CAREER DEVELOPMENT  Career Development Program for Early and Mid-Career Women Faculty  Workshops  Roundtables  Mini-Mentoring Sessions

Mini Mentoring Topics  General Professional Development  General Personal Development  Research Development  Clinical Development  Teaching Development Active participation in professional organizations Effective negotiation Promotion and tenure Leadership skills Time management Conflict management Identifying and applying for professional awards How to say “no” and what to say “no” to Creating effective PowerPoint presentations Writing a professional CV Developing collaborative relationships Effective communication skills Advancement in administrative roles Work/life balance Childcare R01 awards Authorship etiquette and ethics Managing a research team NIH career development awards Interdisciplinary/interprofessional collaboration Handling rejection in publishing and grant reviews Dealing with difficult patients Efficiency Interacting with ancillary staff Dealing with a difficult supervisee Writing effective exams Evaluating learning in the classroom Writing a teaching philosophy Recruiting outstanding graduate students Maternity leave Pros/cons of changing last name Grant budgeting Submitting and managing an IRB protocol Grant budgeting Submitting and managing an IRB protocol How to get publications/forming a writing group Obtaining feedback on teaching strategies Dealing with a difficult student or trainee Writing letters of recommendation

AWARDS AND FELLOWS  John R Raymond Fellowship Award  Advancement of Women Award  Eminent Scholar Award

John R Raymond Fellowship Award Recipients  Jennifer Young, MD, MPH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine  Kelly Harris, PhD Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine  Kristyn Zajac, PhD Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine  Megan Ruppel, MD Department of Surgery, College of Medicine  Elizabeth Crabtree, MPH, PhD Department of Library Science and Informatics

INSTITUTIONAL PROGRESS  Scholars for Best Practices in Hiring and Promotion  Exit Surveys  University-Wide Women Faculty Development Plan

FACULTY SUPPORTS  Parenting and Family Medical Resources/Childcare  Ethnic and Racial Minority Affairs

CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT, RECRUITMENT & RETENTION OF WOMEN SCIENTISTS Funded by the National Science Foundation and MUSC’s College of Medicine Goals:  Increase the number of women scientists recruited into medical colleges by changing the applicant pool and hiring practices  Improve the retention and advancement of women scientists by changing the promotion practices, and providing key supports Programs and Policies:  Short-term Teleconferencing Support  External Grant Review  Internal & External Advisory Boards  Unconscious Bias Training  Advertisements, visibility, and postings  Changing recruitment and hiring practices  Transparency for recruitment and hiring  Leadership and professional development training

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