Leadership & Career Development
Autonomy in Practice
About the Program
Are you looking to foster your personal and professional growth while making a lasting
impact on the next generation of physicians? The Offices of Faculty Affairs & Development
and Student Affairs & Medical Education are excited to announce our Autonomy in Practice:
Foundations of Coaching program.
This efficient 4-session program will equip you with evidence-based coaching techniques to unlock the innate potential of learners. In-person sessions are dedicated to hands-on coaching practice with real-time feedback and expert guidance from professional coaches, while flexible remote reading and discussions fit your busy schedule. You'll guide students in developing self-directed, lifelong learning habits—a critical necessity in the rapidly evolving world of healthcare—while building skills that benefit team members, peer support, and the next generation of physicians.
Program Leader: Binata Mukherjee, M.D., M.B.A., Assistant Dean of Faculty and Professional Development and Director of Healthcare Leadership Initiatives
CME Credit: Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits are currently being applied for to support your professional development.
For more information, contact Dr. Binata Mukherjee at bmukherjee@southalabama.edu
Chair Development Series
About the Program
The Chair Development Series, offered by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development, is designed to support department chairs in developing the leadership skills essential for success in their roles. This program provides a structured opportunity to evaluate your role as a chair, formulate strategies to actualize your department's vision in alignment with the organization's mission, and build a strong network of chairs across USA Health and the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine.
Through collaborative learning and shared experiences, participants gain practical insights and tools to navigate the complexities of academic leadership while fostering meaningful connections with colleagues facing similar challenges and opportunities.
CME Credit: Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits are currently being applied for to support your professional development.
For more information, contact Dr. Binata Mukherjee at bmukherjee@southalabama.edu
Mentor Practicum
About the Program
Are you a mentor, mentee, or looking to grow in either role? The Mentor Practicum is designed for faculty, residents, program coordinators, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows who are engaged, or interested in engaging in mentoring relationships.
This cohort-based, in-person program helps participants build a mentoring culture rooted in bidirectional learning and growth. Over four 2.5-hour sessions held on consecutive Fridays, you'll explore what makes mentoring relationships effective, practice learning- and growth-oriented behaviors as both mentor and mentee, and develop strategies to cultivate these behaviors within your own team, lab, division, or department. The curriculum is grounded in Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory, using self-assessments, reflection, and discussion, with minimal reading (2–3 hours) between sessions. Participants will also complete a capstone presentation on their mentoring philosophy and their unit's mentoring needs.
Session Schedule (Fridays, 2:00–4:30 PM CST):
Session 1 (9/18): Defining Mentoring
- Session 2 (9/25): Communicating Effectively
- Session 3 (10/2): Mentoring the Whole Person
- Session 4 (10/9): Applying the Mentor/Mentee Self to Professional Context
Participants who complete the program receive a Certificate of Completion acknowledging
their faculty and professional development.
CME Credit: 20 CME credits.