Faculty Development Opportunities at UC-COM

The Office of Faculty Affairs & Development have created new development programming for our faculty in the areas of professional development, research development, teaching and education development, and wellness. Programs in these four tracks will be offered on a monthly basis during the academic year. Complete listing of development programs being offered 2025-2026 Programs (PDF).

March 2026

MARCH 3, 2026 Financial Planning for Early Career Health Care Providers

Facilitator: Daniel Brummett, MBA
Via: Microsoft Teams
Time: 12-1:00pm

Learning Objectives:

1. How to use a "top-down" budget to direct your money at the top so you don't have to worry about how you are spending discretionary funds at the bottom.
2. The importance of investing early and often using a retirement investment "workflow" - from 401k/403b and Backdoor Roth options to maximizing taxable accounts.
3. Review options for disability and life insurance and the importance of avoiding costly, non-value-added products.
4. Other Considerations, such as family planning, asset protection, legal and financial/investment services, repayment of student loans, and how these items impact financial goals and objectives.

MARCH 18, 2026 Enhancing UC’s competitive position for industry sponsored trials

Facilitators: Medpace speakers Brian Murphy, MD and Angela Hein, BSN, RN
Via: in-person preferred MSB E255 & Microsoft Teams
Time: 12-1:00pm

Description: Medpace and UC have partnered to bring "Charting the Course of Drug Development" seminar series to campus (in-person & virtual) as part of the Research Development workshop offerings.

The fifth seminar in the series will highlight:

• Understand the process and criteria which Sponsors and CROs consider in site selection
• Identify the pillars of a competitive site
• Learn actionable improvements

MARCH 24, 2026: Understanding The Advance Ohio Higher Education Act and Teaching “Controversial Issues” 

Facilitator: Kimber Andrews, PHD
Via: Zoom
Time: 12-1:00pm

Description: Many instructors are wondering how the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act will impact what and how they teach at UC. The Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in collaboration with campus partners is gathering resources and fostering conversations across campus to support instructors gain clarity about how the bill impacts classroom instruction and incorporate strategies to build confidence in facilitating conversations when controversial issues—planned and unplanned—enter the classroom

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

1. Understand how the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act defines “controversial issues” and UC’s current guidance on facilitating conversations on controversial topics
2. Describe a variety of strategies aimed at preparing for controversial conversations
3. Identify tools to facilitate conversations with multiple divergent viewpoints
4. Discuss and share how to implement strategies in courses

April 2026

April 07, 2026 | Managing Difficult Conversations with Compassion & Resilience

April 09, 2026 | Championing Culture Building in your Department (repeat)

April 21, 2026 | A Physician’s Journey in Personalized Wellness: Health, Longevity, and Lifecycles