Sarah Balcom, DVM, MS
Principal lecturer and Director of the Undergraduate Program
Department of Animal and Avian Sciences
University of Maryland
Professional Development
...in topics related to leadership
Participant. November 2021. Fast-track leadership 3-day intensive program. Fast Track Leadership. Raleigh-Duram, NC.
Fellow. November 2020. Universitas 21 Global Leadership Programme. Universitas 21 and Common Purpose. Online.
Fellow, UMD ADVANCE Leadership Fellowship Program. September 2020 - May 2021. Online.
...in topics related to undergraduate advising, teaching and learning
Participant. March 2021. University of Pittsburgh Mentoring and Advising Summit. University of Pittsburgh. Onilne.
Participant. February 2021. Annual PTK Symposium. University of Maryland. Online.
Participant. August - December 2019. Online course design faculty learning community. UMD Teaching and Learning Transformation Center. College Park, MD.
Participant. August 2019. Distance Teaching & Learning Conference. Madison, WI.
Participant and Presenter. July 2019. Summer Educator’s Conference. Course Hero, Summer Educators Conference Redwood City, CA.
Certificate of completion. Mar 2019. Faculty Launch Program. UMD Teaching and Learning Transformation Center. College Park, MD.
Participant. Feb 2019. "Equitable and Successful Group Work." UMD Teaching and Learning Transformation Center. College Park, MD.
Participant. Jan 2019. "Lecture Capture with Panopto!" UMD Teaching and Learning Transformation Center. College Park, MD.
Participant. Dec 2018. "Moving Online: Course design retreat". UMD Teaching and Learning Transformation Center. College Park, MD.
Participant. Sep 2018. "Writing and Administering Multiple-Choice Question Assessments." UMD Teaching and Learning Transformation Center. College Park, MD.
Participant. Fall 2017 to present. Honors College faculty development meetings. UMD Honors College. College Park, MD.
Participant. Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016. I-series faculty development meetings. UMD Office of Undergraduate Studies. College Park, MD.
Participant. Jun 2013. Lilly Conference on Teaching. Bethesda, MD.
Fellow. Fall 2011-Spring 2012. Lilly Faculty Fellows. UMD Center for Teaching Excellence and the UMD Office of Undergraduate Studies. College Park, MD.
...in veterinary medicine
Participant. Mar 2019. Chesapeake Veterinary Referral Center Spring CE conference. Stephensville, MD. Companion Animals. 7 CEUs.
Participant. Jan 2019. VMX/NAVC Veterinary Conference. Orlando, FL. Mixed Animals. 18 CEUs.
Participant. Feb 2018. Virginia Veterinary Conference. Roanoke, VA. Mixed Animals. 14 CEUs.
Participant. Mar 2018. Chesapeake Veterinary Referral Center Spring Conference. Stephensville, MD. Small Animals. 6 CEUs.
Participant. Oct 2017. Chesapeake Veterinary Cardiology Associates Cardiology-Neruology Symposium. Small Animals. Annapolis, MD. 6 CEUs.
Participant. Apr 2017. MD/VA Veterinary Medical Associations Mid-Atlantic Bovine Conference. Hagerstown, MD. Food animals. 16 CEUs.
Participant. Aug 2017. Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Summer Conference. College Park, MD. Small Animals. 6 CEUs.
Participant. Sep 2016. Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Conference. N. Grafton, MA. Small Animals. 5 CEUs.
Participant. Dec 2015. Colonial Veterinary Conference. Williamsburg, VA. Small Animals. 18 CEUs.
Participant. Mar 2015. Virginia Veterinary Conference. Roanoke, VA. Mixed Animals. 14 CEUs.