Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Quarterly

Series Director

Ellen M. Friedman, MD

Target Audience and Needs

BCM faculty, physicians, residents, fellows, medical and allied health students, community providers, and other healthcare providers need to be educated on the importance of personal attributes, commitments, behaviors, interactions, and influences that are essential to the development and maintenance of physician professionalism. The series also aims to encourage learners to incorporate interprofessional teams, improve collaborations and augment communication skills to enhance the quality of health care provided to patients.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Identify key factors in developing high functioning interprofessional teams.
• Build communication skills to improve civility in the workplace and enhance teamwork.
• Determine the characteristics of outstanding mentorship.
• Analyze the relational coordination within their work group and improve collaborations.
• Identify several appropriate approaches to manage episodes of poor professionalism in order to develop comfort with their individual strategy.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Coordinator 

Andrea Croft
acroft@bcm.edu
713-798-4553