Over the course of the last three weeks, six UNC School of Medicine faculty participated in the Making the Case program that is sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development. Program participants developed and refined their business ideas, and practiced pitching their idea in front of a panel of institutional leaders serving as coaches and judges. Read more to learn about the program.
Over the course of the last three weeks, six UNC School of Medicine faculty participated in the Making the Case program that is sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development. Program participants developed and refined their business ideas, and practiced pitching their idea in front of a panel of institutional leaders serving as coaches and judges. Read more to learn about the program.
Making the Case equips faculty with the skills to develop and refine a business pitch while providing unique access to feedback from UNC School of Medicine leaders and a pitch coach from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. In addition to presentations on navigating the nuances of the UNC Health Care System, developing the framework of a pitch, and tips on giving their pitch, each participant received coaching from institutional leaders throughout the program. This year’s participants were: David Berkoff, MD; Hendrée Jones, PhD; Thomas Egan, MD, MSc; Kimberly Kasow, DO; Moe Lim, MD; and Francisco Sylvester, MD.
One participant shared, “The program was very well organized. The coaches effectively taught helpful skills and strategies to format an oral pitch. Networking with other learners was great, and learning about what type of messages resonate with decision-makers (and what messages do not) was very helpful” (Course Participant Evaluation Quote).
Many thanks to our program facilitators, coaches, and judges for their support and expertise:
- Julie Byerley, MD, MPH, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs & Chief Education Officer;
- Andrea Carnegie, PhD, Chief Operating Officer of NC TraCS Institute;
- Tom Ivester, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Medical Affairs;
- John Meyer, MHA, Director of Strategic Finance for the UNC Health Care System;
- Michael Sledge, Chief Financial Officer for the School of Medicine, FBO and Faculty Physicians
- Robert Smith III, PhD, Associate Chair for Administration, Department of Neurology;
- Tim Flood, PhD, MA, Professor of Management and Corporate Communication, Kenan-Flagler Business School;
- Lauren Westervelt, MPH, Director of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development; and
- Morgan Resnick-Kahle, MAEd, Coordinator of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development.
This program is one of many sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs & Leadership Development at the UNC School of Medicine. To stay informed about future events or learn more about visit our websites. To inquire about the next iteration of Making the Case, contact facultyaffairs@med.unc.edu.