
New & Evolving
Academic Leaders
Innovative. Accessible. Connected.
Tools for Leadership & Beyond.
Program Objective
The New and Evolving Academic Leaders (NEAL) program is entering its 10th year! Over the past two years we have learned, adapted and evolved to bring our best virtual offering of NEAL yet. This iteration of NEAL will allow greater access for academic leaders everywhere to a connected, streamlined and virtual learning experience. Through this program, participants develop their mindsets and capabilities to successfully lead their academic division, program, research, education or other unit and help enable the success of their academic teams. NEAL methods create endless opportunities to meet, share experiences and develop supportive connections with peers and leaders from a diversity of academic locales.
Program Description
You are your leadership instrument- get the leadership training you need to succeed in academic health care! Over the past two years we have redesigned NEAL for an excellent virtual experience. NEAL is a program consisting of 3 modules held entirely online over the course of one year. Each module runs for 4-5 days (see side panel for dates). With every module, you will walk away with actionable tools and frameworks that you can apply immediately when you return to work. We believe that your learning should be immediately relevant and last long after the program is complete.
For 2021-2022, NEAL was an accredited program by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. NEAL was awarded credits for the Royal College Maintenance of Certification Sections 1, 3-Simulation & 3-Self-Assessment.
Note to physician leaders: NEAL is a Canadian Society of Physician Leaders-approved leadership CPD activity required as part of the Academic Route for the Canadian Certified Physician Executive (CCPE) designation.
Unique aspects of the program include:
- Our faculty are award winning experts in their fields from business, health management, health sciences and the private sector
- Engagement with colleagues from a diversity of academic contexts beyond your own
- You will identify your strengths and blind-spots and develop your own authentic leadership style
- The program has been designed to ensure workplace based learning and application
- You will work on context relevant stretch goals and shared issues
- You will receive individual coaching
- You will have an opportunity to shadow an admired leader
- Completion of the program will result in a University of Toronto certificate of added qualification
By the end of this program participants will learn to:
Module 1: Getting Started
- Reflect on their strengths and gaps in academic leadership to set development goals
- Apply current frameworks for 21stcentury leadership to their work
- Describe how to utilize their style and communication to enable engagement
- Discuss the design and maintenance of high performing academic groups
- Explain the relevance of complexity for understanding leadership in academic health science/care settings
- Practice compelling communication techniques to move concepts and ideas forward
- Develop their initial strategy for enabling academic change and innovation
- Describe how to design effective decision-making processes
- Apply complexity informed strategies to enabling change and innovation
- Discuss structural and systemic opportunities for inclusion
Module 2: Building Capacity and Momentum
- Examine diverse individual approaches to effective academic leadership
- Practice negotiation techniques to address academic health science system issues
- Develop strategies to navigate challenging conversations
- Describe approaches to promoting high performance and mediating conflict
- Recognize the power of networks and diverse perspectives for solving organizational issues
- Discuss and practice approaches for dealing with unprofessional faculty
- Develop vision and strategy skills for their academic unit
- Identify strategies to enable future scaling of innovations
- Apply a strengths based and resilient approach to their leadership and ongoing development
- Describe principles to engage others to create momentum towards desired results
Module 3: Creating Resilience and Adaptability
- Identify ways to design an adaptable and resilient academic unit to support your strategy
- Discuss approaches to managing and supporting faculty and academic unit success
- Apply an access and amplifying lens to leading academic organizations
- Describe how politics and policy can inform advocacy approaches
- Identify strategies for leading across academic health system boundaries
- Reflect on the evolution of your own leadership to plan for continued growth and sustainability
Application Review Process
All applications to NEAL will be judged according to the following criteria:
- How will they be engaged in academic leadership at the start of the program?
- What are the reasons that they are interested in the program at this time?
- How are their needs and expectations aligned with desired program outcomes for academic leaders?
- What are they interested in learning about academic leadership in the health sciences?
- How will their participation contribute to advancing the academic mission of their setting?
- Will the NEAL program address their emergent insights and perceived learning needs about academic leadership?
- Is their project idea both an academic and leadership project that will support their learning in the program?
- Do their sponsors clearly support the application) and recognize the value of their participation?
- Will the NEAL program be able to support achievement of the sponsor’s expectations?
The NEAL program welcomes and centres qualified applicants from diverse communities. Individuals are invited to opt into priority admissions in line with identifying with one or more of the following communities, as defined by the Temerty Faculty of Medicine: Indigenous, Black or Filipino communities. Any questions or comments regarding this process can be directed to: Manpreet Saini at manpreet.saini@unityhealth.to.
Meet our 2022-2023 Faculty
Coming Soon.
Contact
Susan Lieff
Program Lead
s.lieff@utoronto.ca
Cate Creede
Associate Program Lead
cate.creede@gmail.com
Manpreet Saini
Education Program Coordinator, Leadership and Special Projects
manpreet.saini@unityhealth.to
Prerequisites: Applicants are academic leaders (with or without formal institutional roles/titles) who are engaged in advancing the academic missions of research, education, innovation or program development in the health sciences. Faculty members must have been in their position for at least 3 years.
Who should apply: Applications from both formal and informal leaders in the academic health sciences, nationally and internationally are welcome.
Format: Virtual
Upcoming Dates:
Module 1: Oct 17-21, 2022
Module 2: Jan 16-19, 2023
Module 3: May 8-11, 2023
Fees:
Basic Sciences Tuition Rate*:
Early bird application rate – $10,350
Full application rate – $10,850
Standard Rate**:
Early bird application rate – $12,550
Full application rate – $13,050
* for those with a PhD in the following departments: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Immunology, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Medical Biophysics, Molecular Genetics, Nutritional Sciences, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology.
** for MDs and Other Faculty Members.
Register:
To apply to NEAL, please follow the following steps:
- Create a CFD User Account. You can do so by clicking on the link at the top right that says “Sign Up” or by clicking here.
- You will receive an activation link within 24-48 hours (check your junk mail). Once your account is activated, complete your online profile.
- Prepare your application package (click here to download):
- Application form
- CV
- 2 Letters of reference (specifics outlined in the application package)
- Signed learner contract
- Upload your application package at this link
*Updated*
Deadlines for applications are:
Early Bird: April 22, 2022
Final: May 31, 2022
You will be notified of the application committee’s decision by late June 2022.
Certificate: Participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of all program requirements.
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Upcoming Events
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27MayThis workshop engages participants in activities that review examples of the positive and negative effects of the Hidden Curriculum. Participants are provided with practical tips in keeping track of Hidden Curriculum effects as part of an overarching approach to quality improvement in HPE.
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2JunJoin our discussion of provocative questions about the roles of co- and socially-shared regulation of learning in healthcare, and how they are assessed.
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2JunThis workshop introduces key strategies related to teaching in the clinical setting. Participants will learn how to apply strategies to enhance the educational climate and compare/contrast different preceptorship models. We discuss the importance of transparency and non-hierarchical teaching approaches.
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A. There is a cost to participate in some of our programs. The cost of each of our programs varies and in some cases, the cost varies depending on your status with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at University of Toronto and/or in which hospital you work.
Q.I do not have a faculty appointment in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Can I still attend your workshops, programs and/or events? Is there a fee?
A. Anyone whose education activities include teaching, leading, scholarship and advocacy are welcome to attend our workshops, programs and/or events. Specific pre-requisite criteria may apply. Please refer to each workshop, program or event page for details. All fees and discounts (where applicable) can be found in the workshop, program and event pages.
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