Faculty for Tomorrow Webinars
This free webinar series, developed by the Faculty for Tomorrow Task Force, provides fundamental knowledge and skills that new faculty and residents as educators need to thrive in a career in academic family medicine.
The Faculty for Tomorrow Webinar Series, which was developed by the Faculty for Tomorrow Task Force, provides fundamental knowledge and skills for new faculty and residents as educators to thrive in a career in academic family medicine. The 10-part webinar series began in 2016 and concluded in 2018.Some of the webinars were revised as video modules in 2026. Thank you to the STFM Graduate Medical Education Committee for helping to produce the video modules.
Faculty for Tomorrow Webinar Recordings
Webinar 1: What Is Academic Family Medicine?
Webinar originally published April 12, 2016
Updated into a video module July 16, 2026
Original Webinar Panelists: Natasha Bhuyan, MD; Rob Freelove, MD; Annie Rutter, MD, MS
Video Module Authors: Leigh Morrison, MD; Annie Rutter, MD, MS
Learning Objectives
- Define and describe the spectrum of academic family medicine
- Review strategies for finding support and building your academic portfolio
- Review the basics and goals of academic scholarship
- Prioritize your goals and values to find an academic career that is the right fit and fits your desired work-life balance
- Introduce academic promotion and the promotion dossier
Webinar 2: Structure and Funding of Residency Programs
June 14, 2016
Webinar Panelists: Wendy Biggs, MD; Tom Miller, MD
In this webinar, residents and new faculty can learn about the structures and roles within family medicine residency programs and leave with an understanding of how funding affects a residency program as a whole as well as an individual faculty member.
Some of the topics covered include:
- Basic financial skills that new faculty need
- Common funding sources for residency programs and common major expense
- How understanding residency program finances can help you advance your career
Webinar 3: Roles and Relationships Between Residents and Faculty
Webinar originally published October 4, 2016
Updated into a video module July 16, 2026
Original Webinar Panelists: Timothy Daaleman, DO, MPH; Sarah Marks, MD; Randall Reitz, PhD
Video Module Authors: Randall Reitz, Phd; Keith Dickerson, MD, MS; Teresa Giandonato, MSW; Ryan Hellstern, PhD
Learning Objectives
- Identify the range of formal and informal roles faculty commonly occupy with residents
- Analyze case studies to distinguish appropriate boundary-crossing from problematic boundary violations
- Summarize research findings on the prevalence of social, healthcare, and transactional relationships between residents and faculty
- Apply best-practice strategies to navigate multiple-role relationships responsibly
- Recognize the ethical and institutional obligations that shape faculty responsibility for resident well-being
Webinar 4: Optimizing Learning: Styles and Strategies
December 9, 2016
Webinar Panelists: Julie G. Nyquist, PhD; Jeffrey Ring, PhD
In this webinar, our panelists offer expert tips on optimizing learning in medical school students and residents to an audience of faculty and residents as educators. Topics covered include how to:
- Utilize principles of learning to promote learning
- Identify barriers to learning
- Cultivate a growth mindset in learners
Webinar 5: Essential Presentation Skills
March 8, 2017
Webinar Panelist: Jennifer Middleton, MD
In this webinar for faculty and residents as educators, Jennifer Middleton, MD, offers expert tips on creating engaging didactic presentations for effective medical education. Topics covered include how to:
- Design presentation content for maximum visual impact
- Develop effective presentation delivery skills
- Align content with objectives and appropriate instructional strategies
Webinar 6: Effective Clinical Teaching
Webinar originally published June 13, 2017
Updated into a video module July 16, 2026
Original Webinar Panelists: Tracy A. Rydel, MD and Kenya Sekoni, MD
Video Module Authors: John Emerson, MD; Tracy Rydel, MD
HANDOUTS
Download Effective Clinical Teaching Skills Resources (DOC)
Learning Objectives
- Compare and contrast differences between teaching learners at the UME vs GME level
- Discuss evidence-based onboarding strategies for your learner
- Identify ways to use the pre-clinic huddle to individualize your teaching
- Choose and apply a time-saving framework for teaching both within and after the encounter
- Appraise different rubrics for learner assessment
Webinar 7: Feedback That Works: Practical Strategies for Faculty
Webinar originally published October 6, 2017
Updated into a video module July 16, 2026
Original Webinar Panelists: Cathleen Morrow, MD, and Roshini Pinto-Powell, MD
Video Module Authors: Ecler Ercole Jaqua, MD, MBA; Soumya B-Sridhar MBBS, MSc
HANDOUTS
Download Webinar Feedback Scenarios (DOC)
Learning Objectives
- Describe evidence-based principles of effective feedback
- Apply structured feedback models in clinical teaching
- Use language that promotes reflection and growth
Webinar 8: How to Get Started Producing Scholarly Work
Webinar originally published December 12, 2017
Updated to a video module July 16, 2026
Original Webinar Panelists: Christopher Morley, PhD and Col. Dean Seehusen, MD, MPH
Video Module Authors: Dean A. Seehusen, MD, MPH; Christopher P. Morley PhD, MA
Learning Objectives
- Review the ACGME philosophy on scholarly activity
- Review the basics of scholarship and goals of scholarship
- Define characteristics of scholarship
- Define “Practical Scholarship”
- Share some tools for generating and evaluating ideas
- Identify common mistakes in research
Webinar 9: Using the Brain Rules to Blow Up Your Lectures
April 13, 2018
Webinar Presenter: Michael Tuggy, MD
Move beyond traditional didactic teaching. Employ strategies to keep your learners engaged and motivate them to retain and apply what they’ve learned. This presentation, based on John Medina’s book Brain Rules, identifies shortcomings of traditional teaching methods and offers alternative models for enhanced memory retention and improved understanding of core concepts.
Webinar 10: How to Give an Awesome Grand Rounds
Webinar originally published October 4, 2018
Updated to video module July 16, 2026
Original Webinar Presenter: Randi Sokol, MD, MPH, MMedEd
Video Module Author: Randi Sokol, MD, MPH, MedEd
Download Presentation Checklist (Doc)
Learning Objectives
- Use Gagné’s 9 Events of Instruction as an organizing framework for your Grand Rounds presentation
- Create a focused Grand Rounds presentation with a few clear and succinct learning objectives that meet learners' needs
- Implement various techniques for creating interactive learning sessions that play to the different ways people learn
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