4

If you would like to become an engaging public speaker, improve your skills as a teacher, seminar speaker or when presenting professionally to your colleagues, joining a Toastmasters club will allow you to reach your goals fast in a professional environment. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Free parking is available and everyone is welcome!

For more information about Toastmasters contact Detlef Heck (dheck@uthsc.edu) or Bill Howell (atenra@comcast.net).

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

IAMSE Spring Webinar Series (Interprofessional Education and Practice – The Tide has Come In!)

Series Overview:

Waves of interest and excitement in Interprofessional Education (IPE) are sweeping across health science schools, accrediting bodies, and national health agencies. In just the past two years in the US, national objectives have been produced and several centers for IPE have been created to assist faculty and practitioners in designing curricular programs and extending the outcomes into interprofessional practice. The Spring IAMSE webcast seminar series brings together a collection of leaders and programs that have implemented successful IPE activities and/or have unique approaches to addressing challenges that IPE may be facing in healthcare delivery.

For more information about this webinar series including session overviews and presenter bios please go to: http://tinyurl.com/iamse-spring2015

To register to attend these sessions go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

IAMSE Webinar Series Schedule:

March 12th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Going Big: Integrating IPE Across a Large Health Sciences Campus
Presented by: Alan Dow (MD, MSHA, Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care – Virginia Commonwealth University)

March 19th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)

Topic: Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Activities Using a Systematic Planning Process
Presented by: John Owen (MD, MSc, Associate Director of Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education – University of Virginia)

March 26th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Transforming Health Disparities Through Interprofessional Education, Research and Service
Presented by: Memoona Hasnain (MD, MHPE, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Faculty Development & Research in the Department of Family Medicine – College of Medicine at the University of Illinois)

Best Practices in Flipped Class Design (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: March 26, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Robert Talbert, Ph.D. – Associate Professor Mathematics at Grand Valley State University

Overview:

A long-standing model for teaching consisted of two separate but mutually complementary parts. First, teachers would expose students to new course material in the classroom through lectures, audiovisual presentations, and other in-class demonstrations. Then, students would study and assimilate the lessons on their own—outside of class. But a different teaching paradigm is disrupting this traditional approach in dramatic ways. The shift has students introducing themselves to the material first and using class time to process what they’ve studied. In short, the plan for learning has flipped.

In this Magna 40-Minute Seminar, you’ll explore the different variations of flipped learning, see examples of each, and walk away with a model for flipped course design based on learning theory and backwards design. Register today to see how the flipped class design could mean the next significant step in the way you teach your courses and in how your students learn.

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: April 28, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Lolita Paff, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Business & Economics at Penn State Berks

Overview:

Online discussion is a great way for students to connect and learn. But you can’t just set up a board and leave it there. Students need responses to their work to keep growing and learning. An unmonitored discussion board can lead to huge headaches and not much learning. This means you need effective strategies to keep students on task and promote truly educational online interaction.

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement will show you how to coach students toward meaningful discussion. By the end of the seminar, you’ll have the insights and tools you need to:

•    Employ alternative strategies to promote interaction and develop students’ online discussion skills
•    Compare and apply different discussion board formats to increase student interest and engagement
•    Identify and manage techniques to empower students as facilitators of online discussion

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Additional Resources

2014: The Year of Active Learning at UTHSC
To access a variety of active learning resources visit https://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/2014.php

UTHSC’s Faculty Resource Center
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

IAMSE Spring Webinar Series (Interprofessional Education and Practice – The Tide has Come In!)

Series Overview:

Waves of interest and excitement in Interprofessional Education (IPE) are sweeping across health science schools, accrediting bodies, and national health agencies. In just the past two years in the US, national objectives have been produced and several centers for IPE have been created to assist faculty and practitioners in designing curricular programs and extending the outcomes into interprofessional practice. The Spring IAMSE webcast seminar series brings together a collection of leaders and programs that have implemented successful IPE activities and/or have unique approaches to addressing challenges that IPE may be facing in healthcare delivery.

For more information about this webinar series including session overviews and presenter bios please go to: http://tinyurl.com/iamse-spring2015

To register to attend these sessions go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

IAMSE Webinar Series Schedule:

March 5th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)

Topic: Collaborative Professional Formation: Sharing Values in Interprofessional Education
Presented by: Lisa Day (PhD, RN, Associate Professor -Duke University School of Nursing )

March 12th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Going Big: Integrating IPE Across a Large Health Sciences Campus
Presented by: Alan Dow (MD, MSHA, Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care – Virginia Commonwealth University)

March 19th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)

Topic: Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Activities Using a Systematic Planning Process
Presented by: John Owen (MD, MSc, Associate Director of Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education – University of Virginia)

March 26th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Transforming Health Disparities Through Interprofessional Education, Research and Service
Presented by: Memoona Hasnain (MD, MHPE, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Faculty Development & Research in the Department of Family Medicine – College of Medicine at the University of Illinois)

Best Practices in Flipped Class Design (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: March 26, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Robert Talbert, Ph.D. – Associate Professor Mathematics at Grand Valley State University

Overview:

A long-standing model for teaching consisted of two separate but mutually complementary parts. First, teachers would expose students to new course material in the classroom through lectures, audiovisual presentations, and other in-class demonstrations. Then, students would study and assimilate the lessons on their own—outside of class. But a different teaching paradigm is disrupting this traditional approach in dramatic ways. The shift has students introducing themselves to the material first and using class time to process what they’ve studied. In short, the plan for learning has flipped.

In this Magna 40-Minute Seminar, you’ll explore the different variations of flipped learning, see examples of each, and walk away with a model for flipped course design based on learning theory and backwards design. Register today to see how the flipped class design could mean the next significant step in the way you teach your courses and in how your students learn.

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: April 28, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Lolita Paff, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Business & Economics at Penn State Berks

Overview:

Online discussion is a great way for students to connect and learn. But you can’t just set up a board and leave it there. Students need responses to their work to keep growing and learning. An unmonitored discussion board can lead to huge headaches and not much learning. This means you need effective strategies to keep students on task and promote truly educational online interaction.

Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement will show you how to coach students toward meaningful discussion. By the end of the seminar, you’ll have the insights and tools you need to:

•    Employ alternative strategies to promote interaction and develop students’ online discussion skills
•    Compare and apply different discussion board formats to increase student interest and engagement
•    Identify and manage techniques to empower students as facilitators of online discussion

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Professional Sessions

New Faculty Orientation

Date: March 27, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – OD Larry Dining Hall

Overview:

The Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs (AFSA) will be hosting New Faculty Orientation as a supplement to the orientation that is provided by Human Resources at each faculty member’s hire date. The AFSA New Faculty Orientation is catered specifically to the faculty with introductions of people and resources that may be of help in their growth and advancement during their time of employment with UTHSC.

This orientation is for ALL faculty hired as of September 2014 and in the months following. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

This orientation will also include a lunch where faculty will have the opportunity to get into groups specific to their college to engage in discussion topics that are unique to that college. Along with the new faculty, this lunch will be open for all faculty hired as of July 2014 and in the months following (even if they’ve attended previous New Faculty Orientations). Lunch will be from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Please use the following link to RSVP your attendance for New Faculty Orientation: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015

If you plan to attend only the NFO Orientation lunch please register at: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015-lunch

Questions regarding New Faculty Orientation? Please contact Kristy Conger (kconger@uthsc.edu / 901-448-2253).

Toastmasters Brain Builders UTHSC Chapter

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor, Conference Room 4

If you would like to become an engaging public speaker, improve your skills as a teacher, seminar speaker or when presenting professionally to your colleagues, joining a Toastmasters club will allow you to reach your goals fast in a professional environment. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Free parking is available and everyone is welcome!

For more information about Toastmasters contact Detlef Heck (dheck@uthsc.edu) or Bill Howell (atenra@comcast.net).

Additional Resources

2014: The Year of Active Learning at UTHSC
To access a variety of active learning resources visit https://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/2014.php

UTHSC’s Faculty Resource Center
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

IAMSE Spring Webinar Series (Interprofessional Education and Practice – The Tide has Come In!)

Series Overview:

Waves of interest and excitement in Interprofessional Education (IPE) are sweeping across health science schools, accrediting bodies, and national health agencies. In just the past two years in the US, national objectives have been produced and several centers for IPE have been created to assist faculty and practitioners in designing curricular programs and extending the outcomes into interprofessional practice. The Spring IAMSE webcast seminar series brings together a collection of leaders and programs that have implemented successful IPE activities and/or have unique approaches to addressing challenges that IPE may be facing in healthcare delivery.

For more information about this webinar series including session overviews and presenter bios please go to: http://tinyurl.com/iamse-spring2015

To register to attend these sessions go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

IAMSE Webinar Series Schedule:

February 26th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Current Trends in Interprofessional Practice and Education
Presented by: Barbara Brandt (Ph.D., Director, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education)
Presentation Slides/Handouts: http://iamse.org/development/2015/was_022615/was_022615_handouts.pdf

March 5th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)

Topic: Collaborative Professional Formation: Sharing Values in Interprofessional Education
Presented by: Lisa Day (PhD, RN, Associate Professor -Duke University School of Nursing )

March 12th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Going Big: Integrating IPE Across a Large Health Sciences Campus
Presented by: Alan Dow (MD, MSHA, Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care – Virginia Commonwealth University)

March 19th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)

Topic: Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Activities Using a Systematic Planning Process
Presented by: John Owen (MD, MSc, Associate Director of Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education – University of Virginia)

March 26th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Transforming Health Disparities Through Interprofessional Education, Research and Service
Presented by: Memoona Hasnain (MD, MHPE, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Faculty Development & Research in the Department of Family Medicine – College of Medicine at the University of Illinois)

Best Practices in Flipped Class Design (Magna Online 40-Minute Seminar)

Date: March 26, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Location: GEB A304

Overview:

A long-standing model for teaching consisted of two separate but mutually complementary parts. First, teachers would expose students to new course material in the classroom through lectures, audiovisual presentations, and other in-class demonstrations. Then, students would study and assimilate the lessons on their own—outside of class. But a different teaching paradigm is disrupting this traditional approach in dramatic ways. The shift has students introducing themselves to the material first and using class time to process what they’ve studied. In short, the plan for learning has flipped.

In this Magna 40-Minute Seminar, you’ll explore the different variations of flipped learning, see examples of each, and walk away with a model for flipped course design based on learning theory and backwards design. Register today to see how the flipped class design could mean the next significant step in the way you teach your courses and in how your students learn.

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Professional Sessions

BIG Meeting – Genotation: Actionable knowledge to the scientific reader

Date: February 27, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: 910 Madison, Room 502

Presenter: Panduka Nagahawatte (Staff Scientist – UTHSC Center for Biomedical Informatics)

Overview:

A current day scientist has to read journal articles as a part of their daily life in order to make informed decisions with their biomedical research. When reading such an article, they have to refer to external sources in order to find supplementary information for genetics related terms such as gene names, mutations, and proteins. According to the 2014 Nucleic Acid Research database survey, there are 1552 such online molecular biology databases available to the scientific community. The sheer number of databases make it difficult for scientists to search and gather collective, actionable knowledge on the Internet. Genotation is a journal article viewer designed to assist scientific readers by seamlessly integrating relevant knowledge from biomedical databases with a journal article.

For several years, Mr. Nagahawatte has integrated data from biomedical databases such as NCBI Gene, dbSNP, PharmGKB, KEGG and HGNC for software that is used to make medical decisions based on NextGen sequencing methods. Based on that experience, Mr. Nagahawatte developed Genotation that cross-links terms in documents with many biomedical databases, which will be the topic for his presentation.

Questions about this session? Please email: bmi@uthsc.edu

New Faculty Orientation

Date: March 27, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – OD Larry Dining Hall

Overview:

The Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs (AFSA) will be hosting New Faculty Orientation as a supplement to the orientation that is provided by Human Resources at each faculty member’s hire date. The AFSA New Faculty Orientation is catered specifically to the faculty with introductions of people and resources that may be of help in their growth and advancement during their time of employment with UTHSC.

This orientation is for ALL faculty hired as of September 2014 and in the months following. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

This orientation will also include a lunch where faculty will have the opportunity to get into groups specific to their college to engage in discussion topics that are unique to that college. Along with the new faculty, this lunch will be open for all faculty hired as of July 2014 and in the months following (even if they’ve attended previous New Faculty Orientations). Lunch will be from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Please use the following link to RSVP your attendance for New Faculty Orientation: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015

If you plan to attend only the NFO Orientation lunch please register at: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015-lunch

Questions regarding New Faculty Orientation? Please contact Kristy Conger (kconger@uthsc.edu / 901-448-2253).

Toastmasters Brain Builders UTHSC Chapter

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor, Conference Room 4

If you would like to become an engaging public speaker, improve your skills as a teacher, seminar speaker or when presenting professionally to your colleagues, joining a Toastmasters club will allow you to reach your goals fast in a professional environment. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Free parking is available and everyone is welcome!

For more information about Toastmasters contact Detlef Heck (dheck@uthsc.edu) or Bill Howell (atenra@comcast.net).

AIHC Leadership Webinar Series – Assessment of IPE to Move Beyond Attitudes: Featured tools and case studies from the field, Part 2 (Archive Now Available)

Presenters: Amy Blue, PhD; Vernon Curran, PhD;  Sarah Shrader, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CDE

This is the second webinar in a two-part series. To view the presentation slides and recording from this session that took place February 12, 2015 go to: https://nexusipe.org/resource-exchange/assessment-ipe-move-beyond-attitudes-featured-tools-and-case-studies-field-part-2

Additionally, the webinar presenters are answering questions raised during the presentation in the National Center Forum. Follow the steps listed via this link to view their responses: https://nexusipe-resource-exchange.s3.amazonaws.com/NexusForum_HowTo.pdf

Overview:

Development of national competencies for interprofessional education (IPE) has brought national attention to interprofessional collaboration (IPC). Most schools, training programs, and universities are implementing IPE to fulfill accreditation standards.  However, creating an assessment plan for IPE is also important.  The majority of scholarship around IPE has focused on changes in learners attitudes regarding IPC.  There has been intensifying interest to assess IPE beyond attitudinal measures.

We will use Barr’s modification of the Kirkpatrick evaluation framework to focus on other methods of assessment for IPE/IPC.  This webinar will be a two-part series that focuses on specific measurement tools and case studies from the field that will provide participants with information on how tools are developed, validated, and used to provide quality assessment data.

Additional Resources

2014: The Year of Active Learning at UTHSC
To access a variety of active learning resources visit https://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/2014.php

UTHSC’s Faculty Resource Center
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

IAMSE Spring Webinar Series (Interprofessional Education and Practice – The Tide has Come In!)

Series Overview:

Waves of interest and excitement in Interprofessional Education (IPE) are sweeping across health science schools, accrediting bodies, and national health agencies. In just the past two years in the US, national objectives have been produced and several centers for IPE have been created to assist faculty and practitioners in designing curricular programs and extending the outcomes into interprofessional practice. The Spring IAMSE webcast seminar series brings together a collection of leaders and programs that have implemented successful IPE activities and/or have unique approaches to addressing challenges that IPE may be facing in healthcare delivery.

For more information about this webinar series including session overviews and presenter bios please go to: http://tinyurl.com/iamse-spring2015

To register to attend these sessions go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

IAMSE Webinar Series Schedule:

February 26th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Current Trends in Interprofessional Practice and Education
Presented by: Barbara Brandt (Ph.D., Director, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education)

March 5th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)

Topic: Collaborative Professional Formation: Sharing Values in Interprofessional Education
Presented by: Lisa Day (PhD, RN, Associate Professor -Duke University School of Nursing )

March 12th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Going Big: Integrating IPE Across a Large Health Sciences Campus
Presented by: Alan Dow (MD, MSHA, Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care – Virginia Commonwealth University)

March 19th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)

Topic: Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Activities Using a Systematic Planning Process
Presented by: John Owen (MD, MSc, Associate Director of Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education – University of Virginia)

March 26th (11:00 AM in GEB A304)
Topic: Transforming Health Disparities Through Interprofessional Education, Research and Service
Presented by: Memoona Hasnain (MD, MHPE, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Faculty Development & Research in the Department of Family Medicine – College of Medicine at the University of Illinois)

Professional Sessions

AIHC Leadership Webinar Series – Assessment of IPE to Move Beyond Attitudes: Featured tools and case studies from the field, Part 2

Date: February 12, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: 920 Madison (College of Nursing – 1058 Conference Room)

Presenters: Amy Blue, PhD; Vernon Curran, PhD;  Sarah Shrader, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CDE

This is the second webinar in a two-part series. To view the presentation slides and recording from the first session that took place January 8, 2015 go to: http://www.aihc-us.org/aihc-interprofessional-webinar/

Overview:

Development of national competencies for interprofessional education (IPE) has brought national attention to interprofessional collaboration (IPC). Most schools, training programs, and universities are implementing IPE to fulfill accreditation standards.  However, creating an assessment plan for IPE is also important.  The majority of scholarship around IPE has focused on changes in learners attitudes regarding IPC.  There has been intensifying interest to assess IPE beyond attitudinal measures.

We will use Barr’s modification of the Kirkpatrick evaluation framework to focus on other methods of assessment for IPE/IPC.  This webinar will be a two-part series that focuses on specific measurement tools and case studies from the field that will provide participants with information on how tools are developed, validated, and used to provide quality assessment data.

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

New Faculty Orientation

Date: March 27, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – OD Larry Dining Hall

Overview:

The Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs (AFSA) will be hosting New Faculty Orientation as a supplement to the orientation that is provided by Human Resources at each faculty member’s hire date. The AFSA New Faculty Orientation is catered specifically to the faculty with introductions of people and resources that may be of help in their growth and advancement during their time of employment with UTHSC.

This orientation is for ALL faculty hired as of September 2014 and in the months following. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

This orientation will also include a lunch where faculty will have the opportunity to get into groups specific to their college to engage in discussion topics that are unique to that college. Along with the new faculty, this lunch will be open for all faculty hired as of July 2014 and in the months following (even if they’ve attended previous New Faculty Orientations). Lunch will be from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Please use the following link to RSVP your attendance for New Faculty Orientation: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015

If you plan to attend only the NFO Orientation lunch please register at: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015-lunch

Questions regarding New Faculty Orientation? Please contact Kristy Conger (kconger@uthsc.edu / 901-448-2253).

Toastmasters Brain Builders UTHSC Chapter

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor, Conference Room 4

If you would like to become an engaging public speaker, improve your skills as a teacher, seminar speaker or when presenting professionally to your colleagues, joining a Toastmasters club will allow you to reach your goals fast in a professional environment. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Free parking is available and everyone is welcome!

For more information about Toastmasters contact Detlef Heck (dheck@uthsc.edu) or Bill Howell (atenra@comcast.net).

Additional Resources

2014: The Year of Active Learning at UTHSC
To access a variety of active learning resources visit https://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/2014.php

UTHSC’s Faculty Resource Center
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

eCATS: Electronic Classroom Assessment Techniques “Taking the temperature of learning in the online classroom”

Session recording and presentation slides now available in the Professional Development course within Blackboard.

Presenter: Leah Churchran, MS (Digital Learning Specialist – Emory Center for Digital Scholarship)

Overview:

Other than when your online learners are posting responses to discussion forums and submitting major assignments and projects, how do you know what’s happening with them in their learning environments? How can you “take the temperature” and identify gaps that may be occurring with your online learners about specific concepts and topics?

View this webinar hosted by the Online Learning Consortium to learn more! Information related to accessing the recording and materials for this session is located in the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll

IAMSE Spring Webinar Series (Interprofessional Education and Practice – The Tide has Come In!)

Hold The Dates! More information to come soon including viewing locations!

Series Overview:

Waves of interest and excitement in Interprofessional Education (IPE) are sweeping across health science schools, accrediting bodies, and national health agencies. In just the past two years in the US, national objectives have been produced and several centers for IPE have been created to assist faculty and practitioners in designing curricular programs and extending the outcomes into interprofessional practice. The Spring IAMSE webcast seminar series brings together a collection of leaders and programs that have implemented successful IPE activities and/or have unique approaches to addressing challenges that IPE may be facing in healthcare delivery.

For more information about this webinar series including session overviews and presenter bios please go to: http://tinyurl.com/iamse-spring2015

IAMSE Webinar Series Schedule:

February 26th (11:00 AM)
Topic: Current Trends in Interprofessional Practice and Education
Presented by: Barbara Brandt (Ph.D., Director, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education)

March 5th (11:00 AM)

Topic: Collaborative Professional Formation: Sharing Values in Interprofessional Education
Presented by: Lisa Day (PhD, RN, Associate Professor -Duke University School of Nursing )

March 12th (11:00 AM)
Topic: Going Big: Integrating IPE Across a Large Health Sciences Campus
Presented by: Alan Dow (MD, MSHA, Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care – Virginia Commonwealth University)

March 19th (11:00 AM)

Topic: Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Activities Using a Systematic Planning Process
Presented by: John Owen (MD, MSc, Associate Director of Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education – University of Virginia)

March 26th (11:00 AM)
Topic: Transforming Health Disparities Through Interprofessional Education, Research and Service
Presented by: Memoona Hasnain (MD, MHPE, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Faculty Development & Research in the Department of Family Medicine – College of Medicine at the University of Illinois)

Professional Sessions

AIHC Leadership Webinar Series – Assessment of IPE to Move Beyond Attitudes: Featured tools and case studies from the field, Part 2

Date: February 12, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: 920 Madison (College of Nursing – 1058 Conference Room)

Presenters: Amy Blue, PhD; Vernon Curran, PhD;  Sarah Shrader, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CDE

This is the second webinar in a two-part series. To view the presentation slides and recording from the first session that took place January 8, 2015 go to: http://www.aihc-us.org/aihc-interprofessional-webinar/

Overview:

Development of national competencies for interprofessional education (IPE) has brought national attention to interprofessional collaboration (IPC). Most schools, training programs, and universities are implementing IPE to fulfill accreditation standards.  However, creating an assessment plan for IPE is also important.  The majority of scholarship around IPE has focused on changes in learners attitudes regarding IPC.  There has been intensifying interest to assess IPE beyond attitudinal measures.

We will use Barr’s modification of the Kirkpatrick evaluation framework to focus on other methods of assessment for IPE/IPC.  This webinar will be a two-part series that focuses on specific measurement tools and case studies from the field that will provide participants with information on how tools are developed, validated, and used to provide quality assessment data.

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

New Faculty Orientation

Date: March 27, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – OD Larry Dining Hall

Overview:

The Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs (AFSA) will be hosting New Faculty Orientation as a supplement to the orientation that is provided by Human Resources at each faculty member’s hire date. The AFSA New Faculty Orientation is catered specifically to the faculty with introductions of people and resources that may be of help in their growth and advancement during their time of employment with UTHSC.

This orientation is for ALL faculty hired as of September 2014 and in the months following. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

This orientation will also include a lunch where faculty will have the opportunity to get into groups specific to their college to engage in discussion topics that are unique to that college. Along with the new faculty, this lunch will be open for all faculty hired as of July 2014 and in the months following (even if they’ve attended previous New Faculty Orientations). Lunch will be from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Please use the following link to RSVP your attendance for New Faculty Orientation: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015

If you plan to attend only the NFO Orientation lunch please register at: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-spring2015-lunch

Questions regarding New Faculty Orientation? Please contact Kristy Conger (kconger@uthsc.edu / 901-448-2253).

Toastmasters Brain Builders UTHSC Chapter

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor, Conference Room 4

If you would like to become an engaging public speaker, improve your skills as a teacher, seminar speaker or when presenting professionally to your colleagues, joining a Toastmasters club will allow you to reach your goals fast in a professional environment. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Free parking is available and everyone is welcome!

For more information about Toastmasters contact Detlef Heck (dheck@uthsc.edu) or Bill Howell (atenra@comcast.net).

Additional Resources

2014: The Year of Active Learning at UTHSC
To access a variety of active learning resources visit https://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/2014.php

UTHSC’s Faculty Resource Center
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

eCATS: Electronic Classroom Assessment Techniques “Taking the temperature of learning in the online classroom”

Date: January 29, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Leah Churchran, MS (Digital Learning Specialist – Emory Center for Digital Scholarship)

Overview:

Other than when your online learners are posting responses to discussion forums and submitting major assignments and projects, how do you know what’s happening with them in their learning environments? How can you “take the temperature” and identify gaps that may be occurring with your online learners about specific concepts and topics?

Join us for this webinar hosted by the Online Learning Consortium to learn more!

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

IAMSE Spring Webinar Series (Interprofessional Education and Practice – The Tide has Come In!)

Hold The Dates! More information to come soon including viewing locations!

Series Overview:

Waves of interest and excitement in Interprofessional Education (IPE) are sweeping across health science schools, accrediting bodies, and national health agencies. In just the past two years in the US, national objectives have been produced and several centers for IPE have been created to assist faculty and practitioners in designing curricular programs and extending the outcomes into interprofessional practice. The Spring IAMSE webcast seminar series brings together a collection of leaders and programs that have implemented successful IPE activities and/or have unique approaches to addressing challenges that IPE may be facing in healthcare delivery.

For more information about this webinar series including session overviews and presenter bios please go to: http://tinyurl.com/iamse-spring2015

IAMSE Webinar Series Schedule:

February 26th (11:00 AM)
Topic: Current Trends in Interprofessional Practice and Education
Presented by: Barbara Brandt (Ph.D., Director, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education)

March 5th (11:00 AM)

Topic: Collaborative Professional Formation: Sharing Values in Interprofessional Education
Presented by: Lisa Day (PhD, RN, Associate Professor -Duke University School of Nursing )

March 12th (11:00 AM)
Topic: Going Big: Integrating IPE Across a Large Health Sciences Campus
Presented by: Alan Dow (MD, MSHA, Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care – Virginia Commonwealth University)

March 19th (11:00 AM)

Topic: Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Activities Using a Systematic Planning Process
Presented by: John Owen (MD, MSc, Associate Director of Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education – University of Virginia)

March 26th (11:00 AM)
Topic: Transforming Health Disparities Through Interprofessional Education, Research and Service
Presented by: Memoona Hasnain (MD, MHPE, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Faculty Development & Research in the Department of Family Medicine – College of Medicine at the University of Illinois)

Professional Sessions

AIHC Leadership Webinar Series – Assessment of IPE to Move Beyond Attitudes: Featured tools and case studies from the field, Part 2

Date: February 12, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: 920 Madison (College of Nursing – 1058 Conference Room)

Presenters: Amy Blue, PhD; Vernon Curran, PhD;  Sarah Shrader, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CDE

This is the second webinar in a two-part series. To view the presentation slides and recording from the first session that took place January 8, 2015 go to: http://www.aihc-us.org/aihc-interprofessional-webinar/

Overview:

Development of national competencies for interprofessional education (IPE) has brought national attention to interprofessional collaboration (IPC). Most schools, training programs, and universities are implementing IPE to fulfill accreditation standards.  However, creating an assessment plan for IPE is also important.  The majority of scholarship around IPE has focused on changes in learners attitudes regarding IPC.  There has been intensifying interest to assess IPE beyond attitudinal measures.

We will use Barr’s modification of the Kirkpatrick evaluation framework to focus on other methods of assessment for IPE/IPC.  This webinar will be a two-part series that focuses on specific measurement tools and case studies from the field that will provide participants with information on how tools are developed, validated, and used to provide quality assessment data.

To register to attend this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Toastmasters Brain Builders UTHSC Chapter

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor, Conference Room 4

If you would like to become an engaging public speaker, improve your skills as a teacher, seminar speaker or when presenting professionally to your colleagues, joining a Toastmasters club will allow you to reach your goals fast in a professional environment. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Free parking is available and everyone is welcome!

For more information about Toastmasters contact Detlef Heck (dheck@uthsc.edu) or Bill Howell (atenra@comcast.net).

Additional Resources

2014: The Year of Active Learning at UTHSC
To access a variety of active learning resources visit https://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/2014.php

UTHSC’s Faculty Resource Center
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/