Gayle Brazeau provides career planning and development expertise through The Compass Program for Academic Advancement

Gayle Brazeau, Ph.D., dean of 成人直播鈥檚 College of Pharmacy, was one of four faculty members who offered professional development expertise through , an interprofessional online course that helps early and mid-career faculty to develop essential skills for academic advancement.

Brazeau was responsible for leading the Career Planning and Development section of the program. During this module, she guided participants through exercises and discussions related to:

  • Understanding higher education culture
  • Maintaining a work-life balance and coping with academic pressures
  • Function, structure and content of an academic portfolio
  • Improving CV content and style

The Compass Program is offered through the . It provides training in the areas of educational research, grant application writing, article publication and academic career development.