Coaching for Competency: Building Foundational Faculty Coaching Skills to Support Learner Growth and Preparedness

Danville, PA US
October 13, 2025

This highly interactive, one-day faculty development workshop is designed to empower educators with the skills and tools to identify learning gaps early and support performance improvement through a robust coaching framework. You’ll gain practical strategies to support growth and development in others, and learn how to apply coaching strategies in real-world scenarios.

This in-person event will be followed by a longitudinal virtual coaching series, offering participants the opportunity to practice and refine their skills while building a supportive coaching community of practice.

Key Program Highlights:

  • What is Coaching? Understand the role and impact of coaching in medical education—and how it differs from mentoring and advising.
  • Key Learning Concepts: Explore Informed Self-Assessment, Growth Mindset, and the Master Adaptive Learner framework.
  • Coaching Models and Tools: Learn practical frameworks for effective coaching conversations.
  • Identifying Learning Gaps: Develop techniques to recognize and address areas for improvement in sufficient time for learner advancement decisions.
  • Competency Based Medical Education: Align coaching strategies with educational outcomes.
  • Performance Improvement and Remediation: Support learners through challenges with structured, compassionate approaches.

 

 

Target Audience

Program Directors, Associate Program Directors, Clinical Competency Committee Chair, or core faculty involved in remediation efforts within a training program. This course would also benefit faculty who is new to coaching or those who are looking to refine their skills.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

  • Elevate Leadership Skills: Provide participants with advanced tools and techniques to strengthen their leadership capabilities.
  • Cultivate Personal Vision: Encourage attendees to develop a clear and compelling personal vision for leading change.
  • Drive Effective Change: Equip participants with strategies to effectively implement and sustain transformative initiatives.
  • Foster Innovation: Inspire creative thinking and innovative approaches to leadership challenges.
  • Build Collaborative Networks: Facilitate connections among leaders to share insights and support each other’s growth.
Course Cancellation Policy
In the unusual circumstance that this course is cancelled, you will be called and/or emailed, and any tuition fees received would be refunded in full.  Geisinger is not responsible for any airfare, hotel or other costs incurred.
 
Attendance
Attendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity.  Credit will display on your continuing education transcript once the activity evaluation is completed.  
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 0.00 ACPE
    • 0.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 0.00 Participation Credit
    Course opens: 
    06/25/2025
    Course expires: 
    12/31/2025
    Event starts: 
    10/13/2025 - 8:30am EDT
    Event ends: 
    10/13/2025 - 4:30pm EDT
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    What you’ll gain:

    • Practical coaching skills for early identification and remediation of learning gaps.
    • Strategies to foster learner self-assessment and continuous growth.
    • Tools to implement or enhance a coaching program.
    • Access to a growing, supportive coaching community of practice.
     
     
    Henry Hood Center for Health Research
    100 North Academy Avenue
    Multipurpose Rooms 1-2
    Danville, PA 17822
    United States

    The temperature in these rooms can fluctuate, so we recommend dressing in layers.

    Geisinger Faculty

    Robert Cooney, MD, MSMedEd
    Associate Dean, Faculty Development 
     
    Daniel Longyhore, PharmD
    System Director, Knowledge Management
    Pharmacy Support Services 
     
    Jodie Reider, MD
    Activity Co-Director
    Physician, Endocrinology
     
    Lisa Schroeder, MD
    Activity Co-Director
    Physician, Rheumatology
     
    Annie Seif, BS
    Education Specialist, Faculty Development 
     
    Kristi Shirk, BA
    Manager, Faculty Development 
     
    Nicole Woll, PhD, MEd
    Vice Dean, Faculty and Professional Development 
    Executive Director, Geisinger Academy of Educators 

    Content Disclosure

    The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant.  
     
    Individuals in a position to control educational content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 
     
    CE Committee Members/Content Reviewer(s) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. 
     
    *Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.  

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

     

     

     

     

    Credit Designation (Pending course approval)

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of XX AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    This live activity is approved for XX contact hours (0.X CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit JA0008072-0000-25-pending. 

    Disclosure Policy 

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). 

    Commercial Support

    None

    Available Credit

    • 0.00 ACPE
    • 0.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 0.00 Participation Credit
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    This course is only open to Geisinger employees. Click Access course to register. You will then need to answer a question about dietary preference to complete the registration process.

    There is no cost for Geisinger employees. If you have any issues with registering for this event, please email [email protected].