Faculty Development Opportunities at UC-COM

The Office of Faculty Affairs & Development have created new development programming for our faculty in the areas of professional development, research development, teaching and education development, and wellness. Programs in these four tracks will be offered on a monthly basis during the academic year. Complete listing of development programs being offered 2025-2026 Programs (PDF).

DECEMBER 2025

DECEMBER 8, 2025 Managing Cross-Cultural Patient Encounters

Facilitator: Bi Awosika, MD
Via: Microsoft Teams
Time: 12-1:15pm

Description: Discuss issues related to different backgrounds and experiences in clinical encounters for both patients and providers.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss potentiating factors that impact cross-cultural patient encounters
2. Define cultural intelligence and its importance within the clinical setting
3. Review with the goal to implement key strategies that would contribute to successful multi-cultural encounters

DECEMBER 9, 2025 Team Science: Challenges in Building Cross-Disciplinary Teams

Facilitators: Laura Hildreth and Angela Mendell
Via: Microsoft Teams
Time: 12-1:00pm

Learning Objectives:

1. Team formation and lifecycles
2. Challenges in building cross-disciplinary teams
3. Collaboration tools and best practices

DECEMBER 17, 2025 Navigating Thru Grief & Loss

Facilitator: Jennifer Molano, MD
Via: Microsoft Teams
Time: 12-1:00pm

Learning Objectives:

1. Define “grief” and “loss”
2. Discuss ways to cope with grief and loss

January 2026

January 6, 2026 | Imposter Syndrome

January 7, 2026 | The Power of Habit: Start the New Year Strong

January 15, 2026 | Mentoring Graduate Students