Visiting Professors Program: Inaugural Faculty Development Conference
Thursday, November 20, 2025 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building, E113 and E115
475 N. 5th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
United States
Overview
On Thursday, November 20, join us for two special presentations. Dinner will be provided, so please RSVP in advance. A Zoom option will also be available for those who cannot attend in-person.
Parking validation will be provided for the Phoenix Bioscience Core Garage.
- Campus Map (PDF).
Continuing Medical Education credit for this event is pending.
Novice to Expert: Teaching at the Bedside Across Training Levels

Vijay Rajput, MD, MACP
Professor of Medicine and Chair
Department of Medical Education|
Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine
Differentiated teaching strategies appropriate for novice, intermediate, and advanced learners at the bedside, apply principles of scaffolding and progressive autonomy to clinical teaching encounters; demonstrate techniques to adapt bedside teaching to learners’ developmental stages while ensuring patient-centered care and reflection on one’s own teaching style; and identify opportunities to support learners’ growth from novice to expert.
“Augenblick: The Sherlockian Approach to Observation”

Salvatore Mangione, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Residency Program Director of Internal Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Help identify at first glance pathognomonic findings, review the main traits of Sherlockian observation, help identify ‘outliers’, emphasize the importance of visual-spatial thinking, and reiterate the links between humanities and science.