NEWS FOR DELL MED FACULTY |
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FEATURED PROGRAMS & RESOURCES
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Apply by July 3: Faculty Coaching Program
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Dell Medical School’s Gretchen Fuller and Harvard Medical School’s Kerri Palamara lead this program, which seeks to support assistant professor participants in clarifying their values, strengths and goals to build academic career fulfillment, momentum and advancement. Experience coach-guided reflection, awareness-building, cohort dialogue and self-defined milestones in the program from July 2025 to January 2026.
Apply today »
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Register for the ‘In Conversation Discussion Series’
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Sept. 23: Demystifying Quality Improvement: The Why, What and How of QI
Veena Patel, Kate Remick and Margaret Whitney lead this discussion on the basics of conducing quality improvement projects. All — from beginners to the more experienced — are invited to join the conversation.
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Oct. 22: Getting Started: Ideation to Commercialization
Steve Ekker, Chun Kuo and Dan Stromberg provide insights to consider for faculty who may be interested in academic entrepreneurship and commercialization.
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Promotion & Tenure Resources
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Learn more about the different promotion tracks for Dell Med professional-track faculty:
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Biweekly Office Hours With Our Team |
Join the Office of Faculty Academic Affairs for biweekly office hours to ask questions and learn about the faculty promotion processes, the Dell Med CV template and more.
Upcoming office hours: June 25 and July 9, 3-4 p.m., Zoom
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UPCOMING DELL MED OPPORTUNITIES
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‘Leadership Starts Here’ Sessions This Fall
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This monthly in-person workshop series is designed for faculty members to learn and exercise leadership competencies. Upcoming sessions:
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- Aug. 8: Utilizing Temperaments To Enhance Your Self Awareness and Leadership Effectiveness
A highly interactive experience designed to promote personal insights about yourself and others. Participants may utilize insights gained from her presentation to strategically build stronger teams, increase the impact of their communications and enhance your effectiveness as a leader.
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- Sept. 12: Being the CEO of Your Career
A session on personal values alignment and ways to exercise more intentionality in developing your career pathway in academic medicine to align your trajectory with personal values that drive engagement and personal meaning-making.
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Oct. 9: Striving for Optimal Wellness Through Changing Times
As academic and clinical environments continue to evolve, faculty are increasingly navigating operational changes that intensify professional and emotional stressors. This session introduces a practical approach to overcoming adversity with resolve, grounded in the well-established tenets of awareness, stewardship, servanthood and responsiveness.
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2026 ACGME/Texas Hub Interactive Workshop
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ACGME is collaborating with Dell Med, UT Health San Antonio and San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium to sponsor a regional faculty development opportunity dedicated to the needs of academic physicians March 5-7. More information soon.
Email Tyler Harrison for more information »
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Medical Education Research Office Hour
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On the third Thursday of every month, the Dell Med Evaluation and Assessment team hosts an office hour to provide support for research/evaluation design and methodology needs. Open to all faculty, residents and students.
Upcoming office hour: July 17, noon-1 p.m., Zoom
Email Jennifer Braham for the Zoom link »
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We are proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our faculty members, whose work continues to inspire and create lasting impact. Please join us in congratulating these distinguished faculty members on their remarkable accomplishments!
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Allan Cole received the Joe and Bettie Branson Ward Endowed Excellence Award. Bestowed once every three years by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, this prestigious honor recognizes educators whose teaching and research models bring about societal change.
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Jewel Mullen received the Neal Kocurek Award for Health Advocacy in recognition of her international leadership in chronic disease prevention and her unwavering commitment to improving health outcomes and access to care for underserved populations.
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Mini Kahlon was named one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s “100 Women in Health IT to Know” for her visionary leadership and innovative contributions to shaping the future of health care through health information technology.
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EXTERNAL CONFERENCES & RESOURCES
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Cleveland Clinic: Coaching & Mentoring Essentials for Health Care Professionals
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Through the “Coach Approach,” optimize your role as a coach, mentor, teacher or leader — or your role as a recipient of guidance. This training program emphasizes relationship-centered, asset-based coaching and mentoring techniques.
July 16 & 17, Virtual
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Business of Medicine Conference
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Formerly known as Fall Conference, physicians learn comprehensive overview of the business of medicine. Registration is free for Texas Medical Association members, $25 onsite.
Sept. 18-20, El Paso, TX
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Local Medicine Matters: Texas Medical Association Regional Conference |
The Local Medicine Matters conference is a new regional event. Registration is free for members, $25 onsite. Details forthcoming.
Oct. 24-25, Tyler, TX
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AAMC’s Learn Serve Lead Annual Meeting |
Learn Serve Lead is the AAMC’s premier annual gathering, where forward-thinking dialogue, collaboration and knowledge-sharing fuel innovation and drive transformation in health, health care, research and education.
Nov. 1-5, San Antonio, TX
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Professors Elizabeth Matsui and Roger Peng talk about life in the academic trenches, telling it like it is. This micro-episode series podcast covers academic topics such as promotion letters, choosing a mentor and revising a manuscript in response to a review.
Listen now »
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