NOTE: This 4-part evening workshop requires pre-registration for all four sessions and the deadline to apply is September 6, 2024. For more information please contact Sue Primavera @ sprimave@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Envisioning the Later Phase of Your Career:
Using the Past to Inform the Future --
a FOCUS program opportunity for senior faculty

Approaching the last 5-10 years of a career in academic medicine offers an opportunity to develop a future with new rewards and fulfillment. It can, however, be challenging to allow yourself the time to pause and focus on developing a vision that takes full advantage of your accomplishments while pruning responsibilities that are no longer energizing. Using self-reflection and peer group work to advance each participant’s unique vision for their own career/life trajectory, participants explore pathways for creating the most rewarding, productive and enriching paths forward. Through a series of small cohort-based workshops, each participant is guided in developing a personalized plan for the next phase of life/career. Participants are encouraged to reflect on their past accomplishments and challenges, strengths and weaknesses, current goals, values, realities and opportunities. There are exercises at each session, and homework between sessions, to explore and experiment with potential opportunities for reinvigoration.

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(#1 of a four-session program) Tues., Sept. 24, 2024 @ 5:15 - 7:30 PM
(#2 of a four-session program) Tues., Oct. 29, 2024 @ 5:15 - 7:30 PM
(#3 of a four-session program) Thurs., Nov. 21, 2024 @ 5:15 - 7:30 PM

(#4 of a four-session program) Mon., Dec. 16, 2024 @ 5:15 - 7:30 PM

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Co-facilitated by: 

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Stephanie Abbuhl MD

Emeritus Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director of PATHWAYS Program for Penn STEM Faculty
Teleos Leadership Institute Certified Coach; ACC by International Coaching Federation
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Lucy Wolf Tuton, PhD

Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics
Director of Professional Development, FOCUS on Health & Leadership for Women
Co-Director of PATHWAYS Program for Penn STEM Faculty
Executive Director, Bridging the Gaps

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REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE

BEYOND ABORTION
 

(Co-sponsored along with the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (OIDE)
and The Penn Forum for Women Faculty and Gender Equity (PFWFGE)

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As the fallout from the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision continues to radically transform abortion access in the United States, it is critical to focus on how abortion politics and policies impact the legal regulation of pregnancy and parenting in the United States especially in marginalized communities. Using the framework of reproductive justice (RJ), this talk illustrates the connections between abortion law, the criminalization of pregnancy, and histories of reproductive hierarchies in the United States. Recognizing these connections reveals that RJ remains a crucial and under-resourced movement whose goals will only be achieved through a multi-pronged approach that centers the experiences of those most impacted by the law’s intrusion into private reproductive choices and realities.​

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 (Thursday), 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Location: Virtual Zoom Session

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Special Guest Speaker:

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Kimberly Mutcherson, JD

Professor of Law
Rutgers Law School

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ELEVATING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AND JUSTICE AT PENN:
CLINICAL CARE, SCIENCE, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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(Co-sponsored along with the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (OIDE)

and The Penn Forum for Women Faculty and Gender Equity (PFWFGE)

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 (Monday), 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Location: Virtual Zoom Session

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PANELISTS:

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Courtney A. Schreiber, MD, MPH

Stuart and Emily B.H. Mudd Professor of Human Behavior & Reproduction
Chief, Division of Complex Family Planning
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Executive Director, FOCUS on Health and Leadership for Women
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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Emma Gilmore, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ryan Program Director, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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Sarah Gutman, MD, MSPH

Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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Chioma Ndubisi, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Active Physician, Gynecology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Attending Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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Andrea H. Roe, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Attending Physician, Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Attending Physician, Penn Medicine Pregnancy Early Access Center (PEACE), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Attending Physician, Penn Medicine Pregnancy Early Access Center (PEACE), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Co-Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

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Sarita Sonalkar, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Program Director, University of Pennsylvania Complex Family Planning Fellowship
Division of Family Planning, PEACE, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn Medicine
Co-Lead, Equity, Community and Stakeholder Engagement Core, AMETHIST at Penn
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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A Remedy for the Electoral College: The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

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(Co-sponsored along with the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (OIDE)
and The Penn Forum for Women Faculty and Gender Equity (PFWFGE)

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Reforming or abolishing the Electoral College by passing a Constitutional amendment seems politically impossible—over 700 attempts have failed.  This talk will explore a plan to circumvent the Electoral College by passing an identical bill in the legislatures of a coalition of states.  Launched in 2006, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact has made slow but steady progress—17 states plus D.C. have passed the bill.  Together they control 209 electoral votes.  If states with an additional 61 electoral votes enact the bill and the Compact is implemented, the winner of the national popular vote will always become President.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024 (Tuesday), 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Location: Virtual Zoom Session

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Special Guest Speaker:

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Jack H. Nagel, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Political Science
University of Pennsylvania

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Caring for Older Adults: Empowering Caregivers Series 
Proactive Care Planning for Older Adults

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The session will emphasize the importance of anticipating future health challenges, financial considerations, and options for aging in place, while promoting independence and fostering open communication with older adults.  Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, ensuring they leave with practical tools and resources to enhance the care planning process for their loved ones.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024 (Tuesday), 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Location: Virtual Zoom Session

 

Facilitators:

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Rachel K Miller, MD, MSEd

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Vice Chief of Education, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Physician – Geriatrics & Home-Based Primary Care, Philadelphia CMC-VA Medical Center

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Rachel K Miller, MD, MSEd

Social Worker, Penn Geriatric Medicine
Lecturer, MSW Program
Field Liaison, MSW Program

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Building Bridges: Enhancing Community-Academic Partnerships with REACH
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This presentation will explore how REACH facilitates effective collaborations between community and academic partners. Attendees will learn about the tools and resources available through REACH to create sustainable partnerships that drive impactful change.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024 (Tuesday), 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Location: Virtual Zoom Session

 

Facilitators:

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Sara Solomon, MPH RD

Deputy Director, Penn Injury Science Center
Co-Director, REACH Initiative
Co-Director, Penn Community Scholars Program 

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Nicole A. Thomas, MBA

Director, Penn Medicine Center for Health Justice
Co-Director, REACH Initiative
Co-Director, Penn Community Scholars Program

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Advocacy in the Journey to Address Substance Use Care

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Through a shifting landscape of opioid overprescribing to an overdose crisis, this talk will highlight the evolution of policies,  challenges and opportunities to mitigate the multiple waves of consequential substance use in the United States.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024 (Wednesday), 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Location: Virtual Zoom Session

 

​​​​Guest Speaker:

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Jeanmarie Perrone, MD FACMT

Professor, Emergency Medicine,  Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine Initiatives
Director, Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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Leading Change in a Male Dominated Field and the Courage to Leap into the Unknown 

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This discussion will focus on leading change in orthopaedic surgery which is the least diverse medical specialty.

It can be challenging to effect change in culture in an organization or field that is more comfortable with the status quo.

A focus on strategy and governance can provide the rationale and case for change.

The discussion will also discuss personal career choices and encouragement to follow your passions.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024 (Wednesday), 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Location: Virtual Zoom Session

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Guest Speaker:

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Kristy L. Weber, MD

Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

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