The SOM Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development is excited to sponsor faculty participation in external professional development opportunities through our grant program.

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. Grants will cover the cost of program registration and provide a travel stipend.

Covered Programs

Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar

• This popular and highly interactive seminar provides women at the assistant professor level with foundational leadership knowledge and skills that will enable them to achieve their career goals, advance, and thrive as a successful leader in academic medicine and science.
• Dates: February and July

Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar

• This highly engaging three-day seminar is designed to provide mid-career women faculty with the knowledge and skills necessary to support their continued progress along the path to leadership in academic medicine and science. The seminar covers organizational leadership topics and career advancing strategies that are essential for effective leaders throughout various mission-critical activities.
• Dates: Early December

Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar

• The Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar brings together junior faculty from across the United States and provides participants with real-world guidance and tools for pursuing career advancement in academic medicine. The seminar will help participants develop key professional competencies that build skills in grant writing and communications, while expanding their network of colleagues and role models.
• Dates: Mid June

Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar

• The AAMC Mid-Career Minority Faculty Seminar is a leadership development program designed specifically for mid-career faculty who aspire to leadership positions in academic medicine. This unique blended-learning program takes a culturally responsive approach to address the specific needs of the participants including small group mentoring sessions and a CV review for career development planning. This Seminar consists of both virtual learning sessions/webinars and an in-person two and a half-day event.
• Dates: Mid October

Application

You will need…

• Copy of your CV
• Screenshot of the AAMC seminar acceptance email (please complete the application after you have received your acceptance email for the AAMC program)
• Personal Statement: Why do you want to participate in this program? Please share what skills and/or knowledge you hope to gain as well as how you hope to use these new competencies upon your return to campus. Please limit your response to no more than two paragraphs.

Program Contact

Please email Virginia Nadworny with any questions