2014 New Program Directors Retreat: DEMO

This program has been awarded 25.5 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credit (a maximum earnable of 21 hours due to concurrent sessions) by The Physician Assistant Review Panel.

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Does the pressure of adding more students to your program, a shortage of clinical sites, or an impending ARC-PA site visit keep you up at night? Are you a new program director or have an interest in becoming one? Then we have just the remedy for you. This five-day New Program Directors Retreat will put your mind at ease. Presented by a team of experienced PA educators and administrators, the retreat will include a combination of didactic lectures, small group activities, and interactive workshops. Attendees will come away with the foundation skills that all program and associate directors need to be successful.

Program directors or associate program directors who have been in their positions less than two years and in PA education less than five years are eligible to attend.

Topics for discussion include:
	Higher Education, Health Care Education and the Role of the Program Director Transition into Leadership: Setting Priorities and Managing Up Financial Management: Budget and Resources Legal Issues in Higher Education The Perfect Meeting: The Art of Productive Communication Time Management: The Art of Maintaining Productivity and Life Balance Curriculum Development and Revision Human Resources: Building, Guiding, and Coaching Your Team Distribution of Effort: The Slippery Slope of Assigning Duties to Faculty Members Distribution of Work and Clinical Work Faculty Development & Faculty/Staff Performance Principals of Adult Learning		Students in Crisis: Complaints, Grades, and Personal Issues Managing Conflict Clinical Site Development Remediation Accreditation and ARC-PA Enrollment Management Program Evaluation Metrics, Data Collection, and Analysis Self-Study and Program Improvement Outcomes Assessment: How Do We Know What Our Students Know? Grants and Scholarship Interprofessional Education Strategic Planning: Vision, Mission, Goals, and Strategy Personal Leadership Development

Comments from previous attendees:
	“Lead by very experienced program directors and educators, the retreat atmosphere allowed us to get to know each other well and to benefit from extended hours for discussion.”
	“The networking opportunities were invaluable! I really formed great connections with other new PDs who understood my problems, and I am still in contact with them.”	“ The New Program Directors Retreat was a week filled with must-have information for anyone who is new in the role of PD or interested in becoming a PD in the near future.”
	“The New Program Directors Retreat was an outstanding opportunity to establish strong connections with colleagues, identify mentors in a variety of fields, and discuss challenging issues in a safe environment. It was a fantastic experience and a wonderful welcome to the administrative ranks of PA education.”
	“The facilitators brought a wealth of knowledge and experience as leaders and mentors of professional development from a variety of backgrounds.”	“Excellent lectures and workshops on a variety of topics pertinent to us. This was well worth it!”
	“The collegial connections established through the retreat experience will forever serve as resources in meeting the needs of future leaders in PA education.”

Questions? Please contact Sheryl Vermont, svermont@PAEAonline.org

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