Professional Development

The Allen Inspiring Children Lectureship welcomes our new trainees each July. This lectureship is grounded in motivating, creating connections and sparking passion in these new learners, by sharing the experiences that have made faculty wiser clinicians and to keep learning and growing from patients.

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The Gilbert-Barness Lectureship, as designated by its endowment, invites University of Wisconsin medical community individuals who will provide state-of-the-art, contemporary information and ideas in the areas of pediatrics and pathology. The lectureship is co-administered by the Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics. The lectureship embodies the highest ideals of academics. It broadens the learning potential of both departments and will bring to the entire University community fresh ideas on which to contemplate. This lectureship happens every fall.

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The Norman Fost Lecture on Skepticism and Critical Thinking will be presented on a topic that reflects the engagement of skepticism and critical thinking about a health care issue that may be guided by conventional wisdom rather than facts, preferably about an ethical issue related to pediatrics. If no speaker is available to speak about ethics, the lecture could address any area of medicine or health care that challenges conventional wisdom. This lectureship happens in February.

The Katcher Lectureship will feature speakers who address the challenges and successes of such advocacy. Murray Katcher, MD’75, PhD, emeritus professor of pediatrics, retired from the Department of Pediatrics in 2012 after 35 years as both a clinician and a focused, tireless, prodigious advocate for the health and safety of children and vulnerable adults. The Katcher Lectureship will feature speakers who address the challenges and successes of such advocacy. This lectureship happens every April.

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The Iams-Tuffli Lecture is an annual lecture series on the practice of pediatrics. The series is named after the late Alexander Iams, MD, and Gordon Tuffli, MD, two Madison-based pediatricians and friends who embodied the lecture series’ goal of promoting camaraderie in the field of pediatrics. After Iams passed away in 1984, his family – including son and daughter-in-law Jay and Pat Iams – established a memorial fund and lecture series to honor his 35+ years in pediatrics. The annual lecture covers a diverse range of topics relevant to pediatricians in both private and academic settings. Additionally, the memorial fund generously pays for the registration fees for all participants. This lectureship happens every April/May.

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The Odell Lectureship was established in 1994 to honor Dr. Gerard B. Odell, Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Odell was internationally recognized for his research in the field of neonatal jaundice and bilirubin metabolism. In addition to the lectureship, the Gerard B. Odell Research Award was established to honor Dr. Odell’s distinguished career in pediatrics research, academics, clinical practice and education. The award is given to an assistant or associate professor of pediatrics in recognition of outstanding research accomplishments and demonstrated potential for future contributions in basic or translational research. This lecture happens every May during Research Week.

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The Department of Pediatrics hosts a variety of workshops and series throughout the year for all departmental faculty, staff and trainees. Click on the tabs below to read through the different, and upcoming, offerings.

ourish Hour is accessible to all faculty, staff, and trainees and these sessions are created to support department members in flourishing in their careers. Sessions may include a variety of topics that relate to our department’s strategic priorities, as well as topics such as finding passion in your work, how to utilize time management strategies, and how to live a healthier life.  These sessions are recorded and can be accessed on the DOP Intranet. If you are interested in hosting, teaching and/or suggesting a future professional development event, please complete the Professional Development Activity Request Form.

2023-2024 Flourish Hour Schedule

12-1 p.m. via zoom

Academic Lunch and Learn series is a four part series aimed at helping department members with their scholarly work, such as: writing abstracts, creating poster presentations and more!

These session will be more 12-1 p.m. via zoom.

Date: Thursday, February 8th

Time: 9:15 to 11 a.m.

Mike Weisgerber, MD – professor, Medical director of Medical Education, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Children’s Wisconsin

Time: 9:15 to 11 a.m.

*This workshop will follow Dr. Weisgerber’s Pediatric Grand Round from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. via zoom and in-person in HSLC 1335.

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Date: Thursday, February 22nd

Time: 9:15 to 11 a.m.

Stuart Slavin, MD – Senior Scholar for Well-Being, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

*This workshop will follow Dr. Slavin’s Pediatric Grand Round from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. via zoom and in-person in HSLC 1335.

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Date: Thursday, March 21st

Time: 9:15 to 11 a.m.

Amy Zelenski, PhD – associate professor, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

*This workshop will follow Dr. Zelenski’s Pediatric Grand Round from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. via zoom and in-person in HSLC 1335. This workshop is apart of Medical Education Week 2024.

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Date: Friday, March 22nd

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. I HSLC 1335

Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH – professor, interim department chair, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Mala Mathur, MD, MPH – associate professor, director of professional development, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

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