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PR3: Facing Down Our Demons: A Writing Workshop for Family Medicine Faculty

Cost: $195.00

Lucy Candib, MD; John Frey III, MD; Valerie Gilchrist, MD; Virginia Hardy, PhD

Writing is necessary for personal advancement in academia and essential to the development of family medicine. Yet many faculty members, including well-respected leaders, struggle to produce the written word. Women, members of minority groups, and people from poor and working class backgrounds face particular challenges in feeling competent, confident, and legitimate in the academic setting. In this workshop, participants will work together with experienced writers to explore the factors that both facilitate and limit their scholarly efforts, learn some practical techniques to get unstuck, and develop personal strategies to take the next step in projects of their own. Using an understanding of relational styles and creating community, this workshop will provide both concrete strategies and interpersonal support to motivate participants to move ahead as authors.

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