Faculty Development Workshops

The Office for Faculty Development is pleased to offer a dynamic series of monthly workshops designed to support and inspire faculty across the School of Medicine. These sessions are open to all faculty, regardless of department or career stage, and provide a welcoming environment to explore, reflect, and grow as educators and academic professionals. Workshops are typically one hour in length and are offered in person. 

In addition to the workshops, we host a quarterly networking event following one of the sessions, designed for members of the Academy of Medical Educators. These informal gatherings offer a valuable opportunity to connect with colleagues, exchange ideas, and strengthen the educator community across campus. Faculty who are not yet members are warmly welcome to attend and encouraged to explore the benefits of joining the Academy. 

We welcome your participation and look forward to meeting you!

Upcoming Sessions

August 28, 2025

Work Smarter, Not Harder: QI Strategies for Curriculum Development

Christopher King, MD | Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch Provided! 
Academic Office Building (A01)
Room 6101

September 25, 2025

Tech it Up a Notch: Tools to Elevate Your Teaching

Helen Macfarlane, MS | Director, Curriculum & Instructional Design and Associate Professor of Family Medicine

Leá Bazurto, MA | Instructional Designer, Office for Faculty Development, University of Colorado School of Medicine

4:00 - 5:00 PM
Strauss Health Sciences Library
Reading Room

October 27 and 31, 2025

Delivering Effective Feedback: Sharpen Your Feedback Skills with AI Avatar-powered Practice

Oct 27 or Oct 31 | 9:00-10:45 AM
Children's Hospital of Colorado
Mount Princeton Room

Description: Learn the key elements of effective feedback, then put them into action by delivering feedback to lifelike AI avatars. The avatars will interact with you in real time as a learner, then switch into educator mode to provide feedback and guide your approach. Step into this innovative, dynamic, low-stakes environment to experiment with strategies, refine your skills with real-time guidance, and gain the confidence to deliver feedback that truly makes an impact.

November 12, 2025

Competency-based Medical Education: Answering the Quiet Crisis in Medical Education for Your Program and Our Campus

Linda Montgomery, MD | Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

4:00 - 5:00 PM
Benson Hotel 
Board Room

Networking Event to Follow

5:00 - 7:00
Benson Faculty Club
Faculty Lounge 

December 3, 2025

Case Closed? Comprehensive Approaches to Case-based Learning

Catherine Bilyeu, DPT, PT, PhD, OCS | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Esucation — PT Residential Pathway, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Jennifer Trujillo, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES, BC-ADM| Associate Dean for Education and Professor Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Room V20-1000

January 15, 2026

Promoting Self-directed Learning

Angela Czaja, MD | Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Michelle Kiger, MD | Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine

11:30 - 1:00 PM
Children's Hospital of Colorado
Mt. Princeton Room

February 3, 2026

Pitch Lab: MedEd Edition

Aimee Gardner, PhD | Professor of Surgery, Associate Dean, Office for Faculty Development, Director, Academy of Medical Educators, Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Byron Bhagwandin, PhD | Assistant Research Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine

March 18, 2026

From Clash to Collaboration: Navigating Conflict with Confidence

Abbey Lara, MD | Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Debbie Lammers, MBA | Assistant Vice Chancellor, Learning and Development, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Anschutz Health Sciences Building
Room P12-1203

April Workshop 

TBD

No May Workshop 

Join us instead for 2026 Education and Innovation Symposium 

Details to come 

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