Faculty Essentials

Achieving Academic Success in the University of California: Merits and Promotions

This workshop, designed specifically for UC Davis Health faculty, will cover:

• Criteria for advancement in your series
• Merits and promotions process
• Step Plus process
• Where to go for advice, help and training

Target Audience: UC Davis Health Faculty

Upcoming session pending.

Please direct any questions regarding this workshop to: APCommunications@health.ucdavis.edu

Addressing Professionalism Lapses with Learners

The goal of this course is to provide program directors and other faculty with methods to best support residents and fellows experiencing challenges in communication and/or professionalism. Utilizing elements of motivational interviewing and SMART goals the course introduces a coaching conversation structure that can help the program director and trainee constructively consider feedback together.

December 8, 2025, 12-1:30 p.m.

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Conflict of Commitment, Outside Professional Activities, and Conflicts of Interest in Research

In preparation for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Outside Professional Activities Annual Reporting, the Office of Academic Personnel and Office of Research are presenting an in-depth overview on policy and reporting requirements. This training is an in-depth overview of the Conflict of Commitment and Outside Professional Activities policies for faculty in the Health Sciences Comp Plan. The training will also be covering Conflict of Interest in research, regulatory and reporting requirements.

Faculty who attend this training will have a comprehensive understanding of the following:

• Academic Personnel Manual 671 and 025
• Threshold limits for time and income
• Management of reporting obligations
• Reporting requirements for research

Upcoming session pending.

Please direct any questions regarding this workshop to: APCommunications@health.ucdavis.edu

Fidelity Financial Planning Series

This seminar series is designed for UC Davis Health Faculty and Learners. You can take any or all of these workshops depending on your needs.

Presented by:  Kimberly Becker, Retirement Planner, Fidelity Investments

Audience:  All Faculty

Upcoming session pending.

Please direct any questions regarding this series to: APCommunications@health.ucdavis.edu

How to Run a Well Team

This live workshop offers team strategies to impact the culture of wellness, individual resiliency, and clinical care by running a "well" team. Participants will be provided with strategies that support the well-being and professional development of the team members with the ultimate goal of supporting the flourishing of clinical teams through a combination of didactics and interactive case studies.

Details coming soon.

Outside Activity Tracking System (OATS) Training

The UC Outside Activity Tracking System (OATS) is a web-based application through which all University of California faculty must report outside activities and income, in accordance with UC conflict of commitment policies. This virtual training is a hands-on overview of the OATS system.

After completing this training participants will be able to:

• Complete the Annual Outside Professional Activities reporting in OATS
• Submit requests for Category 1 approval
• Track time and income limits
• Manage outside activities and income in OATS
• Easily check the status of reports and requests in OATS

Target Audience: UC Davis Health Faculty and Administrators

OATS for Faculty and Administrators

Upcoming sessions to be announced.

For questions regarding registration or the training please contact Andrea Young at:
asyoung@health.ucdavis.edu

Personal Safety in the Healthcare Setting

Information pending.

Understanding Faculty Compensation at UC Davis Health

This training provides a comprehensive overview of the Faculty Compensation Plan for UC Davis Health. This training will cover who is eligible to participate and specifics on how faculty are compensated including APUs, scales and the different salary components.

Faculty who attend this training will have a broad understanding of:

• The goals of the faculty compensation plan as defined by APM 670
• How the compensation plan is implemented
• Different salary components including APUs and scales

Presented by:

• Brent Seifert, J.D., Assistant Dean of Academic Personnel
• Manuel Navedo, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Target Audience: UC Davis Health Faculty

Upcoming session pending.

Please direct any questions regarding this workshop to: APCommunications@health.ucdavis.edu

Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Healthcare Professionals (SMART)

This 8-session evidence-based program was developed at Massachusetts General Hospital and will help you build self-care practices to reduces stress, regain a sense of control, and enhance your quality of life. 

The program is being offered online, via Zoom on the following Friday afternoons from 12-1 p.m.

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Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR)

This series will consist of two asynchronous modules. The first will serve as a refresher for all physicians and staff about the CANDOR program, and the second will serve as a just-in-time reminder to physicians and staff when a sentinel event occurs. 

Details coming soon.

Conflict Competence for Physicians: Conflict Management Basics

Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to:

1. Identify how conflict progresses;
2. Learn how to effectively use the three-step model for engaging with conflict;
3. Apply conflict management tools in a healthcare environment;

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Conflict Competence for Physicians: Conflict De-Escalation and Conflict Styles

Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to:

1. Learn tools for de-escalating conflicts;
2. Understand the five conflict styles;
3. Apply appropriate conflict styles to conflicts in a healthcare environment;

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UC Davis Financial Literacy for Faculty

The UC Davis Financial Literacy for Faculty Series is only available to UC Davis Health employees. Sign-in to the UC Learning Center to access the individual course modules.

• Module 1: Financial Literacy: Understand Healthcare Financing
• Module 2: Funds Flow
• Module 3: The Note Wranglers
• Module 4: Service Line Financial Reporting Introduction
• Financial Literacy: Advanced Practice Providers

Professionalism for Faculty and Residents

Instructors: Laura Kenkel, M.D. and Dan Ragland, Ph.D.

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

1. Describe professionalism and professionalism lapses;
2. Review current conceptualizations of professionalism lapses;
3. Discuss challenges involved in identifying professionalism lapses;
4. Explore underlying factors that may contribute to professionalism lapses;
5. Consider options for responding to professionalism lapses, including available supports and resources.

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