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Gender Equity Career Development Seminar

The 2024 Gender Equity Career Development Seminar was held on Monday, October 28, 2024 at the Hilton Doubletree Conference Center.

The seminar includes a full day of programming aimed at women and gender diverse Larner faculty at the assistant and associate professor ranks with the support of their chair or division leader.  

The objectives of the daylong event are for participant's to:

  • Refine their vision for the next 3-5 years of their career.
  • Practice career development skills such as networking, creation of an elevator pitch, boundary setting, and managing career transitions.
  • Gain a nuanced understanding of the promotion process to the next academic rank.
  • Build a cohort of faculty colleagues who can serve as a resource for ongoing peer mentorship.

Program

Building Career and Community in Academic Medicine

Body

Welcome: Richard Page, MD, Dean of Larner College of Medicine; Anne Dougherty, MD, Associate Professor of OB/GYN & Director of Gender Equity, Larner College of Medicine

 

Plenary Session I:  Living and Learning at Every Career Stage, Linda Chaudron, MD, MS, Vice President and RG Bing-You Chair for Medical Education, Maine Medical Center 

 

A.M. Breakout Session I: Early Career Track 

Are You My Mentor? Strategies for Finding Effective Mentorship, Arlene Chung, MD, MACM, FACEP Professor & Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Larner College of Medicine

 

A.M. Breakout Session I: Mid Career Track 

The Journey to Full Professor, Rebecca Wilcox, MD, Associate Dean for Faculty, Larner College of Medicine

 

Plenary Session II:  Exploring Inner Sustainability, Kim Nolan, PhD, MEd, Graduate Programs Director, Grossman School of Business

 

P.M. Breakout Session II: Early Career Track 

The Path to Associate Professor, Rebecca Wilcox, MD, Associate Dean for Faculty, Larner College of Medicine 

 

P.M. Breakout Session II: Mid Career Track 

Navigating Mid-Career Opportunities and Transitions, Linda Chaudron, MD, MS Vice President and RG Bing-You Chair for Medical Education, Maine Medical Center 

 

Senior Faculty Panel Discussion:  Elizabeth Bonney, MD, MPH; Elise Everett, MD, MS; Renee Stapleton, MD, PhD; Margaret Tandoh, MD, FACS; Moderated by Sherrie Khadanga, MD