The MCG Office of Faculty Affairs and Success and the MCG Group on Women in Medicine and Science proudly present the 3rd Biennial MCG Women鈥檚 Career Development Symposium. This is a 1-day symposium designed to support career development and success for faculty in academic medicine through plenaries, skill-based and knowledge-based trainings, and networking activities.
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This symposium was created to foster connection, collaboration, and professional development among women faculty in academic medicine. Our goal is to provide attendees with opportunities to build community, strengthen career development skills, and celebrate the contributions of women in medicine and science. We invite you to join us for a day of learning, networking, and inspiration.
Friday, September 26, 2025
11:30-5:30 p.m.
黄瓜短视频
Summerville Campus
Registration is open to all faculty interested in participating. Once registration has closed, faculty who have been added to the waitlist from registration will be contacted on a first come first served basis. Additionally, a livestream of our Leadership Plenary and the Panel Q&A session on "Surviving and Thriving in Times of Personal Challenge" will be made available to all faculty who do not attend the symposium.
The cost of this symposium is covered by the MCG Dean's Office.
Accreditation- The Medical College of Georgia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME庐) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
Designation- The Medical College of Georgia designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits. Attendees should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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9:30 - 12:00 p.m. |
Pre-Conference Activity: Individual Career Coaching Sessions (Virtual) Do you feel 鈥渟tuck鈥� in your career development? Would you like help working toward a goal, reframing a problem, or thinking through an issue? If so, a coach can help! A coach is a thought partner who will ask questions, listen, and support you to develop your own insights, plans, and provide accountability. Sign up for a taste of 1:1 coaching - a free 30-minute virtual session with a trained coach on Friday, September 26 from 9:30am-12:00pm. Examples of coaching topics:
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10:30-11:30 a.m. |
Pre-Conference Activity: Facilitated Discussion Nita Maihle, PhD |
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11:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
Registration Pick up name tag, tote bag, and boxed lunch. |
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11:50-12:00 p.m. |
Welcome Lara Stepleman, PhD
Associate Dean, MCG Office of Faculty Affairs and Success Professor of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia
David Hess, MD |
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12:00 - 12:50 p.m. |
Leadership Plenary Nadine Kaslow, PhD
Professor with tenure, Department of Psyschiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory School of Medicine Director of Wellbeing, Resilience, and Flourishing, Emory at Grady Dean's Office
Chief Psychologist and Director of the Nia Project and the Atlanta Trauma Alliance,
Grady Health System
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12:55-1:10 p.m. |
MCG Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) Awards |
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1:20-2:00 p.m. |
Networking tables by area of interest: Session I More details regarding registration for Networking Tables to come |
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2:15 - 3:15 p.m. |
Choose Workshop A or Workshop B.
Workshop 鈥�Cultivating candor: Transforming conflict proactively鈥� Attend this session and gain actionable strategies to respond, not react defensively,
when conflicts emerge. Discover how to cultivate healthy conflict - the kind that
builds, rather than breaks - so you can help foster a drama-free workplace. By minimizing
ego and addressing challenges respectfully, you'll positively contribute to truly
transformational teams.
Kelli N. Erb-Scarbrough, MBA, BCC
Manager of Organizational Development, 黄瓜短视频
Katherine Grego, MEd
Organizational Development Analyst, 黄瓜短视频
Workshop 鈥淐areer vitality: Letting your values be your guide鈥� Have you ever felt overwhelmed, burned out, or unfulfilled in your career? You are
not alone. In fact, most of us have felt this way at one point in time. The pathway
of career vitality is dynamic with highs, lows, and even occasional plot twists.
However, one key factor of career vitality is being committed to showing up as one's
authentic self by consciously identifying and incorporating one's core values with
career choices and actions. Come explore with us ways that you can create a more
meaningful, satisfying, and sustainable professional journey.
Amy House, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia
E. Vanessa Spearman-McCarthy, MD
Associate Dean for Student, Alumni, and Community Engagement
Professor of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, Medical College of Georgia |
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3:15 - 3:30 p.m. |
Coffee/Snack Break |
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3:30-4:30 p.m. |
MCG Women Leadership Panel
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4:30-4:35 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
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4:50-5:30 |
Networking tables by area of interest: Session II More details regarding registration for Networking Tables to come |
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6:00-8:00 pm |
Post-Conference Happy Hour In an effort to extend the networking and friendship opportunities of the conference, we invite our attendees to join us at the Partridge Inn for a happy hour as post-conference activities. |
