Professional Development: What are we missing?
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Professional Development:What are we missing? Laurie Dubois, C-TAGME Administrative Director of Medical Education Boston Medical Center Laurie.Dubois@bmc.org
Objectives • Gain insight into the types of professional development activities your BUMC peers are involved in • Learn more about what opportunities are out there for you • Gain insight into national norms and perceptions of professional development (based on preliminary survey findings) • Explore and discuss some of the barriers we face and how they can be overcome • Network with colleagues and have fun
Professional Development noun1the advancement of skills or expertise to succeed in a particular profession, esp. through continued educationWord Origin 1857
Survey Administration BUMC Date Range: 11/24/14-12/17/14 Respondents: 28 National Dates: 12/1/14-12/22/14 Respondents: 89
What can departments and/or institutions do? • Provide me with an office with a door! • Provide incentive for completion of specified curriculum • Provide protected time for participation • Offer financial support • Keep us informed of various opportunities • Additional staff support • Supervisors should involve administrators in non-clinical research projects • More encouragement to participate • Support with learning how to do things like, research, writing, etc. • On site development seminars
What can you do? • Apply for DOM Administrative Professional Development Grant • Join a professional organization • Make it a priority and block time for it… set goals • Advocate for yourself • Make an effort to recognize your colleagues for their achievements • Realize that PD is not one size fits all • Keep the conversation alive • Learn from and support each other!
Professional Organizations AAIM • AIM • APDIM • CDIM NCURA COMSEP MSAMA Practice Manager Network PMI APHA
Special Thanks • All who completed the original survey!
Citations • 1 "professional development." Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon. Dictionary.com, LLC. 24 Mar. 2015. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary .reference.com/browse/professional development>.
Professional Development:What are we missing? Laurie Dubois, C-TAGME Administrative Director of Medical Education Boston Medical Center Laurie.Dubois@bmc.org