Upcoming Lectures and Events
Dec 8, 2022 - Fred Hafferty, Ph.D.
Dr. Frederic W. Hafferty is professor of medical education, associate director of the Program for Professionalism & Values, and associate dean for professionalism, College of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic.
He is the author of the following:
- Into the Valley: Death and the Socialization of Medical Students (Yale University Press)
- The Changing Medical Profession: An International Perspective
- The Hidden Curriculum in Health Professions Education
- Understanding Professionalism
- Place and Health as Complex Systems: A Case study and Empirical Test
Dr. Hafferty will be sharing his renown wisdom on Professionalism in Medicine.
Archived Lectures
2022

Oct. 6, 2022: Dr. Kaushal Nanavati, assistant dean of wellness, assistant professor, family medicine, Upstate Medical University: Presented "Professionalism: from me and mine to us and ours" That explored professionalism can mean many things and the definition has generational variability. Central to Professionalism is the understanding of relationships and how to optimize them. This presentation will help us to reframe our understanding of professionalism through the lens of relationship management.

Sept. 8, 2022: Dr. Lee Poythress presented “An Aspect of Professionalism: The Difficult Conversation,” that looked at the intersection of academic medicine’s evolution in the approach to teaching professionalism with the changes of student/physician health and wellness and as a context for developing students and residents into professionals with the skill sets needed to practice medicine in the modern era. The talk focused on a critical area: The difficult conversation. Video of the presentation. (Baylor login required)
2021

Nov. 4, 2021: The Center for Professionalism presented “Calming the Waters: Professionalism Post Covid” by Betsy White Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H., director of the Professional Renewal Center at the University of Kansas. Dr. Williams is an active leader in the American Board of Medical Specialties, and she leads initiatives to help distressed physicians with professionalism challenges. Video of the presentation. (Baylor login required)

Aug. 5, 2021: The Center for Professionalism and the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds presented "When We Do No Harm: Medical Error and the Human Condition," by Dr. Danielle Ofri, clinical professor of medicine at New York University and attending physician at Bellevue Hospital. Video of the presentation. (Baylor login required)
2020

Oct. 8, 2020: The Center for Professionalism presented Dr. Karen Kelsky, Ph.D., the author of the bestselling book "Professor Is In, The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job". She gave two outstanding talks for the Basic Scientists: Hacking The Academic Job Market and Advice For Advisors.