Leadership Speaker Series

Seminars and workshops by national speakers and UMMS experts address approaches to leadership that can improve and enhance leadership skills.
The seminars are open to all faculty and no registration is required. Registration is required for the workshops: see links below.
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Deborah Plummer, PhD

Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | 12:00–1:00pm | S1-608 Hiatt Auditorium
Seminar: Working Successfully in a Global Society (no registration)
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | 4:00–5:30pm | Room S2-352
Workshop: Moving Leaders from Champions to Visionaries Register

AY11-12 Past Seminars/Workshops

Michael Collins, MD

Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Seminar: The Power of Teams (PowerPoint not available)

Maryellen Gusic, MD

Executive Associate Dean for Educational Affairs, Indiana University School of Medicine
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Seminar: Building Your Educational Leadership Portfolio: Tips for Leaders
Workshop: Evaluation of Educators: a Tool Box for Decision Makers

Ann Bonham, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, American Association of Medical Colleges
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Seminar: The New World of Research at Academic Medical Centers

Judith Ockene, PhD, MEd
Associate Vice Provost for Gender & Equity, UMMS
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Workshop: Micro-Inequities: The Power of Subtle Discrimination and How to Address It
Susan Pollart, MD, MS
Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Seminar: Signs of the Times: Academic Medicine and the Part-Time Career

Luanne Thorndyke, MD

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, UMMS
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Workshop: Temperament: The Key to Yourself and Others
Stephanie Abbuhl, MD, FACEP
Vice Chair, Dept of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Seminar: Advancing Women in Medicine and Science
Workshop: Work-Life Balance: Taking a Proactive Approach