Professional development team members offer presentation at UW–Madison’s Showcase 2025

The annual Showcase event is designed to foster a culture of continuous improvement and organizational excellence at UW–Madison. It offers an opportunity for colleagues from across campus to share best practices, learn from each other’s successes, and connect. Among this year’s presenters was a group from the Department of Pediatrics professional development team: Reva Finkelman, (left), professional development manager, Kate Dougherty, (center), professional development specialist, and Mala Mathur, MD, MPH, (right), associate professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and director of professional development for the department. The group’s interactive session, “Fostering Professional Development Through Innovation and Collaboration,” highlighted best practices for creating professional development initiatives, emphasizing innovative programming, collaboration, and process improvement.