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Please note that this is the 2009 Course Schedule and serves
as a sample of the course curriculum.

See 2010 Program for current course schedule.

Program

Wednesday, April 1, 2009: Discover Your Leadership Style

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Registration
Herberman Conference Center
2nd Floor, UPMC Cancer Pavilion

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Opening Remarks and Program Overview
Room 202A

Speaker: Arthur S. Levine, MD

Course Objectives: Joan M. Lakoski, PhD

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Achieving Great Performance--Introduction
Room 202A

Facilitator: Brian Fitch, PhD

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Lunch in Room 201A/B

12:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Increasing Personal and Work Team Productivity:
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Room 201A/B

Facilitator: Brian Fitch, PhD

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Leadership and Communication:
Listening With Empathy and Having Constructive Dialogue
 

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Becoming Facilitative Leaders of High Performance Teams:
360-Degree Feedback
Room 201A/B

Facilitator: Brian Fitch, PhD

Thursday, April 2, 2009: Leading Your Team

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Becoming Facilitative Leaders of High Performance Teams-
Developing Action Plans and Facilitating Consensus
Room 201A/B

Facilitator: Brian Fitch, PhD

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Break

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Becoming Facilitative Leaders of High Performance Teams-
Developing Action Plans and Facilitating Consensus (Continued)
Room 201A/B

Facilitator: Brian Fitch, PhD

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Session: Recharging Your Personal Battery Pack
Room 201A/B

Facilitators: Ora A. Weisz, Ph.D.
                       Marie C. DeFrances, MD, PhD

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Navigating the University Terrain and Promotion
Room 202A

Presenters: Joan M. Lakoski, PhD
                        Ann E. Thompson, MD

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Challenges and Barriers to Academic Career Success:
What are They and How to Overcome Them
Room 201A/B

Facilitator: Jennifer Rubin Grandis, MD
Panel: Donald M. Yealy, MD
             Christopher S. Martin, PhD
             Richard J. Bodnar, PhD

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Break

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Getting to Yes:
Practice Negotiating for Your Research Program

Presenters: Clayton A. Wiley, MD, PhD
                       Joan M. Lakoski, PhD

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Networking Reception
201A/B

Friday, April 3, 2009: Managing your Research Program and Career

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Managing Interpersonal Conflict:
A Problem Solving Approach
Room 202A

Presenter: Catherine J. Morrison, J.D

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Break

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Managing Interpersonal Conflict:
A Problem Solving Approach (Continued)
Room 202A

Presenter: Catherine J. Morrison, J.D.

12:00 PM Grab and Go Lunch

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions I

 

1) More Roses, Fewer Thorns: Staffing Your Research Group
Room 201A/B

Facilitator: Catherine J. Baty, DVM, PhD

Panel: William R. Lariviere, PhD
             Barry London, MD, PhD
             Mary Ann Sevick, ScD, RN

 

2) Networking for Your Career Development Success
Room 202A

Facilitator:
Barbara E. Barnes, MD, MS

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Break

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions II

 

1) Understanding your Budget and Getting to
Know your NIH Project Officer
Room 201A/B

Facilitator: Deborah L. Seltzer

Panel: Anna M. McCormick, PhD
             Kathleen Sidorovich

2) Smoothing the Transition from Mentee to Mentor
Room 202C

Facilitator: Jennifer E. Woodward, PhD

Panel: Cindy L. Bryce, PhD
             Gregg E. Homanics, PhD
             Muturi Muriuki, PhD
             James M. Roberts, MD

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Concurrent Session For Invited Course Alumni:
Reflecting Upon the CSML Experience:
Moving Your Leadership Plans Forward

Facilitator: Joan M. Lakoski, PhD

Panel: Anne Germain, PhD (CSML’06)
             Craig S. Fryer, DrPH, MPH (CSML’08)
             T. Clark Gamblin, MD, MS (CSML’07)

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Getting Things Done in the Midst of Chaos:
Strategies for Personal Productivity
Room 202A

Introduction: Joan M. Lakoski, PhD

Presenter: Susan R. Johnson, MD, MS

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Closing Remarks
Room 202A

Joan M. Lakoski, PhD

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Closing Reception
Room 201A/B