The Office of Continuing Professional Development publishes a regular newsletter, *FREE (*Faculty Resources for Educational Excellence), which focuses on some aspect of faculty development, including tips, resources, and various opportunities designed to support faculty success. Current and previous issues may be viewed below.
2023
October 2023: CME Commendation Criteria 33: It’s Easier Than You Think
June 2023: Well-Being at VTCSOM: An Avenue for Positive Change
April 2023: Recognizing and Combatting Imposter Syndrome
2022
December 2022: Have You Heard of Open Access Publishing?
October 2022: Carilion Clinic’s CME Office Announces Improved CME Tracker System
July 2022: Clinical Educator Milestones: What are they and how can we use them?
May 2022: Carilion Clinic’s CME Office – Innovation and Service
March 2022: Addressing Microagressions in the Learning Environment
January 2022: Communication Skills and Delivering Bad News
2021
November 2021: Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education
September 2021: From Needs Assessment to Improvement and Change
August 2021: Incidental Learning Converted to Continuing Education
May 2021: Continuing Education & Self-Reflection
April 2021: Faculty Burnout During the Pandemic
March 2021: The Transformed Healthcare Leader
February 2021: Conflict Management in Medical Education
January 2021: Meet Your Virginia Board of Medicine (VBM) Opioid Requirements
2020
November 2020: CME During CoVid-19
October 2020: KeyLIME Podcasts: What Are They, How Can We Use Them, and a Quick Summary on Mindsets!
July 2020: Enhancing Educator Performance with Recognition
June 2020: Taking Deliberate Steps to Combat Racism in the Classroom
May 2020: Leading Our Learners: Faculty Educators as Leaders in a Time of Crisis
April 2020: Approximating the Patient Experience
March 2020: How Do We Move Online in a Hurry?
February 2020: CME is for YOU: CME is “Priceless”
January 2020: Academic Productivity – What Does It Mean and How Do We Measure It?
2019
December 2019: Professional Development 3-Month-At-A-Glance Calendar
November 2019: Continued Collaboration: RUC & TEACH
October 2019: Celebration of Education
September 2019: Are You Making the Most of Our Professional and Faculty Development Opportunities?
August 2019: Improving Public Speaking Through Toastmasters and Beyond
July 2019: CME for YOU: Accreditation with Commendation
May 2019: Microaggressions: What are they and how can we address them?
March 2019: CME Innovations: Help Us Help You!
February 2019: Becoming a PODigy: Using Podcasts in Health Professions Education
January 2019: The Suicidal Physician: When the Doctor Wants to Die
2018
November 2018: CME and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Points for YOU!
October 2018: What We Can Learn From the Master Adaptive Leaner Model
September 2018: Cognitive Learning Concepts for Teaching
August 2018: Growing Our Own: Developing Teachers through Educator Mentorship
June 2018: Getting Your Educational Innovations “Out There”
May 2018: Ageism in Medical Education
April 2018: Deciphering and Responding to Learner Feedback
February 2018: Faculty Physician Wellbeing Committee Relaunched
January 2018: Faculty Development Check-In
2017
November 2017: Publish or Perish?
October 2017: Education Day Extravaganza!
September 2017: Professionalism in Medical Education
August 2017: Welcome Christie Wills, Manager of Physician Leadership Development and Well Being
July 2017: Faculty Vitality the Role of the Faculty Affairs Office
May 2017: The Value of Teaching Observations
April 2017: Reliability and Validity…Are You Hitting the Target?
March 2017: Activating Learner Engagement
February 2017: New Library Resources for Faculty
January 2017: New Series, New Options, New Conversations
2016
December 2016: Twelve Tips for Teaching Excellence in the New Year
November 2016: Spaced Education: A Key Component of Effective Teaching & Learning
October 2016: Create an Explosion!
September 2016: Education Research & Scholarship – How and Where to Begin