Events Promoted by Faculty Affairs

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Upcoming OFA Events

Explore a diverse array of workshops, seminars, and networking opportunities tailored to support your growth as an educator and researcher. From interactive discussions on innovative teaching methods to insightful panels on emerging medical trends, our events offer a relaxed yet impactful environment to learn, connect, and thrive. Join us as we elevate the standards of health professions and research together.

How to be a Better Writing Coach

Are you the go-to person for "quick looks" at drafts? Do you give writing feedback but struggle to do it efficiently, without rewriting the paper?

Session Overview

  • Interactive 3-hour workshop for faculty who mentor others' writing
  • Designed for both informal and formal writing coaches

Who Should Attend

  • Seasoned writing mentors
  • Reluctant editors
  • Anyone who gives regular writing feedback

What you'll learn

  • Practical strategies to coach writers more effectively
  • ways to streamline feedback without doing the rewriting
  • tools to strengthen manuscripts, grants, and presentations
  • techniques to protect your time while supporting others

Takeaway

  • Concrete tools you can use in your next feedback conversation Facilitator: Rachel Walden, MS, ELS, Johns Hopkins University

Register to attend the How to be a better writing coach session

Event Information

How to be a Better Writing Coach
, 2026 - -
Virtual - via Zoom
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How to be a Better Writing Coach

Are you the go-to person for "quick looks" at drafts? Do you give writing feedback but struggle to do it efficiently, without rewriting the paper?

Session Overview

  • Interactive 3-hour workshop for faculty who mentor others' writing
  • Designed for both informal and formal writing coaches

Who Should Attend

  • Seasoned writing mentors
  • Reluctant editors
  • Anyone who gives regular writing feedback

What you'll learn

  • Practical strategies to coach writers more effectively
  • ways to streamline feedback without doing the rewriting
  • tools to strengthen manuscripts, grants, and presentations
  • techniques to protect your time while supporting others

Takeaway

  • Concrete tools you can use in your next feedback conversation Facilitator: Rachel Walden, MS, ELS, Johns Hopkins University

Register to attend the How to be a better writing coach session

Event Information

How to be a Better Writing Coach
, 2026 - -
Virtual - via Zoom
Add to Calendar: