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New Faculty Orientation Program
Welcome to the University of Virginia School of Medicine!
We offer many opportunities and services to guide and support you on your successful journey with the UVA School of Medicine. During your first year, we strongly recommend that all new faculty attend our full-day Orientation Session, as well as other Faculty Leadership Program Sessions which are of interest to you.
New
Faculty are encouraged to contact Dr. Susan Pollart, our
Associate Dean for Faculty Development, to notify our office
of your arrival!
Phone: (434) 982-1754 | Email: sps2s@virginia.edu
Assistant: Ashley Ayers
Phone: (434) 924-2252 | Email: ala5t@virginia.edu
Please contact our office at any time so that we might assist you in your transition onto the faculty of the University of Virginia School Of Medicine.
The 2011 New Faculty Orientation is scheduled for Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the Colonnade Club. The Dean’s Fall Faculty Meeting will also be held this day at 5:00 p.m., in the new medical education building and will include an announcement of this year’s awardees. A reception will follow the Dean's talk.
To register for orientation, click here to visit the registration website.
2011 ORIENTATION AGENDA
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Colonnade Club
7:30 a.m.-8:30
a.m.
Breakfast with Chairs
Introduction of the new faculty members by their Chairs.
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Opportunities for Collaboration
Faculty will work in small groups to identify areas of potential collaboration in research, medical education, and patient care.
Susan M. Pollart, MD, MSc, Associate Dean for Faculty Development
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Academic Advancement and Transition
This session provides an opportunity for new faculty to meet with (and get tips/insights from) newly promoted faculty in their track.
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Introduction of Key School of Medicine Faculty Support
Leaders will briefly describe the resources/services they offer. To be followed by a luncheon with these leaders to allow individual or small-group consultation.
- Gretchen N. Arnold, MLS, Director and Associate Dean, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library and Kimberley R. Barker, MLIS, Emerging Technologies Librarian
- Victor C. Baum, MD, Chair, Promotion & Tenure Committee and Robert K. Nakamoto, PhD, Vice Chair, P&T Committee
- John B. Schorling, MD, MPH, Director, Mindfulness Program
- Mary B. Sherman, LCSW, CEAP, Employee Assistance Consultant, Faculty and Employee Assistance Program
- Steven S. Wasserman, PhD, MEd, Assistant Dean for Research, Office for Research
- Stewart P. Craig, Assistant Dean for Research Administration and Director, Office of Grants and Contracts
- Sharon Brooks, CIA, CRA, Director of Research Administration, Outreach and Compliance, Office of Sponsored Programs
- Christine M. Peterson, MD, and Timothy P. Bender, PhD, Co-Chairs, Academy of Distinguished Educators
- Peter R. Jump, Director, Office of Public Relations
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Lunch with Key Faculty Support
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Career Development: Identifying your Map, Setting your Course, Choosing your Guide(s)
This session will explore the mentoring relationship, what new faculty should expect from the relationship, and what to do when it is not working effectively.
Luanne E. Thorndyke, MD, FACP, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of Massachusetts Medical School
1:30 p.m. -2:00 p.m.
Wrap up and Announcements
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Fall Faculty Meeting with Dean Steven T. DeKosky
5:00 p.m. - General Faculty Meeting, Auditorium, Claude Moore Medical Education Building
6:00 p.m. - Reception in Honor of Awardees and New Faculty, Claude Moore Medical Education Building
