Faculty Development Programs

Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP)

Develops early-career faculty through practical leadership training, mentoring, career planning, and a capstone experience.

Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)

Prepares faculty and staff with foundational leadership skills for expanded responsibilities and future leadership roles.

Advanced Translational Leadership in Academic Science (ATLAS)

Strengthens leadership capacity for faculty advancing collaborative, translational, and interdisciplinary academic science.

New Chair Orientation

Introduces new department chairs to institutional expectations, key resources, operational responsibilities, and leadership priorities.

Aspiring Leadership Program

Supports faculty who are exploring leadership pathways and preparing for formal leadership opportunities.

Leadership Cohort Series for Chairs

Provides department chairs with peer learning, discussion, and tools for addressing shared leadership challenges.

Medical Education Grand Rounds

Shares current scholarship, innovations, and effective practices in medical and health professions education.

Annual Education Retreat

Brings educators together to examine priorities, exchange ideas, and strengthen educational programs and collaboration.

Academy of Scholar Educators

Recognizes and supports faculty who demonstrate excellence, leadership, and scholarship in education.

Scholars Collaborative in Teaching and Learning (SCiTL)

Builds a community of educators committed to improving teaching through collaboration, reflection, and scholarship.

Clinical Teaching and Learner Assessment

Develops effective approaches for clinical instruction, feedback, observation, and fair assessment of learners.

Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Provides tools for developing, aligning, implementing, and evaluating educational curricula and learning outcomes.

Educational Technology, Simulation, and AI

Explores appropriate uses of digital tools, simulation, and artificial intelligence to enhance teaching and learning.

UCITE Teaching Programs and Resources

Connects faculty with university programs, consultations, and resources that strengthen teaching effectiveness.

New Faculty Orientation and Onboarding

Helps new faculty understand the institution, academic expectations, available resources, and pathways for success.

Faculty Toolkit Series

Offers timely, practical information and resources that support faculty across the academic career cycle.

Promotion and Tenure Workshops

Clarifies promotion and tenure requirements, timelines, documentation, and strategies for preparing a strong portfolio.

To Tenure and Beyond

Supports faculty in planning for tenure while also preparing for continued growth after promotion.

Faculty Awards Committee, a subcommittee of Faculty Council working to nominate School of Medicine faculty for national and international awards.

Mid-Career Pivot Program

Proposed programming will help mid-career faculty reassess goals, address challenges, and pursue renewed professional direction.

Mentoring Academy

Proposed programming will prepare faculty to build effective and mutually accountable mentoring relationships.

Career and Retirement Planning

Provides guidance for career transitions, long-term planning, phased retirement, and continued professional engagement.

Well-being and Belonging

Promotes faculty recognition, connection, well-being, and a supportive sense of community.

Steps to Success

Provides practical guidance and resources to help faculty establish productive and sustainable research careers.

Blood, Heart, Lung, and Immunology (BHLI) Career Development Program

A collaborative initiative of Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, this two-year structured faculty development curriculum combines formal education with individualized mentorship and peer networking.

Grant and Scientific Writing

Proposed programming will strengthen grant proposals, manuscripts, and communication of scientific ideas.

IRB and Regulatory Support

Proposed programming will help faculty navigate research ethics, regulatory requirements, and submission processes.

Library Lunch and Learns

Introduces faculty to research databases, evidence resources, publishing tools, and specialized library services.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Supports systematic study and dissemination of evidence about teaching practices and learner outcomes.

Biostatistics, REDCap, Data Science, and AI

Connects faculty with methods, tools, and expertise for data collection, management, analysis, and responsible AI use.

Technology Transfer and Industry Partnerships

Guides faculty in translating discoveries through commercialization, intellectual property, and external partnerships.

Bridge Funding Resources

Proposed resources will help sustain promising research during temporary gaps between major funding periods.

Discovery to Impact Lectureship

Features a speaker and panel of esteemed experts from academia, venture capital, entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and the biotechnology sector to discuss turning discovery into impact.

CTSC Collaboratory

Creates opportunities for investigators to exchange expertise, develop collaborations, and advance translational research.

Cross-Departmental Seminars and Exchanges

Proposed programming will connect faculty across departments to share knowledge and identify collaborative opportunities.

Dean’s Significant Conversations

Engages attendees in meaningful conversations with the dean and faculty panelists throughout the semester to address current themes in academic medicine.

Mentor and Mentee Connections

Facilitates relationships that support career guidance, professional growth, sponsorship, and shared learning.

Peer Coaching and Faculty Writing Groups

Builds structured peer communities for accountability, feedback, problem-solving, and scholarly productivity.

Grand Rounds and CME Opportunities

Connects faculty with continuing education, clinical scholarship, and professional exchange across specialties.

Health Affiliate Partnerships

Strengthens collaboration with affiliated health systems and partner organizations across education, research, and practice.

Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching Communities

Brings faculty from different fields together to address complex questions through shared research and teaching.

Discovery to Impact Lectureship

Features a speaker and panel of esteemed experts from academia, venture capital, entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and the biotechnology sector to discuss turning discovery into impact.