Seminar Series
Seminars are open to all faculty, BU/BMC administrative directors and senior directors. Seminars focus on leadership, education, research, quality improvement, wellness, diversity/inclusion and academic promotion. Seminars are offered from 12-1pm on different days of the week throughout the year for CME credit. Please refer to this Infographic or this Video on the newest way to record attendance for CME credit.
To register for a seminar, please see the links below to each session. Once registered, please save the calendar invitation and zoom information.
2022-2023 Seminar Schedule
DEIA Panel: Who can say they do ‘diversity work’ | October 6th, 2022
Facilitator(s): Emelia Benjamin & Angelique Harris
Come learn from a panel of faculty at BUMC about articulating how DEIA can be part of your narrative at BUMC. Panelists will discuss their commitment to DEIA, the type of DEIA work that “counts”, and how to decide what to include in your BU profiles and/or CV. Participants will be encouraged to share their thoughts in small breakout groups. Subsequent seminars will be scheduled to focus on writing your DEIA statements in BU Profiles.
Zoom Recording
Documenting Our Commitment: DEIA Statements| October 17th, 2022
Facilitator: Emelia Benjamin
This session, led by Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, Associate Provost of Faculty Development at BUMC, will examine the new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEIA) page on the BU Profiles. Participants will receive tips on how to write diversity statements and how to incorporate their DEIA work on their CVs and BU Profiles.
Zoom Recording
Documenting Our Commitment: DEIA Statements| November 16th, 2022
Facilitator: Angelique Harris
This session, led by Angelique Harris, PhD, Associate Dean of D&I at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, will examine the new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEIA) page on the BU Profiles. Participants will receive tips on how to write diversity statements and how to incorporate their DEIA work on their CVs and BU Profiles.
Zoom Recording
Tutorials on Tweetorials | December 6th, 2022
Facilitators: Jean Liew & George Murphy
This session is led by Jean Liew, MD, MS, and George Murphy, Ph.D. Participants will understand how those in the academic health community are utilizing social media, specifically Twitter, and learn ways to promote yourself and your work via Tweetorials. Tweetorials are widely used as an innovative tool in academic health for education, research, and communication. Participants will have the opportunity to practice drafting their tweetorials.
Zoom Recording
How to start writing a grant| December 13th, 2022
Facilitators: Jessica Fetterman, Amy Perlack & Elaine Lee
This session is led by Elaine Lee, Ph.D., Jessica Fetterman, Ph.D., and Amy Perlack. The objective of this session is to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the grant writing process by identifying pain points and strategies to overcome writing hurdles. Participants will gain firsthand knowledge of grant writing techniques from researchers who have been successful in obtaining funding from a variety of sources.
Zoom Recording
Documenting Our Commitment: DEIA Statements | January 9th, 2023
Facilitator: Emelia Benjamin
This session, led by Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, Associate Provost of Faculty Development at BUMC, will examine the new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEIA) page on the BU Profiles. Participants will receive tips on how to write diversity statements and how to incorporate their DEIA work on their CVs and BU Profiles.
Zoom Recording
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety 101| March 2nd, 2023
Facilitator: Janet (Jodi) Larson
We all know the biggest work arounds and system issues that could to be improved to provide more optimal and efficient care. How might we take these daily problems and actually work to improve them? Come join us as Jodi Larson facilitates an overview of how to get started in QI and the resources and opportunities available at BMC will be reviewed.
Zoom Recording
Effects of Sleep Deprivation and Strategies for Fatigue Mitigation | March 7th, 2023
Facilitator: Hasmeena Kathuria
Understand the physiological and health effects of sleep deprivation. Learn how to prevent and treat sleep deprivation. Review mitigation strategies to attempt to counteract the effect of not getting enough sleep.
Zoom Recording
Tips in Effective Peer Reviewing for Scientific Publications | March 14th, 2023
Facilitator: Justin Lui, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Panelists: Michael LaValley Ph.D., Professor of Biostatistics at Boston University School of Public Health; Elizabeth Pearce, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine; Ayesha Abdeen, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine; and Kalpana Gupta, MD, MPH, Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases at the Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System, and Professor of Medicine at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.
Join us for a panel discussion on effective peer reviewing for scientific publications. We will be discussing the importance and responsibility of peer-reviewing for scientific publications. Learn ways to keep track of peer reviewing for academic journals. Hear from our amazing panelists on some of the best practices in peer-reviewing in our Q&A session.
Zoom Recording
Quality over Quantity: The Journey to Make Value-Based Care a Reality for Providers at BMC | March 27th, 2023
Facilitators: Robyn Cohen, Jason Worcester and Christine Pace
Learn from faculty at BUMC about the value-based care model (VBC), its importance of it, and its impact on clinicians and patients. Participants in this session will gain knowledge about the VBC model and learn ways to effectively integrate it and improve the quality of healthcare for their patients.
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What Does it Mean to Be Clinically Excellent (Inpatient)? | March 29th, 2023
Facilitators: James Hudspeth & Chris Manasseh
Panelists: Genta Baci, Kim Cook, and Abe Jaffe
Join us for a panel discussion on clinical excellence in the inpatient setting. We will reflect on the meaning of clinical excellence, discuss approaches to ongoing self-improvement, and hear pearls from colleagues recognized as clinically excellent.
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How to get NIH Funding as a Clinician | April 6th, 2023
Financial Wellness: Why it Matters and How to Achieve it| April 10th, 2023
Facilitator: Karolina Brook
Most healthcare providers have gone through their careers without learning anything about finances, or they have been relegated to after-thought. We will cover why knowing and understanding your finances is integral to your wellness. We will also cover some basic financial tools so you can leave this presentation empowered to learn more about finances.
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How Does a Faculty Member Manage up with their Chair or Chief?| April 13th, 2023
Facilitator: David Greer
Panelists: Manju Subramanian, Katherine Gergen-Barnett, Sushrut Waikar, Vincent Smith & Aviva Lee-Parritz
Success and satisfaction at work are often dependent on one’s ability to work effectively with their supervisors. During this seminar, participants will hear from a panel of faculty, section chiefs and chairs on: what leaders really want from their faculty, important elements of effective and ineffective communication, how to effectively manage up to your leaders, and how to develop highly successful relationships with one’s supervisors.
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Please contact us at bumcfdd@bu.edu with any questions.
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