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. 

Learn what CANDOR is, what steps to apply when an adverse event occurs, where to access supporting materials, and how to mitigate bias when using the CANDOR approach.

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.