Faculty Development - Rowan-Virtua SOM: 5/2/25 (Update)

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FACULTY FOCUS UPDATE (5/2/25)

Table of Contents: Announcements | Events | Teaching & Learning | Community & Belonging

Announcements 

• THANK YOU! Run4Rowan5K 2025
  • The Rowan-Virtua SOM team has again won the award for the most team members and the highest fundraising efforts to support Flying First!. We've won every year since 2021, so please lace up your trainers to get ready for 2026 🙂. Thank you to all who participated or donated. It was a well-organized event for a great cause (Flying First). Congratulations to Dr. James Bailey (NMI) for finishing second place in his age division and to Chase Cooley, son of Dr. Danielle Cooley (Interim Campus Associate Dean, Sewell Campus), for finishing third overall and second place in his age division.
    Race Results
• Dialogue with the Dean
  • Dr. Kevin Overbeck, Chair of the Department of Geriatrics & Gerontology and Director of NJISA (12:10)
• Rowan-Virtua SOM: Faculty Development Series - Dates & Topics (February-March)
  (All on Friday, 7am-8am, Webex (pword: rvsom))
  • 5/16 - Communicating Your Research: Identifying and Appraising Academic Publishers and Open Access Publishing
    Benjamin Saracco, MLS, MAIT,  Scholarly Publishing & Open Research Librarian,  Associate Professor, Rowan University Libraries
  • 6/27 - Providing Effective Feedback - Reflecting On Your Practice
    Steve Garwood, EdD, Director of Faculty Development
• Rowan-Virtua SOM: AI and Medical Education Discussion Group
  5/20, 12pm-1pm, Webex, No registration is required. Please forward this information as needed.
  • Facilitated by: Steve Garwood, EdD, Director of Faculty Development & James Martin II, PhD, Assistant Professor, Medical Education & Scholarship
  • Location: Webex (pword: somai)

Events

Teaching & Learning
Faculty Development Guides

Rowan University: Faculty Center

• Academic Integrity Professional Development: How to Craft Assignments that Outsmart AI Tools
  5/6, 10:30am-11:30am and 5/8, 6pm-7pm
  To register

LinkedIn Learning

• To access LinkedIn Learning, please use your Rowan University credentials. More information from Rowan IRT.
  • Example courses:

    • How to Master Your Executive Presence (24m 49s)

TeachingPhysician (Each week, I’ll be sharing articles from this resource)
(Please email garwoods@rowan.edu for access information)

• Video Library
• Topic Index: Orienting a Learner
  • Articles

    • Getting to Know Your Student(s)

Article(s)/Book(s)/Website(s)/Podcast(s)/etc.

• The Clinical Teacher
  • Murray, A. L., Walsh, B. H., & Wiese, A. (2025). Community‐Powered Learning: A Qualitative Analysis of Postgraduate Medical Trainee Development Through Journal Club. The Clinical Teacher, 22(3), e70087

Community & Belonging

Faculty Development Guide: Community & Belonging

Rowan University

• Real Solutions for Neurodiverse Classrooms & Workspaces
  5/2, 12:30pm-1:30pm, Zoom
• University Announcement
  • Addressing Federal Policy Changes Affecting Our Community

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

• Online Modules (each about 20 minutes)
  Developed by the Rowan-Virtua SOM Professional Learning Subcommittee
  • Addressing Microaggression: Calling-Out & Calling-In
  • Being Accountable: Taking Ownership of Your Mistakes

Article(s)/Book(s)/Website(s)/Podcast(s)/etc.

• The Clinical Teacher
  • Gibson Smith, K., Ferguson, E., Gouveia, K., Walker, K. A., Lumsden, C., Poobalan, A., & Laidlaw, A. (2025). Surviving and Thriving in Medicine: Developing Theory‐Based Interventions for Students From Widening Access Backgrounds. The Clinical Teacher, 22(3), e70076
• Faculty Focus
  • Building Connections and Shaping Futures by Fostering Cohort Success
• Intercultural Events/Holidays in May
  • 5/1-5/31: Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month
  • 5/1-5/31: Jewish American Heritage Month
  • 5/1-5/31: National Military Appreciation Month
  • 5/1-5/31: Mental Health Awareness Month
  • 5/1-5:31: Older Americans Month5/5: Cinco de Mayo
  • 5/11: Mother's Day
  • 5/12: Vesak (Buddhist)
  • 5/17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
  • 5/21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
  • 5/26: Memorial Day
  • 5/29: Ascension (Christian)

• 6/27/25 (Update)
• 6/20/25 (AI/GAI Special Issue)
• 6/13/25 (Newsletter)
• 6/6/25 (Update)
• 5/30/25 (Update)
• 5/23/25 (Update)
• 5/16/25 (Newsletter)
• 5/9/25 (No Issue)
• 5/2/25 (Update)
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• 4/18/25 (Update)
• 4/11/25 (Newsletter)
• 4/4/25 (Update)
• 3/28/25 (Update)
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• 3/14/25 (Newsletter)
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• 2/14/25 (Newsletter)
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