Course image Basic Medical Sciences Leadership Program
Career Development


Activity Length:(2 sessions 90 minutes each)
This leadership journey begins at the investigation level with personal development:

  • Session 1: communication skills & managing teams
  • Session 2: facilitating difficulty conversations & debriefing

Application: Project-based Approach, Supported through Peer Coaching
The continuation of this leadership journey is at the application level with interpersonal development:
  • Project Management
  • Peer Coaching
Refinement: Leadership Peer Assessments
The conclusion of this leadership journey is at the refinement level with intrapersonal development:

  • Collegial Support
  • Crisis Management

Course image How to Get Promoted: Clinical Academics from Assistant to Associate Professor
Career Development

Banner image - How to get promoted - Photo by Cytonn Photography on Unsplash

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
    1. Describe challenges in the promotion process and identify strategies to overcome these challenges
    2. Critique examples of Teaching Philosophies and Candidates Statements for the purpose of making suggested improvements
    3. Identify resources that may be helpful to access during the promotion process
    4. Develop a network of colleagues who may be of mutual benefit in supporting each other through the promotion process

This program has received no commercial support.

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. You may claim a maximum of 3.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University for up to 3.5 Mainpro+ credits.


Course image Fundamentals of Transformational Leadership: A Module for Healthcare Leaders to Engage in Facilitating Systems Change & Improvement
Career Development

In this module, you will develop an understanding of fundamental principles of transformative leadership. As an health professional or health professions educator, the academic and clinical environments are in states of constant growth and change. Individuals with formal or informal leadership roles can build and develop competencies of a transformative leader and equip teams to collaborate and achieve goals collectively.