Why is Mentorship important
- New faculty benefit from experienced input
- Senior faculty benefit from junior faculty perspective
- Institution benefits from increased productivity
- Institutions with supportive cultures thrive
Why is Coaching Important
- Fosters ongoing growth and development towards individual potential
- Encourages self reflection on performance and opportunities for growth
- Promotes individualized goal setting
- Contributes to job and personal satisfaction
UME Academic Coaching Program Synchronous Activity
Activity Description
This collaborative workshop is recommended for new UME Academic coaches, as well as those interested in strengthening their coaching skills. The UME Academic Coaching process employs observation, reflection, assessment data, and feedback to help students set individualized, specific, measurable and time-defined goals. Participants will work through coaching cases drawn from peer reviewed literature and the Schulich learning context. These will demonstrate how to assist students with identifying barriers, and with developing the skills needed to attain their academic goals within the MD curriculum.
Activity Description:
This activity is designed for faculty members who support, or are interested in supporting UME as an Academic Coach. Academic Coaches play a key role in supporting student success in learning. This activity will provide an overview of Academic Coaching in UME.