How well you communicate can influence how others view your work, performance, and prospects for career mobility. Although all of us talk and listen to one another, we may not be communicating. Within fast-paced and complex work environments, it’s not surprising that misunderstandings occur. Sponsored by the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, Communication Skills for Emerging Leaders will help you learn to actively listen in a variety of situations, listen for different types of input and respond appropriately, and identify pertinent information. You must complete the corresponding online CBL prior to enrolling in the course. To register for the session, visit ULearn and follow the instructions to log on. For more information, call 305-284-5110 or 305-243-3090.

• Coral Gables campus: Tuesday, July 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Miller School of Medicine campus: Thursday, July 22 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Performance Improvement Management (PIM) is a highly interactive series of four sessions and three computer-based learning modules. The goal of the series is to set expectations for UM leaders and to develop the knowledge and skills required for effective employee performance management, with a focus on coaching employees to improve performance and productivity. Sessions will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on the following dates:

• Thursday, July 22, 2010 (PIM II)
• Thursday, July 29, 2010 (PIM III)
• Thursday, September 23 (PIM IV)

Courses are held at the Medical Professional Development and Training Office, Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. You must complete each corresponding online CBL prior to enrolling and must register for all fours parts of the session to receive credit. To register for the sessions, visit ulearn.miami.edu and follow the instructions to log on. For more information, call 305-243-3090.

The Department of Neurological Surgery and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis will host grand rounds on Thursday, July 22 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. Mark Nash, associate professor in the Departments of Neurological Surgery, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Physical Therapy at the Miller School of Medicine, will present “Cardiometabolic Disease after SCI: Best-Practice Approaches to Effective Management of Impairment.” For more information or to add your name to the educational announcement distribution list, please contact Ingrid Menendez at 305-243-6751 or [email protected].

The Department of Neurological Surgery will host grand rounds on Thursday, July 22 from 7 to 8 a.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. James Guest, professor of clinical neurosurgery at the Miller School of Medicine, will present “Management of Pott’s Disease in Adults and Children.” For more information or to add your name to the educational announcement distribution list, please contact Ingrid Menendez at 305-243-6751 or [email protected].

The Department of Anesthesiology will present grand rounds on Thursday, July 22 from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, third-floor auditorium. Shawn Banks, assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Miller School of Medicine, will present “The Delicate Nature of Learning from Error: A New Format for M&M’s.” This educational activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. For more information, please contact Marsha Williams at 305-585-1191, Ext. 2-2 or [email protected].