The Career Development Group (CDG) provides support and vision to achieve excellence in family and community medicine careers. Key components are:

• Continuing Medical Education
• Faculty Development Program
• Academic Fellowship Program

CDG Mission Statement

The Career Development Group is nationally recognized for advancing the careers of family medicine teachers, researchers, clinicians and leaders through:

• Integration
  Build integrative links that advance select programmatic areas and best practices
• Collaboration
  Promote effective partnerships that maximize opportunities to create and disseminate scholarship locally and nationally
• Enrichment
  Stimulate an enriched learning culture within the DFCM that both challenges and supports its members.

CDG Projects

Center for Ambulatory Teaching Excellence (CATE) In partnership with MCW's Office of Educational Services, CATE disseminates scholarly projects and products that advance clinical teaching. Nationally disseminated publications include The Educator's Portfolio, The Mentor Handbook and Clinical Teaching Videos. Contact Deb Simpson, PhD

Academic Leadership Seminar series is a collaboration between the Academic Fellowship program and MCW's Graduate School. Courses in this series include: Effective Communication, Leadership for Change, and Managing a Leadership Career. Contact Jeff Morzinski, MSW, PhD

Annual Winter Refresher Course CME Conference: DFCM Faculty and other regional experts present clinical updates and recognize volunteer community preceptors. Contact Steve Lawrence, MD

DFCM Annual Research Forum (RF) is a peer reviewed forum with podium and poster presentations of clinical, education, research, and other scholarship. The late spring event includes departmental award presentations such as clinical teacher of the year and published paper of the year. Contact Jeff Morzinski, Ph.D. Click here for submission information.

CDG Members

On-campus members of the Career Development Group are:

• Richard Holloway, PhD, Professor, Associate Department Chair & CDG Director
• Jeffrey Morzinski, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor and CDG Associate Director
• Karen Krause-Fromm, Administrative project support
• Linda Meurer, MD, MPH, Associate Professor and Director, Academic Fellowship in Primary Care Research
• Deborah Simpson PhD, Professor and Associate Dean for Education and Support, Director of Faculty Development
• Steve Lawrence, MD, Associate Professor and Director, Continuing Medical Education
• Chris McLaughlin, Writing Director, Faculty Development Program
• David Schubot, PhD, Assistant Professor and Administration Curriculum Director, Faculty Development Program

CDG welcomes advice and inquiries. Please contact any member.