Programs and Initiatives
Program |
Description |
Point of Contact |
Leadership in Academic Medicine (LAMP) | LAMP is an eight-month, cohort-based faculty development and orientation program for faculty in the second or third year of their appointment at UNC. | Dawn Morriston |
Program |
Description |
Point of Contact |
Leading Transformation in Academic Medicine (LTAM) | A nine-month, cohort-based leadership development program for mid-career faculty striving for increased levels of leadership. | Carrie Jackman-Hoyle |
Program |
Description |
Point of Contact |
Harvard Program for Chairs of Clinical Services | Two weeks of intensive and systematic study of the critical leadership and management issues facing chairs, their departments, and teaching hospitals. | Lauren Westervelt |
AAMC’s Organizational Leadership in Academic Medicine | Networking and skill-building for department chairs and associate deans who are in the first three years of their appointment. | Lauren Westervelt |
Program |
Description |
Point of Contact |
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) | Intensive, one-year fellowship of leadership training with extensive coaching, networking, and mentoring opportunities for senior women faculty at the rank of associate or full professor who demonstrate the greatest potential for assuming executive leadership positions. | Stephen Bogdewic |
Association of Professional Women in Medical Sciences (APWIMS) | Information sharing, networking, and career development opportunities for all women in the School of Medicine community. | Angie Smith |
AAMC Faculty Leadership Development Seminars | The FALD office provides scholarships to assist with the cost of registration and travel to participate in the AAMC’s Faculty Leadership Development Seminars for Women and Minority Faculty. | Madeline Snider |
Program |
Description |
Point of Contact |
Relational Leadership | A multi-session program that offers training and practice in relational competencies, including narrative leadership, teaming, the dynamics of self and teams, feedback, conflict transformation, and accelerating change. | Carrie Jackman-Hoyle |
Making the Case | A brief course series designed to equip participants with the skills needed to turn an idea into a compelling proposal. | Lauren Westervelt |
Coaching | Partner with a coach for 1:1 confidential sessions to bridge the gap between where you are now and where you want to be. | Bryant Murphy |
Leader as Coach | A 14-hour, virtual training designed to convey coaching skills and embed a model for coaching that anyone at any time in any position can employ. | Bryant Murphy |
Coach Certification Program | Intensive programming that offers a pathway to earning an International Coaching Federation credential (Level 1 ACC credential or Level 2 PCC credential). | Bryant Murphy |
Professional Development Series: Discover Your Superpower | The FALD Professional Development Series: Discover Your Superpower offers free workshops and seminars every other month to equip faculty in the School of Medicine with essential skills for success such as time management, writing skills, and negotiation. Join the virtual series to develop the superpowers you need to thrive, and find the schedule in Vital Signs and on the FALD website. | Carrie Jackman-Hoyle |
Academy of Educators
The UNC-CH School of Medicine Academy of Educators was founded in October 2006 as a part of the School’s strategic plan to enhance research and scholarship towards excellence in teaching.The Mission of the Academy is:
- to promote and support excellence in teaching and the work and career paths of excellent teachers
- to promote and fund curricular innovation, evidence-based curricular change and a scholarly approach to the education mission; and
- to provide a forum for education leadership and advice for the Dean, Vice Dean for Medical Education and the leadership of the curriculum.
More information is available on the AOE website.
Additional Resources
- Caregivers at Carolina
- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS) – Support for faculty seeking funding opportunities, conducting clinical research, collecting and analyzing data, etc.
- Center for Faculty Excellence – Provides support for faculty of all disciplines to reach their goals in teaching, research, and leadership
- Targeting Equity in Access to Mentoring (TEAM) Advance – Promotes accessible, equitable, and effective mentoring across the University, with emphasis on supporting women of color and white women in STEM
- Health Sciences Library
- SOM Information Technology
- Office of Research – Provides support for startup and retention packages, core research facilities, awards and grants, conflict of interest reviews, and more
- UNC Odum Institute – End-to-end research support, assistance with statistics and Qualtrics, surveys, etc.