Developmental Course

ACRM Early Career Development Course: Meeting Your Career Expectations: Aligning Multiple Definitions of Success with a Career in Rehabilitation Medicine 2261 - This Course includes a luncheon for course participants only supported by the University of Texas Medical Branch Sealy Center on Aging

Keynote Speaker(s)

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  Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD

  Founder & Chief Director, Center for BrainHealth Dee Wyly Distinguished University Professor Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas
  Dallas, Texas, United States

Corresponding Presenter(s)

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  Brian Downer, PhD, FACRM

  Associate Professor
  University of Texas Medical Branch
  Galveston, Texas, United States

  Slides

Moderator(s)

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  Deborah Backus, PT, PhD, FACRM (she/her/hers)

  ACRM Past President; Vice President of Research and Innovation, Shepherd Center
  Shepherd Center
  Atlanta, GA, United States

Presenter(s)

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  Jereme D. Wilroy, PhD

  Associate Professor
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Birmingham, AL, United States

Panelist(s)

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  Yumi Kim, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Scientist I
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Birmingham, AL, United States
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  Willa P. Vo, Psy.D.

  Assistant Professor
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  Dallas, TX, United States
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  Ralph Nitkin, PhD (he/him/his)

  Deputy Director, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation
  NICHD/NIH
  Bethesda, MD, United States
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  Reza Ehsanian, MD PhD

  Vice Chair of Clinical Research and Assistant Professor
  University of New Mexico Hospital
  Albuquerque, NM, United States
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  Patricia A. Dorn, PhD

  Director, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service
  Department of Veterans Affairs
  Washington, DC, United States
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  Linda Vo, MPH (she/her/hers)

  Program Specialist
  National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
  Washington, DC, United States
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  Julie M. Faieta

  Assistant Professor
  University of Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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  Dwayne Taliaferro, PhD (he/him/his)

  Program Manager
  Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program
  Ft Detrick, MD, United States

Presenter(s)

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  Brad G. Kurowski, MD, MS

  Professor
  University of Cincinnati and Ciincinnati Children's
  Cincinnati, OH, United States

Held the day the CORE Conference kicks-off, this full-day workshop is designed to help catapult your career. No wonder it’s a perennial favorite. Experience up-close, casual, interactive exchanges with mentors who care about you and your trajectory. This course is included in the WORLD PASS, but seats are limited so register early. MORE: ACRM.ORG/ecdc This course is developed by the ACRM Career Development Networking Group. Find out how to get involved with this welcoming community: ACRM.org/cdng

Time	Description	Speakers
7:45 - 8:00	Welcome	Dr. Brian Downer and Dr. Deborah Backus
8:00 - 9:00	Keynote	Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD
9:10 - 9:30	Break
9:30 - 10:30	Personal Statements	Academic – Brian/Jereme Clinical – Cheryl Miller, OTR/L, DrOT
10:35 - 10:55	Break
11:00 - 12:00	Funding agency	Ralph Nitkin, PhD; Dwayne Taliaferro, PhD; Rebecca Fisher, PhD; Patricia Dorn, PhD; Linda Vo, MPH
12:00 - 1:25	Lunch
1:30 - 2:30	Scholars panel	Yumi Kim, PhD; Willa Vo, PsyD; Julie Faieta, PhD; Reza Ehsanian, MD PhD
2:30	Closing	Dr. Brian Downer and Dr. Jereme Wilroy

Learning Objectives:

• Describe strategies for communicating personal goals to organizational leaders.
• Discuss ways to align professional goals with organizational needs.
• Describe ways to self-advocate for professional opportunities that lead to a fulfilling career.
• Describe strategies for communicating personal goals to organizational leaders.