Developing You 2

Developing You:
Steps to Develop
Your Professional
By
Ginger Wilson
Footprint
University of
Oklahoma
School of Community
Objectives
To provide the tools and knowledge
on how to Develop You and turn
your thought process to self
promotion.
To define and develop a self brand
that fits you.
To provide a variety of skill sets that
the you can implement to show added
value in any position and ways to use
them for self promotion.
Developing You
Changing your thought process
Developing your thoughts from
others to yourself
Be humble yet confident
Finding Your Passion

How do you find your passion in your career?
Where does that passion lead you?
Are you spreading your skill set to broadly?
The passions that you have for the tasks that

you enjoy are going to be the positive
reinforcements that will advance your
career. by Britt Simonson, CDIM Clerkship
Administrator
Ways to build your self

confidence
Join organizations
Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
APDIM Program Administrators
CDIM Clerkship Administrators
Groups on Educational Affairs
Northeast
Southern
Central
Western
National Association of Professional

Women
Ways to build your self

confidence con.,
Social Networks on the
Professional Level
AAIM Connect
Groups of Interest
Discussion boards
LinkedIn
Groups of special interest

Connect with other professionals
Connect with school alumni
Receive weekly articles of interest
Additional Ways to Build

Self Confidence
Follow blogs
Glass Hospital : Demystifying Medicine one
week at a time. GlassHospital.com by Dr.
John Schumann, University of Oklahoma,
School of Community Medicine
Join a journal club

Attend seminars and workshops in your
area
Attend regional and national conferences
AAIM Medicine Week
AAMC
Still More Ways to Build

Self Confidence
Join a committee
Participate in a mentoring program
Certifications
TagMe
ACUME, Inc.
Collaborate with colleagues in areas of

research, innovations, professional
development.
Expand your knowledge base
Webinars
Journal articles
Scenario #1
You are in a room full of people not
connected to the medical world and
someone approaches you introduces their
self and ask you what you do for a living
and you tell them you are a Residency
Program Coordinator. We all know that
look they smile and say oh that is nice,
when really they are thinking what in the
world is that. So when they ask you so
what all does that entail what you do tell
them?
Developing your Self Brand

What is self branding
Who are you?
What do you want others to
know about you?
Make a lasting impression
Examples of Self Brands

Top Ten List - David Letterman
Just Do It Tiger Woods and
Nike
TVs toughest trainer Jillian
Michaels
Team Beard Matt Bischoff ,
Survivor 2013
Another Example
I am taking
flight while a
lifetime of love
encourages me
to soar!
Revised Example
Student Program Coordinator
with 6 years of developing a
passion for organizing the
educational experiences of
medical students, creating
concepts to enhance their
learning and being an
advocate for their concerns,
celebrations and well being.
This has led to a second
passion of sharing these
Scenario #2
You are a member of an organization and the officers
and members of the organization created an all day
walkathon that would raise money for juvenile diabetes.
Everyone worked on obtaining sponsors, door prizes,
gift bags for the participants and organizing the event.
It was a huge success and at the end of the day the
newspaper interviewed one of the officers about the
event. Her response was, It has been a lot of hard
work but I am thankful that I was able to pull together
such a successful event for those with juvenile
diabetes. If you were a member of this organization
how would you feel?
Self Promoting/Bragging?
Self Promoting - Listing your
achievements in the proper venues. With
self promoting you are aware of what
activities mean to the people you work
with , how others have contributed to
your success and how it all impacts the
organization.
Bragging - Bragging is ego-oriented and
intrusive. Bragging is all about me,
myself and I. Promoting your self at all
costs.
Self Promotion
Walking the fine line between
self promotion and self boasting.
How to share good things that
happen to you
Find a champion
Making the Switch

Building added value
Taking technology courses
Learn a new skill that follows your
passion
Step outside of your comfort zone
Volunteer for a local charitable
organization
Resume / Curriculum Vitae

Switching from a resume to CV
Building you profile
Resume
What is a resume?
A resume is brief and concise.
Usually no more than one or two
pages.
Curriculum Vitae
What is a curriculum vitae?
It is longer and a more detailed
synopsis
A complete history of your
education, academic background,
research experience, publications,
presentations, awards, honors,
affiliations and other details.
Information for a CV
Are you sitting there
thinking you dont have
enough information for a
CV, well lets just see?
You might be surprised
New Items that are appearing

on CVs
Social media sites
Groups on social media sites you
are involved with.
Blogs
Webinars
Seminars
Scenario #3
It is time for you annual evaluation and
you are being asked to provide a list
of things that you have done
throughout the year. You have been
involved with several different
activities and feel as though a list will
not provide enough information that
will thoroughly explain your
involvement to your supervisor what
can you do?
Achievement Journal
A place to get a log of your activities.
A place to write down things you
learned.
A place to write down your successes.
Only positive things go into your
achievement journal.
Portfolios
What is a portfolio?
A portfolio is a purposeful
collection of work that tells a story
of your personal and professional
growth and achievement .
It should be characterized by a
strong vision of content, skills and
processes addressed, built on
selection of work and referenced to
criteria.
Portfolios may demonstrate a wide
Portfolios
It demonstrates to an employer
your development,
achievements, and progress over
time.
It lists your accomplishments
Work you have done
Awards
Uses of a Portfolio
Employment Search
Promotional Tool
Educational Purpose
Project Documentation
Know Your Intended Audience

In order to create a portfolio it is
necessary to know your intended
audience.
You wouldnt want to bring an
educational portfolio to a job
interview.
Although many times they can
overlap such as a documentation
portfolio may be helpful to a variety
of audiences.
Creating Your Portfolio

A portfolio isnt a
complete history
Limited to 3 years of
information
You may have more than
one portfolio
What goes into a portfolio

Early and later works that you
have done
List of Goals
CV
Cover Letter
Letters of Recommendation
Required documents for a
project
Samples of your best work
Extras
Some things that add a nice
touch to a portfolio
A photograph of yourself
Personal goals
Cover that represents your topic
Digital Portfolio
Most comprehensive portfolio.
Easy availability.
Captures your audience.
Sample Digital Portfolios
Sample Digital Portfolio
Sample Portfolios
I have my personal portfolios
available for you to look at.
Question
If you could go back 10 years
what information would you tell
yourself that you have learned?
The End
Information
Contact Information
Ginger Wilson
918-660-3432
[email protected]
Connect with me on LinkedIn

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ginger
-wilson/5/6a9/454/
Follow my blog
http://gingerdevelopingyou.blogspot.co
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References
http://www.delicious.com/lamorris/DigitalPortfolio
LinkedIn, National Association of Professional
Women group discussion.
The #1 Career Mistake Capable People Make,
by Greg McKeown, Dec. 6, 2012
Digital Portfolios: Not your mothers resume,
LeAnn Morris
Contributions from ACUME, Inc.
10 Ways to Build Your Brand Reputation
Online by Deborah Shane, April 2013
3 Steps to an Outstanding Personal Branding
Statement , by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez,
April 2013

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Developing You:

Finding Your Passion

The passions that you have for the tasks that

Ways to build your self

Groups on Educational Affairs

National Association of Professional

Ways to build your self

Groups of special interest

Additional Ways to Build

Join a journal club

Still More Ways to Build

Collaborate with colleagues in areas of

Developing your Self Brand

Examples of Self Brands

Making the Switch

Resume / Curriculum Vitae

New Items that are appearing

Know Your Intended Audience

Creating Your Portfolio

What goes into a portfolio

Sample Digital Portfolios

Sample Digital Portfolio

Connect with me on LinkedIn

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