May Faculty Learning Opportunities: Educational Workshops, Wellness Webinars, and Grand Rounds

The Office of Academic & Professional Development (OAPD) will hold two faculty workshops on May 13 and May 27 at 4 p.m. to support your career at Yale. While geared toward new and early career faculty members, all faculty are welcome to attend, and continuing medical education (CME) credit is available to those who participate. Previous faculty workshops are posted on the Faculty Resources section on MyYSM.

Register to attend the workshops:

Yale Ventures

May 13, 4 - 5 p.m., via Zoom

This session will be presented by Josh Geballe, MBA, senior associate provost for entrepreneurship and innovation and managing director, Yale Ventures; Jim Boyle, PhD, senior executive director for faculty innovation, Yale Ventures; and Susan Carr, MPH, director for faculty engagement.

The Office of Collaborative Excellence

May 27, 4 - 5 p.m., via Zoom

This session will be presented by Darin Latimore, MD, deputy dean for collaborative excellence.

Throughout the year, the Office of Academic & Professional Development (OAPD) provides health and wellness resources, including webinars to support your personal and professional well-being and to highlight the benefits Yale offers. Register to attend the wellness webinar:

Navigating Workplace Anxiety: Strategies and Resources for Professionals

May 20 at noon

This webinar explores the causes of workplace anxiety, helps identify early warning signs, and discusses proven strategies to manage stress in professional environments. The webinar will be presented by Rebecca Colasanto, licensed clinical social worker and onsite counseling consultant at Optum, and Danielle Casioppo, education specialist at Yale Employee Well-being.

Register for OAPD's Grand Rounds webinar on May 27, at noon, “Dialing Up ‘Thrive’—Strengthening Agency and Adaptability in Fast-Changing Systems.” As healthcare systems undergo rapid structural and technological changes, the pace may affect our clinical focus and professional well-being. Change fatigue is a common experience for those leading departments or managing clinics. This session moves beyond theory to explore the Science of Change—offering a research-backed framework to help you reclaim your autonomy, reduce organizational friction, and shift from simply "getting through the day" to leading with purpose and impact.

Presented by Martha Deery, Master of Science, Director at Kotter International, a change leadership firm founded by Harvard Business School Professor John Kotter.

Learning Objectives

• Describe how today’s pace of change and uncertainty can impact individual sense of agency, autonomy and professional identity.

• Identify core leadership behaviors that can help maintain momentum and clarity during periods of uncertainty.

• Implement specific tactics to improve personal resilience and strengthen organizational agility amid continuous change.