Faculty Essentials | Faculty Development | UC Davis Health

This six-session series, held during the spring and fall terms, will highlight UC Davis–specific resources and platforms, including clinical data access, omics cores, imaging analytics, and responsible AI applications. Sessions are designed for clinicians, researchers, trainees, and staff, and are open to all levels of experience. 

This 8-session evidence-based program was developed at Massachusetts General Hospital and will help you build self-care practices to reduces stress, regain a sense of control, and enhance your quality of life.

Offered online, via Zoom, on the following Tuesday afternoons from 12-1 p.m.

This online module teaches learners how to identify how conflict progresses, how to effectively use the three-step model for engaging with conflict, and how to apply conflict management tools in a healthcare environment.

This online module provides learners with tools for de-escalating conflicts, explains the five conflict styles, and instructs how to apply appropriate conflict styles to conflicts in a healthcare environment.

Understanding how resources are allocated and how to negotiate and self-advocate during financial discussions has never been more important. The UC Davis Medical Group has identified a need for our faculty (broadly) to receive financial literacy education.

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

• Describe professionalism and professionalism lapses;
• Review current conceptualizations of professionalism lapses;
• Discuss challenges involved in identifying professionalism lapses;
• Explore underlying factors that may contribute to professionalism lapses;
• Consider options for responding to professionalism lapses, including available supports and resources.

Offered by Academic Personnel, this workshop is designed specifically for UC Davis Health faculty and will cover the following:

• Criteria for advancement in your series
• Merits and promotions process
• Step Plus process
• Where to go for advice, help and training

Conflict of Commitment: Outside Professional Activities, and Conflicts of Interest in Research

The Office of Academic Personnel and Office of Research present an in-depth overview on policy and reporting requirements. This training is an in-depth overview of the Conflict of Commitment and Outside Professional Activities policies for faculty in the Health Sciences Comp Plan. The training will also be covering Conflict of Interest in research, regulatory and reporting requirements.

Offered by Academic Personnel, this training provides a comprehensive overview of the Faculty Compensation Plan for UC Davis Health. This training will cover who is eligible to participate and specifics on how faculty are compensated including APUs, scales and the different salary components.

The goal of this course is to provide program directors and other faculty with methods to best support residents and fellows experiencing challenges in communication and/or professionalism. Utilizing elements of motivational interviewing and SMART goals the course introduces a coaching conversation structure that can help the program director and trainee constructively consider feedback together.

This live workshop offers team strategies to impact the culture of wellness, individual resiliency, and clinical care by running a "well" team. Participants will be provided with strategies that support the well-being and professional development of the team members with the ultimate goal of supporting the flourishing of clinical teams through a combination of didactics and interactive case studies.

This module will serve as a refresher for all physicians and staff about the CANDOR program.