Setting Up Shop:
Resources for Financial & Career Management

Financial, Career, & Benefits Information
National Sites for Financial Planning & Cost of Living
Dual Careers: Spousal/Partner Employment Assistance
Parking at the University of Virginia
Real Estate & Housing Resources
Retirement: Planning & Enjoyment
Other Service Providers & Resources

Promotion & Tenure Policies of the School of Medicine: This area of the SOM Faculty Development Web-site provides many P&T resources, including Descriptions of Faculty Tracks, Promotion & Tenure Policy (pdf), Suggested Format for CV (doc) and for the Teaching Portfolio (doc), A Full Introductory Presentation Regarding Promotion & Tenure at the University (powerpoint), and the P&T Timeline.

Annual Review Process: Faculty should meet with their Department Chair each academic year, between May and June, to discuss outcomes of the current year's performance and to develop strategic career management plans for the coming year(s). The Promotion & Tenure process is initiated through this Annual Review process. Members of the P&T Committee are available for further consultation and clarification of options and procedures. The School of Medicine Office of Faculty Development also offers regular seminars to aid in preparation for Promotion & Tenure, through the Faculty Leadership Program.

School of Medicine Office of Accounting, Budget & Compensation (Plans & Policies Page/Intranet): This is a central resource hub including access to the following topics: Clinical Faculty Remuneration Plan, Basic Science Incentive Plan, Clinical Staff Credentialing and Privileging, Faculty Appointment, and Faculty Salary Policy. It is also possible from this page to access the AAMC Report on Medical School Faculty Salaries. At this time, the report is divided into Basic Science and Clinical areas, and the 60th percentile for each discipline is shown therein. For more detailed information for your department, contact your Department Administrator to access the full AAMC Report for your discipline.

UVa Faculty Salaries (A Cavalier Daily Site): This site maintains records of all faculty salaries within the University of Virginia system, organized by year with additional search tools by last name and by department. A new integrated web site is currently in development. 2008 is the only year for which data is available at this time.

UVa Faculty Leave Policies: Maintained by the UVa Vice President & Provost's Office, this page provides full policy on Leaves of Absence for faculty, including Leave for Educational Purposes, Leave for Personal Reasons, Annual Leave, and Temporary Disability Leave.

Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2004;
MGMA's Income Distribution - Academic Practice:
Two on-line resources of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Gender Equity Studies: This site is maintained by the Committee on Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE), and contains gender equity & climate reports, sorted by state and by institution. From this site it is possible to access the landmark Report on Gender Equity at the University of Virginia, 1999.

European Commission for Women in Science National Reports: This site contains an index by country with current reports on the status of women in the sciences.

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CNN's Money.com: This is an extensive web resource for news, advice, calculators, and information on all topics financial. Major headings include: News, Markets, Economy, Jobs & Technology, Personal Finance, Lifestyle, Real Estate, Small Business, and Lists. Extremely useful tools include: Cost of Living Comparison (especially helpful for families new to our area), Home Affordability Calculator (to estimate feasible mortgage rates based on your own personal financial profile), and Money 101 Glossary (a straight-forward definition of terms from the financial realm).

Virginia Workforce Connection (a VA Employment Commision site): Geared towards job seekers or new members of the community, with additonal portals for employers or researchers and analysts. A very helpful resource for those conducting spousal/partner employment research. Another useful tool here is the Community Profiles area, which allows the site visitor to specify a county or city in Virginia and bring up a full report in pdf format, on many aspects of that community, including things like cost of living, demographics, fifty largest employers, employment growth areas, and much more. The report updates automatically from within their database, so you can be assured of the most current news and information possible.

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Word of Mouth tip regarding parking at UVA: Parking is always an issue at an ever-growing university. For those of us working within the Medical Center and/or McKim Hall, options are limited. Priority is given throughout the Health System to those providing direct patient care. Faculty are also given parking, arranged through their department during the search and hiring process. Faculty with additional questions about parking should check with their department administrator and/or search committee first. For anyone left out of these two groups, Health System parking is handled through a separate office from that for main grounds (UVa Parking & Transportation Office). HS Parking is currently in development of web resources for policy and contact information. Please stay tuned here for that link as soon as their site completes development. In the meanwhile, parking inquiries should be directed to Ruby Curnish at (434) 924-5147.

For those who are curious about what parking is like for those affiiliated with main grounds of UVA, visit the UVA Parking & Transportation Department web site.

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Faculty Employee Assistance Program/Relocation Services: The FEAP offers referrals to real estate companies providing relocation services, as well as counseling services to families in transition. For further information, call (434) 243-2643.

Faculty & Staff Housing (UVa Housing Division): Available for non-tenured faculty, research associates, research assistants, post-doctoral candidates, visiting faculty, and full-time classified staff. Their web site, linked here, provides a wonderful way to browse the various houses and apartments available (a total of 67 residences), and includes a chart of amenities alongside the rental price for each property. There are also Short-Term Housing accomodations for visiting faculty or guests of UVa, all with convenient locations to the various schools of UVa. Department administrators may contact Family & Faculty Housing to make reservations in advance. Short-term housing may also be utilized by new faculty who arrive in Charlottesville before their family makes the transition.
Wait-list Tips: The waiting list for all Faculty & Staff Housing is updated every three months to assure accuracy. This list tends to fill up during April and May for housing coming available in August, so be sure to complete the application process as early as possible.
Medical School Faculty & Staff, please note: The Piedmont Apartments (Mimosa Drive), Ranch Houses, and Split-foyer Houses are all in walking distance of Fontaine Research Park and a short bus-ride or twenty-minute walk to the University Hospital area. Some furnished housing is also available in the Piedmont community.
For further information: contact Property Manager Patricia Toms (434.924.7030; pat6x@virginia.edu) or Family & Faculty/Staff Leasing Coordinator Jim Williams (434.924.7030; jaw9j@virginia.edu).

Family Housing (UVa Housing Division): Family Housing currently offers 323 properties having 1,2 & 3 bedroom options as well as furnished or unfurnished accomodations. Housing is filled based on a priority ranking system: married students or single parents are Priority 1 and post-docs or research associates/assistants are Priority 2. Comprised of the communities of University Gardens (close to both central grounds and the North Grounds areas) and Copeley Hill (located near the Darden and Law Schools in North Grounds), an added bonus for residing families is the extremely warm and helpful FHA (Family Housing Association) which links members of the communities to one another, and also provides a monthly Newsletter of local events, tips, and resources. As with Faculty & Staff Housing, the waiting list for all Family Housing is updated every three months to assure accuracy, and the list tends to fill up during April and May for housing coming available in August, so be sure to complete the application process as early as possible. For further information: contact Property Manager Patricia Toms (434.924.7030; pat6x@virginia.edu) or Family & Faculty/Staff Leasing Coordinator Jim Williams (434.924.7030; jaw9j@virginia.edu).

Monticello Avenue/Housing Area: This area of the local resources web site includes extensive links in the following categories: Real Estate Sales & Rental Companies, Builders & Home-Related Services, Housing Organizations, and Newcomers' Guides to the Charlottesville area. This site is maintained by the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.

Home Sweet C'ville/Getting Settled Area (Virginia Law School site): Linked here is the Housing page of the Getting Settled Area. This area is geared more towards the needs of law students new to the area, but does include lists of helpful links. Other pages in this Getting Settled web area provide extremely valuable information in the following supplemental categories: Utilies (with links to all major utility, phone service, and trash providers); Automobiles (with links and information about Vehicle Tags, Plates, DMV, Registration, Insurance, Taxes, and University Auto Registration); Dogs (rules and regulations concerning dog ownership and registration) ; Media (links to local tv stations, cable providers, internet service, radio stations, and all local newspapers); and Banks.

Virginia Real Estate & Relocation Guide: This site is geared towards prospective homebuyers, and include a wide array of overview information about Virginia, as well as information specific to the Charlottesville area. Link from this site to a Money/Investing page for more information on these topics in Virginia.

EveryAptMapped.com: This resource site is a good place to begin an apartment hunt for those moving new to the area. It includes a listing of approximately twenty different apartment communities in the Charlottesville area, with details on the apartment units available and cost. Please use the FEAP (Faculty Employee Assistance Program) contact information from above if you would like to discuss your relocation needs and seek further advice.

www.mortgageloan.com/calculator/ Use the tools on this site to investigate mortgage rates and to estimate the ideal range of cost for a new home based on your income and financial profile.

1. Clinical Faculty may schedule individual consultations at HSF regarding compensation statements and all levels of financial planning (including retirement concerns).
2. Basic Science Faculty may consult with the UVa Benefits Office for this same function.
3. Additionally, UVa has contracts with three Retirement Benefits Providers: Fidelity, TIAA-CREF, and Vanguard; representatives from these companies are available to UVa faculty and staff to provide individual benefit consultations.
4. We encourage you to involve your spouse, partner, or other family members in considering your options, as well as hiring a personal Financial Advisor to attend all meetings with benefits providers and assist in decision making. Links follow below for all entities described here.
5. Also visit the National Resources for Financial Planning section of this web page when researching retirement and investment options.

Health Services Foundation: Available to clinical faculty for individual consultations regarding your compensation statements and all levels of financial planning, including retirement concerns.

UVa Benefits Office: Available to basic science faculty for individual consultations regarding all levels of financial planning, including retirement concerns. Clinical faculty also have full access to  services and consultations with the Benefits Office. A division of University Human Resources; phone: (434) 924-4392.

UVa Faculty Pre-Retirement Guide: This site includes the full procedure & time-line for retirement, plus information on taxation of retirement benefits, health insurance coverage, and a list of "perks" for retired faculty, including the UVa policy concerning Emeritus Faculty. Retiree Health Benefits Program: a University Human resources site. Fidelity: A UVa benefits provider. TIAA-CREF: A UVa benefits provider. Vanguard: A UVa benefits provider.

Faculty Employee Assistance Program: The FEAP is an extensive support program at UVa, offering consultation services, seminars, counseling, and other referral services relating to personal or professional matters. When you are stumped for resoures outside of your office or department, relating to professional or personal matters, the FEAP is always a good place to begin your search. (434) 243-2643.

Home Sweet C'ville (Virginia Law School site): This is an outstanding resource with commentary, links, reviews, and ideas on the following topics: Family Time, C'ville Shopping (includes Retail and Grocers), Things to Do, Eats & Drinks, Getting Oriented, Getting Settled, Finding a Job, Health Resources, Community Service, and School Life.

Monticello Avenue: From this home page, link to extensive Charlottesville area resources in the following major categories: Arts, Business, Education, Employment, Government, Groups, Health, History, Housing, Library, Media, Tourism, and a full left-menu listing of Upcoming Events and Links to Local New Sources. This site is maintained by the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.

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