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Workshop: Transitioning from Trainee to Faculty Role
December 5, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday, December 5th at 8pm ET
AMWA’s IMG initiative wants to invite you to the webinar Transitioning from Trainee to Faculty Role, this workshop is perfect for physicians, especially International Medical Graduates who have finished their residency in the U.S.
Our physician leadership members Dr. Farzana Hoque and Dr. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber will provide valuable tips for transitioning from a trainee to a faculty member. You’ll learn strategies to boost your medical practice, improve clinical performance, and thrive in your new role.
They’ll cover topics like leadership development, effective mentorship, academic career planning, and adapting to the demands of independent practice. This session is all about giving IMGs the tools and guidance to shine in their early faculty careers, addressing the unique challenges they may encounter.
Farzana Hoque, MD, MRCP, FACP, FRCP
Associate Professor of Medicine, Acting Internship Co-Director, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Bordley Tower, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
President, Society of Hospital Medicine St. Louis Chapter
Farzana Hoque, MD, MRCP, FACP, FRCP is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She also serves as the inaugural Medical Director of Bordley Tower at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital.
Dr. Hoque has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Caring Physician Award, the Attending of the Quarter Award, and the Excellence in Professionalism Award from Saint Louis University Hospital. She was honored with the Clinical Award: Physician of the Year by SSM Health, representing the solo physician selected from all hospitals in St. Louis, Missouri. Additionally, she was recognized as a ’40 Under 40′ honoree by the St. Louis Business Journal. The American College of Physicians has selected Dr. Hoque to receive the Young Achiever Award for three consecutive years.
Dr. Hoque is the President of the Society of Hospital Medicine St. Louis Chapter. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of the UK & a member of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, MACP, FAMWA
Professor of Medicine, AU/UGA Medical Partnership
Past President, AMWA
Born one of 8 children, I never planned on going into medicine. Just getting into college and paying my way was enough to worry about! But, I found I loved science and found medicine and am grateful for the support I had along the way. Though I put myself through school, I can never say that I did this on my own. I had a family that supported me, women’s groups and others that provided scholarship funding, and colleagues that helped push me along when the going got tough. The summer programs during college were essential to learning more about the path to medicine, and the student clubs and organizations gave me leadership skills and foraged the path to medical school. Luckily, I never gave much thought to the naysayers who said “your kind don’t do that” or, “You can’t be a mother and a doctor.” I graduated from Cal State Long Beach and then went on to medical school at Weill College of Medicine at Cornell in New York City.
Met my now husband in medical school, matched together and completed residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland in Internal Medicine. Found that primary care general medicine was a great fit and for many years did both inpatient and outpatient medicine. We are both successful in our careers, have three fabulous adult children, and two grandchildren. We have been told we are a “Power Couple” and we agree. Our power lies in our passion to improve the lives of others and our sincere desire to empower women and all to reach their potential. I have been on an academic teaching faculty since completing residency and teaching the physicians of tomorrow is challenging and rewarding. To get up every day, excited about the possibilities that lay ahead and be happy to come home at the end of the day…what is better than that?