Professional Development through Story and Reflection: The Stepping Stones of Women in Leadership Program

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OPEN ACCESSJuly 28, 2014Professional Development through Story and Reflection: The Stepping Stones of Women in Leadership Program Mary Dankoski, PhD, Julie Welch, Megan Palmer, Krista Hoffmann-Longtin, Emily Walvoord Mary Dankoski, PhD Indiana University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Julie Welch Indiana University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Megan Palmer Indiana University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Krista Hoffmann-Longtin Indiana University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Emily Walvoord Indiana University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9858 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractDespite the great strides made by women in medicine and science, they still comprise a small proportion of leadership roles in academic medicine. To students, residents, and the junior or midcareer woman faculty member, the path to leadership can appear confusing, complex, and riddled with challenges. Since self-reflection plays a powerful role in the development of women leaders in academic medicine, discussing life lessons of successful women can be an important method to empower women to create and embrace their own career paths. It was for the purpose of demystifying the path to leadership that this resource was developed. Through interviews conducted in front of an audience, this resource uses the power of successful women's stories to teach audience members about leadership and career development. Rather than a formal presentation, the interview format allows the personal and professional career development story to unfold more naturally, and capitalizes on the power of reflection to stimulate learning. This workshop is unique in that it uses public interviews with successful women leaders about their personal and professional milestones. We conducted this resource 17 times between 2008 and 2013, with a total combined attendance of 377 participants. At the conclusion of each interview, attendees were asked to evaluate the session. The session format was found to be highly interesting and effective, with a mean score of 4.67 on the Likert scale; individual session means on this item ranged from 4.28 to 5. Most attendees strongly agreed that they would recommend this program to others. Educational Objectives By the end of this resource, participants will be able to: Reflect on and recognize their own career development milestones.Identify strategies for building leadership skills.Describe ways to overcome challenges in career advancement. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Instructor's Guide.docx Stepping Stones Interview Guide.doc Stepping Stones Planning Worksheet.docx Stepping Stones Program Evaluation.docx To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. CitationDankoski M, Welch J, Palmer M, Hoffmann-Longtin K, Walvoord E. Professional Development through Story and Reflection: The Stepping Stones of Women in Leadership Program. MedEdPORTAL. 2014;10:9858. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9858 Copyright & Permissions© 2014 Dankoski et al. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.KeywordsWomen in MedicineReflectionStorytellingPersonal NarrativeNarrativeLeadership DevelopmentFaculty DevelopmentProfessional Development Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...