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Faculty Affairs is the central location for oversight of School of Medicine faculty-related policies and guidelines governing appointments, promotions and tenure and coordination of activities that enhance the work-life and professional development of faculty at the MCV Campus.
Awards and Recognition
- 2022 Award Recipients Profiles
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- 2020 Award Recipients Profiles
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- 2015 Award Recipients Profiles
- Previous Teaching Excellence Award Recipients 1999-2022
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Faculty Excellence Awards
VCU Health System Awards
University
- Distinguished Faculty Awards Program
- Edward A. Wayne Medal
- Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment
- Presidential Medallion
Commonwealth of Virginia Awards
- State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Outstanding Faculty Awards
- Virginia's Outstanding Scientist Award
National Awards
- Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women
Honor Societies
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) is the only medical school honor society in the world. It seeks to recognize and perpetuate excellence in the medical profession by promoting scholarship and research in medical schools, encouraging a high standard of character and conduct among medical students and graduates and recognizing high attainment in medical science, practice and related fields.
The VCU Chapter is the Brown Sequard Chapter
- Motto: Worthy to serve the suffering
Election Details
- Faculty, housestaff and alumni(ae) can also be admitted to AOA. Nominations are made by members and voted on once a year.
Election Timetable
- Election of faculty, house staff, alumni(ae): spring
Since 1982, VCU has paid formal tribute at convocation to members of the faculty who conduct the mission of the University with distinction and exemplify what is best about the VCU. Each year, awards are granted in four areas.
- Distinguished Teaching Award
- Distinguished Scholarship Award
- Distinguished Service Award
- Outstanding Early Career Award
- Outstanding Term Faculty Award
- University Award of Excellence
Nomination Process and Timeline: The President of VCU typically calls for nominations in early March, with a deadline of late March or early April. In the School of Medicine, department chairs submit nominations to the Dean for review by the School of Medicine Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee selects one candidate in each award category to be nominated by the School of Medicine. Each nominee’s department chair prepares a nomination packet and submits it to the President. Note: university-wide, each school or college may submit only one nominee per award category.
The university seeks to attract, reward and retain distinguished faculty of national and international reputation to occupy an endowed chair or professorship as one of the highest forms of recognition provided by the university.
Private funds raised for professorships in the School of Medicine are housed in the MCV Foundation, a non-profit organization. Endowment works by preserving the principal of an invested sum and awarding a percentage of the earned interest to chairs or professorships.
The following link lists current endowed chairs and professorships in the School of Medicine: Endowed Charis and Professorships
For information contact:
Thomas Maness, M.P.A.
Associate Dean for Development
Chief Development Officer
Email: thomas.maness@vcuhealth.org
The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) offers an intensive one-year program of executive training intended to expand the national pool of qualified women candidates for leadership in academic medicine and dentistry. ELAM is a program of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine.
Nomination Process and Timeline: The dean of a medical or dental school or the chief executive officer of an academic health center may nominate up to three candidates from his/her institution. Both the qualities of the candidate and the commitment of her institution are considered during the selection process. Nominations are typically sought in late November, with nomination packets due in early February.
The VCU School of Medicine has sponsored eight ELAM fellows in the past nine years.
ELAM at Drexel University
ELAM at Women in Medicine and Science, VCU School of Medicine
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation initiated the Humanism in Medicine Awards in 1991 to recognize a graduating medical student and a faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University. The Gold Foundation bestows a personalized certificate and a $1,000 prize each on a graduating medical student and a faculty member, nominated and selected by their peers. The graduating medical student is recognized on Honors Day and again during the School of Medicine Convocation and Hooding Ceremony. Additional information can be found at the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. The faculty awardee is recognized at the annual faculty awards ceremony in October. Criteria for nomination are as follows:
Graduating Medical Student
- consistently demonstrates compassion and empathy in the delivery of care to patients
- illustrates professional and ethical behavior by example
- shows respect for everyone he/she comes in contact with
- demonstrates cultural sensitivity in working with patients and family members of diverse ethnic or religious backgrounds
- displays effective communication and listening skills—good rapport with patients
- understands a patient’s need for interpretation of complex medical diagnosis and treatment and makes an effort to assure patient comprehension—shows respect for the patient’s viewpoint
- helps to articulate the patient’s concerns to attending physicians and others
- pays attention and is sensitive to the patient’s psychological well-being
- is cooperative, easy to work with—engenders trust and confidence
- willing to help others and, when necessary, willing to seek help from others
- displays concern for the general welfare of the community and engages in volunteer activities
- seeks and accepts criticism, using it to improve performance
- is personally committed to reflection and objective self-evaluation of his/her skills
- displays competence in scientific endeavors
Medical School Faculty Member
- consistently demonstrates compassion and empathy in the delivery of care to patients
- serves as a role model—illustrates professional behavior by example—for students and colleagues
- is approachable and accessible to students
- welcomes opportunities for teaching and one-on-one mentorships with students
- exhibits enthusiasm and skill in professional and personal interactions with students
- shows respect for everyone he/she comes in contact with
- demonstrates cultural sensitivity in working with patients and family members of diverse ethnic or religious backgrounds
- displays effective communication and listening skills
- understands a patient’s need for interpretation of complex medical diagnoses and treatments and makes an effort to ensure patient comprehension—shows respect for the patient’s viewpoint
- pays attention and is sensitive to the patients’ psychological well-being
- effectively identifies emotional concerns of patients and family members
- engenders trust and confidence
- adheres to professional and ethical standards
- is personally committed to reflection and objective self-evaluation of his/her skills
- displays competence in scientific endeavors
Process and Timeline
Nominations may be made by faculty, medical or graduate students for either award and should be accompanied by at least, but no more than three letters of support. An annual Call for Nominations is announced in the spring. Nominations will be reviewed by a committee of faculty members and graduating medical students and then awardees will be selected.
Contact
For questions about the process, please contact Dr. Christopher Woleben [E-mail]: christopher.woleben@vcuhealth.org.
Sponsored by the Medical College of Virginia Physicians (MCVP), this award recognizes clinical excellence among faculty at the VCU Medical Center. Criteria considered include, but are not limited to, the following attributes for patient care: compassion, clinical effectiveness, efficiency, comprehensiveness, availability and responsiveness to patients.
Nomination Process and Timeline: The President of MVCP seeks nominations for the award from members of the MCVP.
2023 Call for Nominations - MCV Distinguished Clinician Award
Phi Kappa Phi is a national honor society that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship. It accepts members from applied and professional fields of study as well as from letters, arts, sciences and humanities. Each year, the VCU chapter may elect outstanding members of the university faculty and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction. Nominations, including a letter of support and curriculum vita, may be directed to a member of Phi Kappa Phi. Nominations are typically considered early in the Spring semester.
For more information, visit Phi Kappa Phi at VCU or Faculty Membership at VCU.
The Sigma Xi Society is a national honor society which recognizes individuals for research achievement or promise. Membership in Sigma Xi is by nomination. Any active (dues-paying) full member may nominate an individual for membership. Individuals who meet the qualifications for membership may also request nomination to membership. Each year the Society initiates more than 5,000 new members. Over the course of the Society’s distinguished history, nearly 200 members have won the Nobel Prize and many more have earned election to the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering.
Inquiries may be directed to Charles O’Neal , Ph.D., Department of Microbiology and Immunology [E-mail]: choneal@vcu.edu.
This program was created in 1986 by the Virginia General Assembly to recognize faculty excellence in the Commonwealth’s public and private college and university institutions. Nominees possess records of superior accomplishment in the areas of teaching, discovery, knowledge integration and service.
The President of VCU typically calls for nominations in June or July. Nominations from department chairs’ are typically due to the President’s office in September. Up to 10 nominations from VCU may be forwarded from the President’s office to SCHEV.
For more information visit the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
Background
In the fall of 1998, Senior Associate Dean H. H. (Dickie) Newsome, Jr., M.D., initiated an annual program to recognize and reward teaching excellence in the School of Medicine. Dr. Newsome appointed an ad hoc committee charged with the task of researching, developing and implementing new teaching awards. The committee reviewed the biomedical and education literatures, interviewed administrators of nine medical schools and researched existing teaching awards. Two awards, established in the early 1990s, the Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence and the Irby-James Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, were incorporated in the award program. The committee’s yearlong effort cumulated in a teaching awards program held on October 4, 1999. The awards event occurred in conjunction with a day long New Faculty Orientation.
Summary
The School of Medicine (SOM) Teaching Awards Program honors faculty members for excellence in the achievement of our educational mission. Awards fall into three categories. The School of Medicine recognizes individuals and sometimes groups. Each category is based on the method used to nominate and select an award candidate and to document teaching competencies.
I. Teaching Excellence Awards form one kind of recognition and consist of four awards:
- Enrique Gerszten M.D. Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (the School’s highest recognition for teaching)
- Irby-James Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
- Educational Innovation/Educational Research Award
- Distinguished Mentor Award
Faculty colleagues, administrators, students or a candidate may nominate any SOM faculty member teaching in undergraduate medicine, basic sciences, graduate education, continuing education or other schools/programs at the Academic Medical Center. Multiple kinds of documentation support evidence of superior teaching abilities.
Previous Teaching Excellence Award Recipients
II. The second type of recognition is the Outstanding Teacher Awards in Undergraduate Medical Education. Two kinds of awards are given:
- Best Teacher in the Course and Clerkship Awards
- Faculty with High Evaluation Awards
Student evaluations are an important element in the selection of these recipients. These awards acknowledge outstanding teaching within each of the undergraduate School of Medicine courses and clerkships. Eligibility for these awards is thus confined to faculty teaching in courses or clerkships.
III. The third category of recognition is the Outstanding Teacher Awards in Health Sciences Education. One type award is conferred.
- Outstanding Departmental Teacher Awards (selection by each basic science department)
The award is departmental in nature and is implemented in those departments which choose to implement the awards and which have significant teaching responsibilities in undergraduate, graduate, professional and outreach programs. Departments include Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biostatistics, Division of Epidemiology (Department of Family Medicine and Population Health), Health Behavior and Policy, Human and Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology and Biophysics. Each department determines award criteria and eligibility for its faculty members.
Detailed Description of Awards
I. Teaching Excellence Awards
The Enrique Gerszten M.D. Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
The Faculty Excellence Award recognizes extraordinary accomplishment in all aspects of education. This award is the School of Medicine’s highest recognition for teaching.
The School of Medicine gives the Faculty Excellence Award annually to a faculty member who is an outstanding teacher and has a compelling record of contributions to education.
As a teacher, the individual successfully stimulates student intellectual achievement through superior communication skills and interpersonal rapport. The recipient of the award enthusiastically relates information in all instructional situations, displaying outstanding scholarship, and cogent organization. The exemplary educator respects students, knows many by name and history, promotes their critical thinking and inspires students of all abilities to extraordinary accomplishment. He/she is a role model for the highest standards of professionalism.
As an educator, the individual is widely recognized for educational leadership and academic inquiry. The faculty member supports the educational excellence of colleagues, and embodies a spirit of instructional innovation.
A cash award will be given to the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award recipient, and the remaining funds will be given for the recipient’s scholarly and educational development. The award can be used for education, scholarship, faculty development or other activities of choice (managed through recipient’s department). The individual’s name will be placed on a plaque outside the Dean’s Office on the fourth floor in McGlothlin Medical Education Center (MMEC). Award recipients may receive the same award after three years and upon demonstration of additional achievement. A photo of the recipient will also be placed in MMEC (fifth floor).
Three awards identify faculty contributions in specific areas of education. The awards are:
The Irby-James Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
The School of Medicine presents the Irby-James Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching in recognition of superior teaching and professionalism in clinical medicine taught in the last two years of medical school and residency training. The award is named in honor of two outstanding physician educators: W. Robert Irby, M.D., and G. Watson James, III, M.D., both Professors of Internal Medicine. Whitby, Inc., a pharmaceutical marketing and research company, formerly a subsidiary of Ethyl Corporation, Richmond, VA, established the award in 1992. The award recognizes and encourages excellence in an increasingly complicated and challenging educational environment.
The faculty nominee must exhibit high standards of professionalism.
The award is funded by a gift to the MCV Foundation. A cash award from the endowment fund will be given to the recipient. Award recipients may receive the same award after three years and upon demonstration of additional achievement. A photo of the recipient will be placed in MMEC (sixth floor).
The Educational Innovation/Educational Research Award
The School of Medicine confers the Educational Innovation/Educational Research Award annually to an individual faculty member, a group, a program or an academic unit for significant educational innovation or educational research.
Innovation includes the development of educational materials, the institution of new courses or clinics, instructional methods, teaching techniques or evaluation methods, contributions to curriculum renewal or research in medical education. Examples of creative educational initiatives are curriculum or course development, computer based instructional programs, informatics applications, community service projects (local, state, national, international), community preceptor activities, measuring and reporting educational outcomes and collaborative learning programs within electronic classrooms or new course syllabi. Outstanding innovation enhances student academic attainment and may be nationally recognized.
Educational research includes scholarly investigation of educational methods, processes, attitudes and outcomes which contribute to the enhancement of the teaching mission.
The faculty nominee must exhibit high standards of professionalism.
A cash award of $500 will be given to an individual recipient with an additional $1,000 given for the recipient’s scholarly and educational development. The award can be used for education, scholarship, faculty development or other activities of choice (managed through recipient’s department). Award recipients may receive the same award after three years and upon demonstration of additional achievement. A photo of the recipient will be placed in MMEC (eighth floor).
The Distinguished Mentor Award
The School of Medicine bestows the Distinguished Mentor Award annually to a faculty member for significant contributions to the career development of others. Examples include mentorship to fellow faculty members, junior faculty, residents, fellows, medical students, graduate students, post-docs or other mentoring relationships. Diverse colleagues attribute much of their professional achievements to the guidance, sponsorship, and teaching of the influential mentor. The faculty nominee must exhibit high standards of professionalism.
A cash award of $500 will be given to an individual recipient with an additional $1,000 given to the recipient’s scholarly and educational development. The award can be used for education, scholarship, faculty development or other activities of choice (managed through recipient’s department). Award recipients may receive the same award after three years and upon demonstration of additional achievement. A photo of the recipient will be placed in MMEC (seventh floor).
Selection Committee
The Dean appoints the Teaching Excellence Awards Committee. The committee consists of two faculty members representing the basic sciences, two faculty members representing the clinical sciences, one graduate student, two M4 representatives, one resident, a representative of the Office of Faculty and Instructional Development, and the previous three recipients of the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award.
II. Outstanding Teacher Awards in Undergraduate Medical Education
The School of Medicine recognizes exemplary teaching in courses and clerkships through the Outstanding Teacher Awards in Undergraduate Medical Education Program: Best teacher awards (Pre-Clinical and Clinical), faculty with high evaluation (Clinical), and Outstanding Pre-Clinical Course Director awards.
Best Teacher in the Course and Clerkship Awards
In general, a single faculty member from each course and clerkship in the M1, M2, and M3 years will be recognized for this award. Teaching strengths recognized include providing opportunities for students to develop lifelong learning skills in critical thinking and application of material, engaging the learner through various forms of pedagogy including, but not limited to: problem solving, TBL, POGIL, presentations, good organization, enthusiasm and exemplary professionalism. Other factors considered include notable skills in such areas as lecture and bedside, clinic or laboratory learning experiences. Student evaluations are utilized to select the best teacher for each course and clerkship.
On occasion, the selection committee may elect to name an additional recipient from a course or clerkship. Conversely, the committee may choose not to present an award for a particular course or clerkship. The Selection Committee also considers the amount of time instructors have contributed to a particular course or clerkship.
Past recipients of The Enrique Gerszten M.D. Faculty Teaching Award are ineligible to receive the Best Teacher in a Pre-Clinical Curse award.
Past recipients of The Irby-James Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching are ineligible to receive the Best Teaching in a Clerkship award.
Each award recipient will receive a teaching pin award, a certificate, and $100 for educational development.
Clerkship Faculty with High Evaluation Awards
All faculty who teach in M3 clerkships are considered for high evaluation awards. Award recipients must receive a ranking of excellent or higher on student evaluations. A certificate will be given to recipients.
Outstanding Pre-Clinical Division Directors
This award recognizes outstanding leadership and contributions to the curriculum through promoting innovative teaching and assessment methods and supporting our students as learners. Additional criteria included encouragement of course faculty to employ a variety of teaching methods; ensuring all deadlines are met and affirmative communication with students, staff and faculty.
Selection Committees
The Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education appoints an Outstanding Teacher in Undergraduate Education Awards Committee for the Pre-Clinical Phase. The M1 and M2 Committees are composed of elected student curriculum representatives; faculty from each year's curriculum; the Assistant Dean for curriculum (ex. officio); the Assistant Dean for Medical Education, the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education (ex. officio), and a representative from the Office of Faculty Development. Because of the structure of the third-year curriculum, the M3 Clerkship Directors submit award recipients to the Curriculum Office. Decisions for M3 awards are largely based on the student evaluations of each clerkship. The Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and Curriculum Office Director provide oversight to the committees.
III. Outstanding Teacher Award in Health Sciences Education
The School of Medicine honors outstanding teaching in areas other than physician training through departmental awards. The awards program is located in those departments with substantial teaching commitments in undergraduate, graduate and other professional schools. These departments may also provide educational outreach to elementary and secondary school students. Departments include Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Community Health, Health Behavior and Policy, Human and Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology and Biophysics.
Outstanding Departmental Teacher Awards
A faculty member from each department listed above will be honored as the outstanding teacher. Teaching strengths recognized may include but are not limited to significant skills in curriculum development, direct teaching, educational research or administration or the creation and evaluation of innovative teaching materials.
Each award recipient will receive a teaching pin, a certificate, and $100 for educational development.
Selection Process
The selection of the outstanding departmental teacher is determined by the department chair in cooperation with departmental faculty members, in a process determined by each department which elects to participate.
This award recognizes outstanding contributions to medical education by residency and fellowship directors. Criteria for selection include: a fully accredited residency program; evidence of dedication and effectiveness in teaching residents/fellows; behaviors that are value-based and highly principled; and exemplary role model; a program with benchmark features from which the field can learn; participation in a national program director's association.
Sponsored by the Science Museum of Virginia, the Outstanding Scientist Award honors scientists who, through their research and commitment to science, have made a recent contribution to basic scientific research which extends the boundaries of any field of science. This contribution should be easily recognizable as a definite advance of knowledge or a significant technological development.
In addition to the annual award presented to an outstanding scientist, an individual may be honored for a lifetime of achievement. The Life Achievement award is not offered annually, but at the discretion of the selection panels.
Nominations are typically sought by the Science Museum of Virginia in September, with nominations due in November. Nomination applications are sent to businesses, associations and universities throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Award recipients are introduced to the General Assembly in February, and a black-tie banquet is held in the early Spring.
Science Museum of Virginia—Outstanding Scientist and Industrialist Award Program
Calendar of Events
VCU School of Medicine, Office of Faculty Affairs Calendar of Events
Workshops/Seminars for Teaching/Career Development
The Office of Faculty Affairs offers a number of workshops and face-to-face professional development opportunities to faculty covering a broad spectrum of strategies and tools that will facilitate teaching, research and service. Please see these opportunities listed in the table below. The VCU community are welcome to attend.
RSVPs are required. Contact Jody Hedstrom at jody.hedstrom@vcuhealth.org for more information.
Professional Development Calendar 2015
VCU School of Medicine, Office of Faculty Affairs
Workshops/Seminars for Teaching/Career Development
The Office of Faculty Affairs offers a series of Lunchtime Learning hands-on interactive workshops focusing on a variety of topics in innovative teaching. These workshops draw on research-based best practices to help faculty consider ways to enhance student learning in and out of the classroom. Please register for these "Lunchtime Learning" workshops at https://go.vcu.edu/iteach
We also offer to new faculty professional development opportunities covering a broad spectrum of strategies and tools that will facilitate teaching, research and service. Please see these opportunities listed in the table below. The VCU community are welcome to attend.
Lunches are provided, RSVPs are required. Contact Deborah Stewart for more information.
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February 11 |
12 - 1:30 MMEC, 3rd Fl., Room 3-101 |
Strategies for Success in Academic Health Professions To register: https://redcap.vcu.edu/rc/surveys/?s=LXJW3K4ECH |
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April 24 |
12 - 6 pm (11:30 am - registration) Larrick Student Center |
23rd Annual WISDM Leadership Conference |
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August 26 |
3 - 5 pm 2:30 registration TBD |
SOM New Faculty Orientation Registration: 2:30 pm |
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October 7 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am - 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Getting Started in Research in the SOM: Processes and Resources
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October 14 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am - 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop -
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October 21 |
12 - 2 pm TBD |
Annual Faculty Excellence Awards *All VCU Community are invited. |
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November 11 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am - 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop -
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November 18 |
9 am - 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Planning for Successful Promotion and Tenure |
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December 4 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am - 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Basic Teaching Skills for New Faculty and Faculty New to Teaching A faculty development session on a variety of topics and speakers focusing on strategies and resources to help new teaching faculty or faculty new to teaching. |
For more information, see Faculty Affairs website.
ADDITIONAL VCU professional development opportunities
- iTeach website, go.vcu.edu/iteach. This new VCU School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs faculty development website serves as a central resource for sharing innovative teaching strategies in medical education and highlighting the best practices of VCU School of Medicine (VCU SOM) faculty.
- Center for Human Simulation & Patient Safety, VCU Medical Center & School of Medicine, contact Dr. Ellen Brock, Medical Director, 828-3914, http://www.medsim.som.vcu.edu/
- VCU Center for Clinical & Translational Research training programs (workshops, certificate, master's, PhD) https://cctr.vcu.edu/, contact Dr. Pamela Dillon, Research Liaison, pmdillon@vcu.edu, 827-1519
- VCU Office of Research: grant writing, IRB, other workshops to support research http://www.research.vcu.edu/index.htm
- VCU Preparing Future Faculty Program, http://www.graduate.vcu.edu/programs/pff/index.html
- VCU Libraries Workshops/Tutorials, https://www.library.vcu.edu/research-teaching/classes-workshops/
- VCU Technology Services, Technology Training Resources, http://www.ts.vcu.edu/
- Grace Harris Leadership Institute, University Leadership Program, http://www.vcu.edu/gehli/ulead.html and Department Chairs Training http://www.vcu.edu/gehli/deptchairs.html
Professional Development Calendar 2014
VCU School of Medicine, Office of Faculty Affairs
Workshops/Seminars for Teaching/Career Development
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April 19, 24
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4/19 - Alumni 4/24 - MMRB |
Managing the Role of Division Chiefs To register: https://redcap.vcu.edu/rc/surveys/? |
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April 25 |
12 - 6 pm 11:30 am - registration) Larrick Student Center |
22nd Annual WISDM Leadership Conference |
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August 27 |
3 - 5 pm 2:30 registration MMEC, 6th Fl., |
New Faculty Orientation Registration: 2:30 pm Register: |
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September 17 (Required for New |
9 am - 12 pm |
Professional Development Workshop GETTING STARTED IN RESEARCH IN THE SOM: General Resources to Support Research in the SOM CCTR - Clinical and Translational Research Conducting Research with Animals and Human |
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September 30 |
12 - 1:30 pm KMSB 104/105 |
WISDM Professional Development Workshop: How to Have a Successful Career and a Healthy |
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October 8 (Required for New |
9 am - 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop: Leveraging Library Resources for Teaching and |
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October 29 |
12 - 2 pm Kontos Medical |
Annual Faculty Excellence Awards Program |
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November 12 (Required for New |
9 am - 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop Alternative (Non-NIH) Funding Opportunities for Research Topics in Research Integrity: Conflicts of Interest and
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November 19 |
9 am - 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop: Planning for Successful Promotion and Tenure |
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December 5 (Required for New |
9 am - 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop Basic Teaching Skills Workshop for New Faculty A three-hour faculty development session on a |
For more information, see Faculty Affairs website.
ADDITIONAL VCU career development opportunities
- Center for Human Simulation & Patient Safety, VCU Medical Center & School of Medicine, contact Dr. Ellen Brock, Medical Director, 828-3914
- VCU Center for Clinical & Translational Research training programs (workshops, certificate, master’s, PhD) https://cctr.vcu.edu, contact Dr. Pamela Dillon, Research Liaison, pmdillon@vcu.edu, 827-1519
- VCU Office of Research: grant writing, IRB, other workshops to support research http://www.research.vcu.edu/vpr/resources/grant_proposal.htm
- VCU Preparing Future Faculty Program, http://www.graduate.vcu.edu/programs/pff/index.html
- VCU Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) , http://www.vcu.edu/cte/
- VCU Libraries Workshops/Tutorials, http://www.library.vcu.edu/services/instruction.html
- VCU Technology Services, Technology Training Resources http://tstraining.vcu.edu/
- Grace Harris Leadership Institute, University Leadership Program, http://www.vcu.edu/gehli/ulead.html and Department Chairs Training http://www.vcu.edu/gehli/deptchairs.html
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Professional Development Calendar 2013
VCU School of Medicine, Office of Faculty Affairs
Workshops/Seminars for Teaching/Career Development
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March 20 |
8:30 - 12 pm McGlothlin Medical Education Center (MMEC), Room 3-101 |
Professional Development Workshop - |
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March 22 |
12 – 6 pm Larrick Student Center, MCV Campus |
21st Annual WISDM Leadership Conference Theme: Breaking Through Invisible Barriers Online registration: www.vcuhealth.org/cme/register |
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April 24 |
12 - 1:30 pm Molecular Medicine Research Bldg. (MMRB), Room 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - |
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April 24 |
12 - 12:50 pm Egyptian Building Auditorium |
Electronic Whiteboard Training To sign up, contact: Kim Fisher, kafisher@vcu.edu or 827-1278. |
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April 30 |
12 - 12:50 pm Egyptian Building Auditorium |
Electronic Whiteboard Training To sign up, contact: Kim Fisher, kafisher@vcu.edu or 827-1278. |
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May 1 |
12 - 12:50 pm Egyptian Building Auditorium |
Electronic Whiteboard Training To sign up, contact: Kim Fisher, kafisher@vcu.edu or 827-1278. |
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May 7 |
12 - 12:50 pm Egyptian Building Auditorium |
Electronic Whiteboard Training To sign up, contact: Kim Fisher, kafisher@vcu.edu or 827-1278. |
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May 15 |
12 - 12:50 pm Egyptian Building Auditorium |
Electronic Whiteboard Training To sign up, contact: Kim Fisher, kafisher@vcu.edu or 827-1278. |
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May 16 |
12 - 1 pm MMEC, 5th Floor, Room 5-101 |
Team-Based Learning (TBL) Interest Group To sign up, contact: Kim Fisher, kafisher@vcu.edu or 827-1278. |
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May 22 |
12 - 12:50 pm Egyptian Building Auditorium |
Electronic Whiteboard Training To sign up, contact: Kim Fisher, kafisher@vcu.edu or 827-1278. |
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May 23 |
12 - 1 pm MMEC, 5th Floor, Room 5-101 |
POGIL Interest Group To sign up, contact: Kim Fisher, kafisher@vcu.edu or 827-1278. |
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May 24 |
12 - 1 pm MMEC, 5th Floor, Room 5-101 |
Just in Time Teaching (JiTT) Interest Group To sign up, contact: Kim Fisher, kafisher@vcu.edu or 827-1278. |
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May 28 |
12 - 1 pm MMEC, 5th Floor, Room 5-101 |
Inkling Interest Group To sign up, contact: Kim Fisher, kafisher@vcu.edu or 827-1278. |
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July 31 |
12 - 3 pm MMEC, 3rd Fl., |
Professional Development Workshop - Part I: Speed Designing with Instructional Strategies |
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August 8 |
12 - 3 pm MMEC, 3rd Fl., |
Professional Development Workshop - Part II: Speed Designing with Assessment Strategies |
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August 29 |
3 - 5 pm 2:30 registration MMRB 1009/1011 |
Registration: 2:30 pm |
| Summer 2013 |
Enrollment deadline: April 30 For additional information go to: |
The Theory and Practice of Adult Learning for Medical Educators (TiME) 2-credit graduate course introduces theories of adult learning with practical implications for teaching and learning in medical education, offered through the VCU School of Education. |
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September 11 |
12 - 2 pm Kontos Medical Sciences Bldg. (KMSB) Auditorium |
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September 25 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 12 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Professional Development Workshop - Getting Started in Research in the SOM General Resources to Support Research in the SOM CCTR - Clinical and Translational Research Resources and Opportunities Conducting Research with Animals and Human Subject Subjects at VCU |
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October 9 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Alternative Funding Opportunities for Research |
| October 23 (Wed) |
4:30 - 6:30 pm Alumni House Parlors (1st Fl.) |
Professional Development Workshop - sponsored by WISDM Faculty Organization in collaboration with the Office of Faculty Affairs |
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November 6 |
12 – 1:15 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Professional Development Workshop - Following What You Love: Setting Priorities for Work-Life Balance in Medicine Discussion and Q&A Session jointly sponsored by WIMSO and WISDM Faculty Organization |
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November 13 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Policies and Reporting Requirements Reporting Financial Interests for COI Assessment |
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November 20 |
9 am – 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Planning for Successful Promotion and Tenure 2013 |
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December 6 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 2 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Basic Teaching Skills for New Faculty and Faculty New to Teaching 2013 A half-day faculty development session on a variety of topics and speakers focusing on strategies and resources to help new teaching faculty or faculty new to teaching. |
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December 11 (Wed)
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9 am – 2 pm MMEC |
Professional Development Workshop - Facilitating Skills for Small Group Teaching - Teresa Carter, EdD, Associate Dean for Professional Instruction and Faculty Development, Office of Faculty Affairs - Kathleen Kreutzer, MEd, Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, Office of Faculty Affairs |
updated 8-28-13
Professional Development Calendar 2012
VCU School of Medicine, Office of Faculty Affairs
Workshops/Seminars for Teaching/Career Development
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Date |
Time & Location |
Title of Workshop/Seminar |
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August 29 |
3 - 6 pm Molecular Medicine Research Bldg. (MMRB) |
New Faculty Orientation and Reception Registration: 2:30 Opportunity for new faculty to be welcomed to the University by key leaders and to learn about current resources available to enhance professional development and quality of life as faculty. |
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September 12 |
12 – 1:30 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Planning for Successful Promotion and Tenure 2012 Come learn about approaches to successful promotion and tenure planning and review |
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September 17 |
3 - 5 pm Medical Staff Meeting Room - Main 1-220 |
Women in Science, Dentistry, and Medicine "Meet and Greet" |
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September 19 |
12 – 1:45 pm KMSB Auditorium |
14th Annual Faculty Excellence Awards Program and Lunch Program 12 – 1 pm To honor outstanding faculty in the School of Medicine and at VCU |
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September 26 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Getting Started in Research in the SOM: Processes and Resources |
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October 24 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Policies and Reporting Requirements for Faculty |
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November 14 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 12 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Career Planning and Alternative Research Funding |
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December 7 (Required for New Faculty) |
8 am – 3 pm MMRB 1009/1011 |
Professional Development Workshop - Basic Teaching Skills for New Faculty or Faculty New to Teaching |
Professional Development Calendar, Fall/Spring 2011-12
VCU School of Medicine, Office of Faculty Affairs
Workshops/Seminars for Teaching/Career Development
| Date | Time & Location | Title of Workshop/Seminar |
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August 31 |
3 - 6 pm Molecular Medicine Research Bldg. (MMRB) |
New Faculty Orientation and Reception Registration: 2:30 Opportunity for new faculty to be welcomed to the University by key leaders and to learn about current resources available to enhance professional development and quality of life as faculty. |
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September 21 |
12 – 1:45 pm KMSB Auditorium |
13th Annual Faculty Excellence Awards Program and Lunch Program 12 – 1 pm To honor outstanding faculty in the School of Medicine and at VCU |
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September 28 |
9 am - 12 pm |
Policies and Reporting Requirements |
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October 26 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 12 pm Molecular Medicine Research Bldg. (MMRB)
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Professional Development Workshop - Getting Started in Research in the SOM: Processes and Resources General Resources to Support Research in the SOM CCTR - Clinical and Translational Research Resources and Opportunities Human Subjects Research Ethics and the IRB |
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November 9
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12 - 1:15 pm Molecular Medicine Research Bldg. (MMRB) |
Professional Development Workshop - Perspectives on Leadership: What Works, What Doesn't, Lessons Learned |
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November 16 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 12 pm Molecular Medicine Research Bldg. (MMRB) |
Professional Development Workshop - Alternative Research Funding and Career Planning |
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December 2 (Required for New Faculty)
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8 am – 3 pm Molecular Medicine Research Bldg. (MMRB) |
Professional Development Workshop - Basic Teaching Skills for New Faculty or Faculty New to Teaching |
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January 25 |
12 - 1:30 pm Molecular Medicine Research Bldg. (MMRB) |
Professional Development Seminar - Our Best Today, Better Tomorrow - Lessons from an Integrated Curriculum Guest Speakers: Dr. Chris Burns and Dr. Stephanie Wragg, UVA |
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February 6 |
12 - 1:15 pm Molecular Medicine Research Bldg. (MMRB) |
Professional Development Seminar - Looking Out for Number 1 Speaker: Dr. John F. Butterworth |
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April 20 |
12 - 6 pm KMSB/Egyptian Bldg. |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ann Maust, President/CEO, New Visions/New Ventures, Richmond, VA Brochure and online registration at: http://www.apps.som.vcu.edu/vculms/clickthru.html |
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April 25 |
12 - 2 pm VCU Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety, North 2 |
Teaching Basic Science Concepts with Simulation Guest Speaker: Martin Eason, MD, JD, Director, Patient Simulator Lab, East Tennessee State University This workshop is sponsored by the VCU Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety. There is no charge, but you must register to attend. Lunch provided for registrants. |
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May 15 |
12 - 1:30 pm Sanger Hall, |
Professional Development Seminar - Show Me the Money: Finding Funding Opportunities in the Health and Clinical Sciences Speaker: Jessica Venable, MA |
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June 27 |
12 - 1:30 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Professional Development Seminar - Interprofessional Education: What Are We Learning at VCU? Speakers: Drs. Allison Vanderbilt; Moshe Feldman; Deborah DiazGranados |
These School of Medicine (SOM) workshops and seminars are open to all faculty, residents, fellows, postdocs and interested persons. For questions, contact Debbie Stewart [E-mail]: dstewart@vcu.edu, Phone: 804-828-6591.
| Date | Time & Location | Title of Workshop/Seminar |
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July 15, 2010 |
1 – 3 pm |
Blackboard ver9 Training |
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July 29 |
1 - 3 pm Sanger B1 Classroom |
Blackboard ver9 Training Provided by CTE staff, contact: Kathy Kreutzer, kkreutze@vcu.edu or 828-9789 |
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September 1 |
1 - 3 pm Sanger B1 Classroom |
Blackboard ver9 Training Provided by CTE staff, contact: Kathy Kreutzer, kkreutze@vcu.edu or 828-9789 |
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September 2 |
1 - 3 pm Sanger B1 Classroom |
Blackboard ver9 Training Provided by CTE staff, contact: Kathy Kreutzer, kkreutze@vcu.edu or 828-9789 |
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September 8 |
3 - 6 pm Molecular Medicine Research Bldg. (MMRB) |
New Faculty Orientation and Reception Registration: 2:30 Opportunity for new faculty to be welcomed to the University by key leaders and to learn about current resources available to enhance professional development and quality of life as faculty. |
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September 14 |
12 - 1:15 pm Kontos Medical Sciences Bldg. (KMSB) 104/105 |
WISDM Professional Development Seminar Eldercare and the "Sandwich Generation" |
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September 15 |
12 - 1:30 pm North 2-202 |
Integrating Simulation into the Basic Health Sciences |
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September 22 |
12 – 1:45 pm KMSB Auditorium |
12th Annual Faculty Excellence Awards Program and Lunch Program 12 – 1 pm To honor outstanding faculty in the School of Medicine and at VCU |
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September 24 |
8:30 am – 4:30 pm KMSB 104/105
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POGIL Workshop #1 – Intro to POGIL Training on POGIL teaching method, first of three sessions. |
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September 29 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 12 pm MMRB 1011/1009 |
Professional Development Workshop - Getting Started on Career Planning Promotion and Tenure Guidelines Working with FARES - the new Faculty Portal |
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October 13 |
12 – 1:30 pm Location TBA |
Writing Workshop #1 - VCU Writing Center Selling Your Work: Strategies for Writing Successful Proposals, Abstracts, and Introductions |
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October 18
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7:30 am - 12:30 pm Larrick Center |
CTSA Mentor Training |
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October 22
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8:30 am – 4:30 pm KMSB 104/105 |
POGIL Workshop #2 – Writing Cases for POGIL Sessions Training on POGIL teaching method, second of three sessions. |
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October 27 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 12 pm MMRB 1011/1009
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Professional Development Workshop - Getting Started in Research at VCU SOM: Processes and Resources General Resources to Support Research in the SOM CCTR - Clinical and Translational Research Resources and Opportunities Human Subjects Research Ethics and the IRB |
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November 10 |
12 – 1:30 pm Location TBA |
Writing Workshop #2 - VCU Writing Center |
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November 17 (Required for New Faculty) |
9 am – 12 pm MMRB 1011/1009 |
Professional Development Workshop - Keeping Your Career on Track Getting your Scholarly Work Published Outside Professional Activities, Conflict of Interest and Effort Reporting |
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November 19
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8:30 am – 4:30 pm KMSB 104/105 |
POGIL Workshop #3 – Choosing Cases for Use in Class Training on POGIL teaching method, last of three sessions. |
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December 3 (Required for New Faculty)
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8 am – 3 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Professional Development Workshop - Annual Basic Teaching Skills Workshop |
These School of Medicine (SOM) workshops and seminars are open to all faculty, residents, fellows, postdocs and interested persons. For questions, contact Debbie Stewart [E-mail]: dstewart@vcu.edu, Phone: 804-828-6591.
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Date |
Time |
Title of Workshop/Seminar |
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September 9, 2009 (Wed) |
12 – 1:30 pm KMSB 104/105
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Writing a Letter of Recommendation (for students) (Brown Bag Lunch Workshop) Presenters: Stephanie Call, M.D., M.S.P.H., Internal Medicine Residency Program Director; Brian Kaplan, M.D., Surgery Residency Program Director; Jay Shapiro, M.D., Anesthesiology Residency Program Director |
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September 9, 2009 (Wed) |
4 – 7 pm MMRB 1013 & 1011 |
New Faculty Orientation & Reception |
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September 14, 2009 (Mon) |
12 – 1:15 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Communicating Healthcare Issues . . . Are You Camera-Ready? Presenter: Andrea Butler, Director of Communications, VCU Massey Cancer Center |
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September 17, 2009 (Thurs) |
9:00 am |
NIH Submission to Grants.gov using the VCUeRA 2009 |
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September 23, 2009 (Wed) |
12 – 2 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Faculty Excellence Awards & Lunch on the Plaza Honoring Faculty Awardees |
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September 29, 2009 (Tues) |
12 – 1:15 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Grant Management at VCU School of Medicine Presenter: George Ford, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Sponsored Programs/Grant Review, Dean’s Office, SOM |
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October 6, 2009 (Tues)
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12 – 1:30 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Teaching, Research, and Service Opportunities in the School of Medicine Graduate Presenter: Jan Chlebowski, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Education, SOM |
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October 20, 2009 (Tues) |
12 – 1:15 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Family Planning: So you are Ready to Start a Family, What Happens When Your Plan Panel Discussion: Susan Lanni, MD, Associate Professor, OB-GYN (moderator); Frank Fulco, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine; Patricia Fulco, PharmD, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy; Indra Kancitis, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Ivy Moore, LCSW, VCU Institute for Women's Health, Department of Care Coordination |
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October 29, 2009 (Thurs) (Required |
12 – 1:30 pm MMRB 1011 |
Presenter: PonJola Coney, M.D., Senior Associate Dean, Office of Faculty Affairs, SOM |
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October 29, 2009 (Thurs) |
1 - 2:30 pm Biotech 1 |
5th Thursday for Human Research Protection: "Focusing on Responsible Conduct of Research" |
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November 17, 2009 (Tues) (Required Attendance |
12 – 1:30 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Getting Started in Research at VCU Presenter: John Clore, M.D., Director, VCU Center for Clinical and Translational Research |
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November 20, 2009 (Fri)
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12 - 1:30 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Presenters: Karen Sanders, M.D., Chair of SOM Professionalism Committee; Kathleen Kreutzer, M.Ed., Curriculum Consultant, Curriculum Office/Office of Faculty Affairs |
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December 4, 2009 (Fri) (Required |
8:15am–1:30 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Basic Teaching Skills for New Faculty and Faculty New to Teaching 2009 Presenters: |
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December 15, 2009 (Tues) |
9:00 am |
NIH Submission to Grants.gov using the VCUeRA |
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| January 13, 2010 | 9:30 - 11:00 am VCU Larrick Center Court End Ballroom |
Changes in the NIH Grant Submission and Review Processes Register online by January 4, 2010 at https://survey.vcu.edu/surveys/4TKW2R hosted by VCU Office of Research and the VCU Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: contact Jessica Venable, 827-1443, jcvenable@vcu.edu. |
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| January 15, 2010 | 12 – 1:15 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Career Planning: Planning for Your Next Career Advancement Presenters: Sheldon Retchin, M.D., M.S.P.H., VP for Health Sciences-VCU & CEO, VCU Health System; Ann Fulcher, M.D., Professor and Chair of Radiology, SOM; Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology & Division Chair of Molecular Diagnostics, SOM; Kimberly Sanford, M.D., Panel Moderator, Chair of WISDM Professional Development Committee & Assistant Professor of Pathology |
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February 17, 2010 (Wed) (Required |
12 – 2 pm MMRB 1011 |
Human Research Protections and the VCU IRB Presenter: Monika Markowitz, PhD, MSN, RN, MA |
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| March 5, 2010 |
7:30 am – 2:45 pm JL Larrick Center, MCV Campus |
18th Annual WISDM Leadership Conference *sponsored by: VCU School of Medicine, VCU School of Dentistry, VCU Health System, Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
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March 17, 2010 (Required |
12 – 2 pm KMSB 104/105 |
Policy and Procedure for Reporting Faculty Effort Presenter: PonJola Coney, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs |
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April 7, 2010 |
12 – 1:30 pm |
How to Get Your Scholarly Work Published Presenters: Panel Discussion; Moderator: Paul Mazmanian, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Continuing Professional Development and Evaluation Studies) |
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April 15, 2010 |
12 – 1:15 pm |
Why DO You Need a Mentor? |
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April 27, 2010 (Required |
9 am - 12 noon KMSB 104/105 |
Required Workshops for New Faculty
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May 2010 |
10 – 12 pm |
Inova Campus Faculty Development Program |
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These School of Medicine (SOM) workshops and seminars are open to all faculty, residents, fellows, postdocs and interested persons. For questions, contact Debbie Stewart [E-mail]: Deborah.Stewart@vcuhealth.org, Phone: 804-828-6591.
| Date | Time & Location | Title of Workshop/Seminar |
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July 30 |
12 – 1:30 pm |
Workshop for Teaching Faculty: Clickers in the Classroom |
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August 27 |
12 – 1:30 pm |
Clickers in the Classroom – Using the Audience Response System for More Effective Teaching and Learning |
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September 10 |
12 – 1:30 pm |
WISDM Seminar: So You Want to Be a Parent? Making it Work as a Professional |
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September 17 |
12 – 1:30 pm |
Big Group/Small Experience: Small Group/Big Experience: Innovations in Dental Teaching |
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September 24 |
8 – 12 pm |
New Faculty Orientation: |
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October 1 |
8 – 9:30 am |
PRIME: Faculty and Student Insights on Curriculum Reform |
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October 3 |
8:30 – 11:30 am |
Workshop for Teaching Faculty: POGIL: What’s That?? |
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October 21 |
12 – 1 pm |
Using Clickers in the Classroom: Demonstration |
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October 22 |
8 – 9:30 am |
PRIME: Original Research Projects in Medical Education Accepted for Presentation at the 2008 AAMC Meeting |
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October 23 |
12 – 2 pm |
Faculty Excellence Awards & Lunch on the Plaza |
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November 10 |
12 – 1:15 pm |
WISDM Seminar: Finances: It’s Never Too Early to Plan for the Future |
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November 12 |
11 – 1:50 pm |
Using the New SOM eCurriculum System: Enhanced Resources to Support Teaching and Learning |
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December 5 |
8:45 – 1 pm |
Basic Teaching Skills for New Faculty and Faculty New to Teaching (conducted by Kathy Kreutzer) |
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2009 |
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January 12 |
12 – 1:15 pm |
WISDM Seminar: How to Develop the Leader in You |
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January 14 |
12 – 1 pm |
How to Communicate Complex Subjects |
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January 28 |
8 – 9:30 am |
PRIME: Medical Education Research Projects presented by VCU Physicians in the MEd Pilot Program |
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January 29 January 30 |
8 – 4 pm 8 – 12 pm |
Faculty Development for the Medical Science Teacher: Stanford Framework (21 basic scientists; 7 clinical) |
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February 25 |
8 – 9:30 am |
PRIME: Medical Education Research Projects presented by VCU Physicians in the MEd Pilot Program |
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March 20 |
7:30 – 2:15 pm |
WISDM 17th Annual Pathways to Leadership Conference “Taking Charge of Your Career” |
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April 22 |
8 – 9:30 am |
PRIME: Ripples in the Pond: Impact of MEd in Adult Learning Pilot Program for Physician Educators at VCU |
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May 6 |
10 – 12 pm |
Inova Teaching Faculty Program |
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May 11 |
12 – 1:15 pm |
WISDM Seminar: Planning for Promotion and Tenure |
|
May 22 |
12 – 1 pm |
Clickers in Science Classroom with Pathology (invited by Department of Pathology and conducted by Jeanne Schlesinger) |
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May (planning) |
Deferred until fall |
Workshop for Teaching Faculty: Team-Based Learning |
September 11, 2007 (Tuesday)
WISDM Professional Development Seminar
“Time Management and Avoiding Burnout”
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., MSB 104/105
Speaker: Harold Chung, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
September 12, 2007 (Wednesay)
Faculty Development Series on Educational Scholarship
“MedEdPORTAL Training Workshop”
(for those interested in submitting their educational resources for peer review)
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m, MSB 104/105
Educational Scholarship & MedEdPORTAL
(information on how to use this extensive teaching resource and overview of peer-reviewed publishing opportunities)
Guest Faculty Speaker: Robby Reynolds, M.P.A., Director, MedEdPORTAL, Division of Medical Education, AAMC
September 26, 2007 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
“Teaching Clinical Communication Using Techniques of Theater”
Speakers: Alan Dow, M.D., M.S.H.A., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Assoc. Dir., Residency Training Program, SOM; David Leong, M.A., Professor & Chair, VCU, Department of Theater; Aaron Anderson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, VCU Department of Theater
October 9, 2007 (Tuesday)
New Faculty Orientation
SOM Overview, Career Planning
8 a.m. – 12 p.m., MSB 104/105
“Faculty Excellence Awards”
Followed by a luncheon reception on the MSB Plaza
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., MSB Auditorium
October 10, 2007 (Wednesday)
“New Faculty Orientation”
Clinical Enterprise & Educational Environment & Resources
8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., MSB 104/105
October 15, 2007 (Monday)
WISDM Professional Development Seminar
“Managing Emotions: How to Stay Cool, Calm and Unflappable”
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., MSB 104/105
Speaker: Aradhana Bela Sood, M.D., M.S.H.A., Professor, Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Chair, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical Director, VTCC, SOM
October 24, 2007 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
“One-Month General Anesthesia Preparatory Course for the CA1 Residents”
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., MSB 104/105
Speaker: Iolanda Russo-Menna, M.D., Asst. Professor, Anesthesiology, Div., Pediatric Anesthesia, Chair of Curriculum/Scheduling, MEd in Medl Education Pilot Program Student
November 1, 2007 (Thursday)
New Faculty Orientation
Research: Getting Started at VCU (presented with the VCU Office of Research)
8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., MSB 104/105
November 14, 2007 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development Series on Educational Scholarship
“Keys to Getting Your Journal Articles Published”
9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Sanger 1-050
How Journals Work and Making Them Work for You
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., Sanger 1-050
Faculty Guest Speaker: Addeane Caelleigh, M.A., Director of Institutional Studies, Office of the Dean, University of Virginia School of Medicine
December 7, 2007 (Friday)
“Basic Teaching Skills Workshop”
8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., MSB 104/105
For new faculty or faculty new to teaching.
January 7, 2008 (Monday)
WISDM Professional Development Seminar
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., MSB 104/105
“How Does This Place Work and Who To Go To”
Speaker: Sheldon Retchin, M.D., M.S.P.H., C.E.O. VCU Health System, VCU Vice President for Health Sciences, Professor of Internal Medicine
January 23, 2008 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Sanger 1-050
Designing a Task-Based Elective for Senior Residents that Addresses the ACGME Competencies
Speaker: Mark T. Nelson, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Director, VCU Perioperative Echocardiography, M.Ed. in Medl Education Pilot Program Student
February 17, 2008 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Sanger 1-038
The Development and Research of an Innovative E-Learning Program: VCU Chronic NonMalignant Pain Management
Speakers: Leanne Yanni, M.D., Assistant Professor, General Medicine, VCUHS; Sarah Beth Harrington, M.D., Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, VCUHS; Jeanne Schlesinger, M.Ed., Assistant Professor & Director of Instructional Development, Office of Faculty Affairs, SOM
March 12, 2008 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development Series on Educational Scholarship
9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., MSB 104/105
“Put a Little Zing into Your Lectures”
Using what we know about interactivity to stimulate learning, reflection, problem solving and discussion. Guest Faculty Speaker: Dave Davis, M.D., Vice President, Continuing Health Care Education and Improvement
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., MSB 104/105
Shortening the Journey from Discovery to Effect
A hard, and hopefully helpful, look at the gap between best clinical evidence and its wide application.
Guest Faculty Speaker: Dave Davis, M.D., Vice President, Continuing Health Care Education and Improvement
March 21, 2008 (Friday)
WISDM 16th Annual Pathways to Leadership Conference
7:30 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
“Every Day, A New Discovery: Discover Resources for You”
Includes keynote presentation: “Learning to Lead,” seven workshops and five tours, with breakfast and lunch
Keynote Speaker: PonJola Coney, M.D., Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Professor of ObGyn, VCU SOM
April 2, 2008 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Sanger 1-038
Focus on Medical Education for VCU SOM: Peer-reviewed Presentations and Publications, Spring 2008
Speakers: Various School of Medicine Faculty
April 14, 2008 (Monday)
WISDM Professional Development Seminar
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., MSB 104/105
“Planning for Promotion and Tenure”
Keynote Speaker: PonJola Coney, M.D., Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Professor of ObGyn, VCU SOM
April 23, 2008 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Sanger 1-038
“A Novel Evaluation Device for Use in Simulation”
Speaker: Gregory Christiansen, D.O., F.A.C.O.E.P.
May 7, 2008 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development “Summit,” Inova
9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
May 14, 2008 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development Workshop for Course/Clerkship Directors
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
“Bop It: Breaking Old Practices of Ineffective Teaching”
Speaker: Isaac “Ike” Wood, M.D., F.A.A.C.A.P.
May 28, 2008 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
“To Use a Retrospective Pretest or Not to—That is the Question: What the Literature Says”
Speaker: Dennis Hoban, Ed.D.
September 6, 2006 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development Workshop for Course and Clerkship Directors
“A Boomer’s Guide to the Generations: Tips for Teaching”
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., MSB 104/105
September 11, 2006 (Monday)
WISDM Professional Development Seminar
“What Employee Benefits Do You Have?”
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., MSB 104/105
September 27, 2006 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
“Working with the IRB on Class-Based Student Research”
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Sanger 1-038
October 17, 2006 (Tuesday)
WISDM Professional Development Seminar
Getting Started and Staying the Course: Tips for Finding and Writing a Successful Grant
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., MSB 104/105
October 25, 2006 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
“Two Developing Studies and A Brief Report on Upcoming AAMC Presentations”
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Sanger 1-038
November 8, 2006 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development Workshop for Course and Clerkship Directors
“Evaluating Student Performance: Can We Make It Fair?”
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., MSB 104/105
December 1, 2006 (Friday)
Faculty Development Workshop for Course and Clerkship Directors
“Basic Teaching Skills for New Faculty and Faculty New to Teaching”
8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., MSB 104/105
January 10, 2007 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development Workshop for Course and Clerkship Directors
“How to Engage ‘Unmotivated’ Students”
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., MSB 104/105
January 16, 2007 (Tuesday)
WISDM Professional Development Seminar
“Protecting Human Subjects in Research: Working with the IRB”
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., MSB 104/105
January 24, 2007 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
“Using Structured Interviews to Support Planning for a Simulation Center”
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Sanger 1-038
Faculty Development Workshop
“Audience Response System”
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., MSB 104/105
February 28, 2007 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
“Infant Oral Health Care in a Medical Setting”
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Sanger 1-038
March 7, 2007 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development Workshop for Course and Clerkship Directors
“What’s New in Teaching and Technology: 2007”
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., MSB 104/105
March 9, 2007 (Friday)
2007 WISDM Conference
15th Annual Pathways to Leadership Conference: Advancing Women: Ways to Navigate
7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., MSB Auditorium
March 28, 2007 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
Presentations Accepted for the 2007 Southern Group on Educational Affairs Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Sanger 1-038
April 17, 2007 (Tuesday)
WISDM Professional Development Seminar
“Planning for Promotion and Tenure: Assistant to Associate & Associate to Full”
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., MSB 104/105
May 9, 2007 (Wednesday)
Faculty Development Workshop for Course and Clerkship Directors
Student Mistreatment-What Do Our Faculty Need to Know and What Do Surveys of Our Students Show?
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., MSB 104/105
May 23, 2007 (Wednesday)
Project on Research in Medical Education (PRIME)
“Increase Your Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation (NSF)”
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Sanger 1-038
School of Medicine Committees
VCU School of Medicine Committees are provided below.
Get Involved!
Welcome!
The School of Medicine utilizes the Multiple-Mini-Interview (MMI) process for interviewing medical school applicants. Instead of a single 60 minute interview yielding one perspective, applicants will meet one-on-one with multiple interviewers for just eight minutes each, focusing on a single issue, ethical dilemma, or development in medicine. When a student struggles in medical school, many times it comes down to communication issues, particularly in the third and fourth years that call on interpersonal skills, professionalism, and ethical/moral judgment. Multiple perspectives - including yours - are necessary to properly judge a candidate's potential to become a great physician.
VCU School of Medicine, Admissions Office is seeking to enroll and graduate a class representing many dimensions of diversity. We need you to "GET INVOLVED" by selecting the most capable students who would contribute to VCU SOM learning environment as well as the medical profession as a future physician. As a volunteer, you will work with the medical school's admissions office to identify the most promising applicants.
Are YOU available to interview medical school applicants on Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursday mornings beginning at 8:30 am – 10:30 am and afternoon interviews beginning at 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm? Only 2 hours without pre-work or post-work.
File reviewers are needed as well. A file reviewer must commit to 4 file reviews per week. We will begin reviewing files in July of each application cycle.
ALL committee members are REQUIRED to attend training.
Purpose
The Admissions Committee's charge is to review, interview, and recruit the most talented students for the medical school class each year utilizing a holistic review process.
Goals
To develop a diverse, talented student body appropriate to the study and practice of medicine.
Procedures for Nomination
The Chair of the Admissions Committee and the Associate Dean of Admissions nominate candidates who have the personal and professional qualifications to represent the school. Interested faculty are welcome to self-identify to the Associate Dean if they have a high level of interest in participating in the committee. Retired and practicing alumni are also considered.
Procedures for Appointment
The Dean either approves or disapproves the nominations from the Chair and Senior Associate Dean of Admissions and the appointment letter is then sent from the Admissions Office.
Membership and Term
The membership is at the discretion of the Dean and the terms are not limited. Most faculty request replacement after several years because of the time commitment necessary for service on this committee. Currently, most members are senior faculty because of the time intensive nature of the committee.
Committee Assignments
Selection Committee Member
Selection Committee Members are nominated by the Chair and Senior Associate Dean for Admissions. Members are required to attend meetings on Monday's from 12-3 pm late August through mid-March. Training is required.
File Reviewer
File reviewers are selected by the Chair and Senior Associate Dean for Admissions. File Reviewers are expected to complete a minimum of 4 files per week using the File Review Guidelines. Training is required.
Interviewer
Interviewers are selected by the Chair and Senior Associate Dean for Admissions. Multiple Mini Interview(s) will be held on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday. Training is required.
General Contact Information
Please complete the General Contact Information form here.
Committee Documents
Contact
Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySchool MedicineAdmissions OfficeBox 980565McGlothlin Medical Education Center
1st Floor, Suite 200Richmond, VA 23298
Phone: 804-828-9629
(No direct contact is allowed with committee members.)
Purpose
This is a three-person committee consisting of a basic science chair and two clinical chairs who hear student appeals regarding cases of dismissals or requirements to repeat a year. The committee’s recommendation for each case is given to the Dean, School of Medicine, who has the final authority for all academic decisions.
Goals
To provide a fair and impartial hearing for student issues related to dismissals or repetition of an academic year.
Assignments
This committee meets on an ad hoc basis to hear student appeals. The committee’s recommendations are given to the Dean who has the final authority for all academic decisions.
Procedures for Nomination
The Dean, School of Medicine, the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, and the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education make nominations.
Procedures for Appointment
The Dean of the School of Medicine appoints the chairs to this committee.
Membership and Term
The terms of appointment are staggered and are made for three years with the possibility of a second three-year term.
Contacts
Isaac Wood, M.D., F.A.A.C.A.P.
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and Student Affairs
Phone: 804-828-9791
iwood@vcu.edu
Preface
The Committee on Scholarly Leave was established on July 1, 1994.
Purpose
To review all requests for scholarly leave and to provide advice to the Dean, School of Medicine, on all such requests.
Goals
To provide peer evaluation of requests for scholarly leave.
Assignments
The committee reviews each request the Dean receives. Requests are received on an intermittent basis. The committee meets at least twice a year to review and prioritize requests for scholarly leave. The committee will submit to the Dean a prioritized list of requests, an evaluation of each proposal, and a rationale for prioritization of requests. The applicant for scholarly leave should initiate his/her request with his/her departmental chair six to 12 months in advance. The chair forwards the request to the Dean’s office.
Procedures for Appointment
The Dean, School of Medicine, appoints a standing committee.
Membership and Term
Membership consists of at least four faculty members with representation from both basic sciences and clinical departments. Terms are indefinite.
Contacts
Elizabeth "Betsy" Ripley, M.D., M.S.
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Phone: 804-628-2353
Email: elizabeth.ripley@vcuhealth.org
(No direct contact with committee members is allowed.)
Purpose
The Curriculum Council oversees the management of the SOM curriculum. It provides a forum for faculty discussion and receives reports from the Student Curriculum Council and subject matter committees.
Goals
To provide advice on the curriculum to the Dean of the School of Medicine, with a focus on horizontal and vertical integration, oversight of the curricular content, review of the curriculum in light of internal and national benchmarks, and the effectiveness of course/clerkship design and instruction.
Assignments
This committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Dean. Its primary assignment is to stay informed about curriculum issues relating to undergraduate medical education.
Procedures for Nomination
Any interested faculty can self-identify to the Council Chair, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, or the Dean of the School of Medicine, of his/her interest in serving on this committee. As vacancies occur, new members will be voted on by the faculty.
Membership and Term
Members are appointed for two to four-year terms. The Council consists of basic science and clinical faculty from all affiliated medical campuses as well as a medical student representative.
Current Members
Voting Members
- Kelly Harrell, Ph.D.
- Meera Pahuja, M.D.
- Ashlie Tseng, M.D.
- Pamela Knapp, Ph.D.
- Alice Coombs, M.D.
- Frank Fulco, M.D.
- Nathan Lewis, M.D.
- Fidelma Rigby, M.D.
- Amanda Ritter, M.D.
- Kerri Carter, M.D.
- Hope Richard, M.D., Ph.D.
- Lori Landes, M.D., Ph.D.
- Kimberly Jefferson, Ph.D.
- Matthew Banks, Ph.D.
- John Bigbee, Ph.D.
- Andy Anderson, M.D.
- Sarah Hobgood, M.D.
- Diane Biskobing, M.D.
- Marjolein de Wit, M.D.
Resource Members
- Jean Bailey, Ph.D.
- Lelia Brinegar, Ed.D.
- John Cyrus
- Nicole Deiorio, M.D.
- Moshe Feldman, Ph.D.
- Cathy Grossman, M.D.
- Luan Lawson, M.D.
- Sally Santen, M.D., Ph.D.
- Kacie Lord
- Eric Ellis
- Amanda Ennis
- Deana Machenberg
- Cana Curtis
Student Representatives
- Manjari Sriparna
- Nadine El-Fawal
- T'Keyah Vaughan
- Ogechi Gbujie
- Divya Shan
- Louiza Azzouz
- Megan Daniels
- Kiana Rahimi
- Lindsay Irwin
- Monica Jinsi
- Hari Ramaraju
Contact
Amanda Ennis
Director, Office of Medical Education
amanda.ennis@vcuhealth.org
Purpose
The purpose of the Executive Committee is to guide and advise the Dean in all matters related to the function of the School of Medicine and to participate in the formulation of policy.
Assignments
Each member is to attend monthly meetings and to advise the Dean in matters relating to the functioning of the medical school. Some specific assignments may be made by the Dean.
Procedures for Nomination
The Dean appoints a nominating committee which develops a slate of potential candidates by canvassing the faculty. The nominating committee is responsible for the two at-large members. Other membership is by virtue of appointment or position. See membership.
Procedures for Appointment
Appointment is by virtue of position within the School of Medicine. See membership.
Membership and Term
- The Dean
- Chairmen of the Departments of the School of Medicine
- Administrators of the Departments of the School of Medicine
- Secretary of the Faculty (one-year term), elected by faculty to post of Secretary
- CEO of MCV Hospitals
- Two elected representatives to University Graduate Council
- Two at-large members, one representing the Clinical Departments and one representing the Basic Health Sciences Departments - terms are for two years.
Senior Associate, Associate, and Assistant Deans are requested to attend by the Dean but serve as non-voting members.
Contacts
Karen Olinger
Assistant to the Dean
Phone: 804-828-5100
E-mail: dlweir@vcu.edu
Preface
See GME Policies for full information on the GME Internal Review purpose, goals and policy.
Purpose
The Internal Review Committees are a subcommittee of the GMEC. They are required to review individual programs at the mid-point of their accreditation cycle.
Goals
To identify issues and concerns of the program, to insure a five year accreditation cycle.
Assignments
The Internal Review is composed of: Program Director of another program, a clinical faculty member, a basic science faculty member, a resident (usually the Chief of the Chair’s program), and ex officio, Director, Graduate Medical Education.
Procedures for Appointment
Any interested faculty can self-identify to the Director of GME, or Dean, School of Medicine, of his/her interest in serving on this committee. Program directors are assigned separately. The attempt is that they not be given a Committee Chair position more than once every three to five years.
Membership and Term
The term is generally for three years. During that time, faculty will be selected for an individual committee. Each committee lasts approximately 30 days and the time commitment is between 10-15 hours. Usually a faculty member will not be selected for more than two committees during the three years. There are usually 10-15 committees per year.
Contacts
Stephanie Call, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Interim Director, Graduate Medical Education
Phone: 804-828-9783
E-mail: stephanie.calll@vcuhealth.org
Purpose
The Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board coordinates and develops projects that are targeted towards the recruitment, retention and development of minority students and faculty of the School of Medicine. It is dedicated to the interests of underrepresented minority groups* in the practice of medicine, as well as providing needed support to those who are members of other minority groups.
Goals
To identify, create, review and support multicultural affairs projects, programs and events.
Assignments
This committee serves at the request of the Dean of the School of Medicine. Its primary assignment is to discuss minority affairs issues affecting the SOM, especially those relating to the recruitment and retention of minority students and faculty who are members of minority groups that are underrepresented in medicine. The committee meets twice each semester.
Procedures for Nomination
Any interested faculty can self-identify his/her interest in serving on this committee to the chair—currently Dr. Cheryl Al-Mateen—or to the Dean, School of Medicine. As vacancies occur, the chair of the committee, in conjunction with the Dean, School of Medicine, and Director of Minority Affairs, SOM, will nominate new members.
Contacts
Rosa Morales-Theodore, M.D.
Chair, Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board (MAAB)
Phone: 804-828-4371
E-mail: mailto:rmoralestheodore@mcvh-vcu.edu
Donna Jackson
Director, Student Outreach Programs
Phone: 804-828-0997
E-mail: dhjackso@vcu.edu
*(The AAMC defines underrepresented minority as persons of African-American, Mainland Puerto-Rican, Native Alaskan, Native American, or Native Hawaiian descent.)
Purpose
The committee is charged with two responsibilities. First, the committee formulates ballots of faculty members to serve on various school and university committees for which the faculty cast votes. Secondly, the committee recommends nominees for selected university and other awards to the Dean, School of Medicine.
Goals
To create opportunities for all interested faculty members to be considered for committees and awards, to promote openings for service as well as consideration for awards to faculty.
Assignments
The committee meets as needed to create slates of nominees for the Executive Committee of the Faculty, Secretary of the Faculty, School of Medicine Promotion and Tenure Committee members, School of Medicine Representative to the University Grievance Panel, School Grievance Panel members, School of Medicine Representative to the Faculty Senate, School Representative to the AMA-Medical Schools Section and School of Medicine Representative to the University Council. The committee also drafts a list of nominees for the University’s Distinguished Faculty Awards and other awards, as requested. The committee periodically solicits self-nominations from faculty for committee slates and award nomination.
Membership and Term
Committee members are appointed by the Dean, School of Medicine, and serve at the Dean’s pleasure.
Contacts
Deborah Weir
Assistant to the Dean
Phone: 804-828-5100
E-mail: dlweir@vcu.edu
Purpose
There is a Pre-Promotions Committee for each of the years, M1-M4. This committee meets to review the academic performance of all of the students in that year.
Goals
To provide accurate and up-to-date information on each student’s academic performance to the Promotions Committee and Dean along with fair and consistent recommendations on each student as to the appropriateness of their promotion to the next year.
Assignments
This committee meets annually to review students’ academic performance for that year.
Procedures for Nomination
Any faculty who is a course director in M1 or M2, a clerkship director in M3 or a member or the M4 Advisory Committee is a de facto member of the Pre-Promotions Committee.
Procedures for Appointment
Course directors, clerkship directors and members of the M4 Advisory Committee are made after consultation with the Department Chairperson, the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and the Dean, School of Medicine.
Membership and Term
Membership on this committee is for as long as the faculty is a course director, clerkship director, or member of the M4 Advisory Committee.
Contacts
Purpose
The committee serves as a resource to the Dean regarding professional behavior within the School of Medicine and academic community.
Goals
To conduct assessments and to recommend strategies to encourage adoption of professional behavior in all members of the academic community, but especially faculty of the school of medicine, housestaff (interns, residents and fellows) and medical students. To serve as informal consultants to those observing less than professional behavior in others.
Assignments
The committee manages current assignments and makes recommendations to the Dean.
Procedures for Appointment
Appointment is made by the Dean.
Membership and Term
Appointments are for three years. Appointments are staggered with approximately one third of the committee appointed annually. Some people have appointments longer than three years by virtue of their position.
Contacts
Kathleen Kreutzer , M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
Office of Faculty Affairs, Faculty and Instructional Development
Phone: 804-828-9789
E-mail: kkreutze@vcu.edu
Purpose
This committee makes recommendations for advancement and promotion to the Dean of the School of Medicine, on all students.
Goals
The goal is to provide a fair and consistent structure for evaluation of each student’s performance and attainment of competencies, and to determine appropriateness for advancement/promotion into the next year.
Assignments
This committee meets quarterly to review the progress of all students with an emphasis on any student who is not meeting the competencies of the School of Medicine.
Procedures for Appointment
Committee members are appointed by virtue of the office held within the School.
Membership and Term
Membership is for an indefinite period of time.
Contacts
Purpose
The committee serves as a formal hearing board for all School of Medicine faculty grievances other than those concerning promotion or tenure, nonrenewal of nontenured faculty and salary. The Board has the option of not hearing a particular grievance.
Goals
To promote equitable solutions to faculty grievances.
Assignments
The committee performs its functions on an as-needed basis.
Procedures for Appointment
Committee members are elected by vote of the School of Medicine faculty. Any faculty member who does not hold an administrative position of Dean or Vice President or the equivalent/higher rank is eligible for election to the Grievance Board.
Contacts
Elizabeth "Betsy" Ripley, M.D., M.S.
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Phone: 804-628-2353
Email: elizabeth.ripley@vcuhealth.org
Purpose
The Promotion and Tenure Committee’s charge is to review all tenure and promotion recommendations for the School of Medicine, including all of the data submitted by each peer review committee, and make an independent recommendation to the Dean regarding tenure and promotion for each faculty member it reviews.
Goals
To ensure the process of promotion and tenure of the faculty is fair and equitable and adheres to the policy and procedures of the University.
Assignments
Each committee member is required to attend scheduled meetings of the committee during the review process (usually November and December) and on an ad hoc basis throughout the year. Committee members are assigned files to review of all candidates under consideration for promotion and tenure. Members present or discuss the file at committee meetings and participate in the vote on qualifications for promotion. The chairman of the committee records the votes and sends a letter on each candidate to the Dean with the committee’s assessment and recommendation.
Procedures for Nomination
The members of the committee are elected by the faculty from a slate of candidates prepared by a nominating committee appointed by the Dean. Eligible candidates must be tenured and may not hold an administrative title at the level of Departmental Chair or higher. Elected committee members are ineligible to serve on any other promotion and tenure committee.
Membership and Term
Members of the Committee serve staggered three-year terms. Those who have served three consecutive years are ineligible to serve again for one year. The chairperson is appointed from the Committee by the Dean.
Contacts
Heather Brickley
Manager for Personnel Administration
Phone: 804-628-4156
E-mail: heather.brickley@vcuhealth.org
Purpose
The purpose of the committee is to advise the Dean, School of Medicine, regarding the disbursement of “bridging funds” for those faculty members whose grants have not been funded by NIH and other granting agencies. Funds are meant to provide investigators in between grants to maintain their laboratory activities and thus facilitate their abilities to resubmit their applications with new data.
Goals
To prevent investigators from losing all support during interim periods and thus being unable to produce preliminary data requested by NIH and other grant program study sections with the general intent to make their grant application stronger.
Assignments
This committee meets at irregular intervals - i.e., anytime application or bridge funding is submitted. On average, the committee meets five to six times per year. The Dean provides applications for requests for bridging funds. The committee serves as an advisory group to support an application with a proposed budget or decline it.
Procedures for Appointment
Members are appointed by the Dean, School of Medicine.
Membership and Term
Terms are indefinite.
Contacts
Lawrence B. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Department of Internal Medicine
VCU School of Medicine
Phone: 804-828-9685
E-mail: lschwart@vcu.edu
Purpose
To provide leadership for the WISDM Faculty Organization and support professional development and increased leadership of current and future women in medicine and science.
Goals
The WISDM faculty organization seeks to further the professional goals of women physicians, scientists and dentists at the VCU Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. As a sponsor of forums for open communication, the organization facilitates networking, mentoring and collaboration among women faculty, housestaff and medical, dental and graduate students.
Assignments
To plan and conduct professional development programs and activities aimed at advancing women faculty, students (medical and graduate) and housestaff in the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. Opportunities include service as an officer (President, President-elect, Secretary, Treasurer), Committee Chairs (membership, newsletter, nominating, professional development and programming, medical student liaison, graduate student liaison, housestaff liaison) and Members-at-Large, who serve as liaison to their departments or divisions.
Procedures for Appointment
Any interested faculty member can self-identify to WISDM President or the Associate Dean for Professional Instruction and Faculty Development, and can be appointed by the president or elected by membership depending on position on the Executive Council.
Membership and Term
Elected positions are for one year with the right of renewal for an additional term. Committee chair appointments are made by the president and are for one year, with renewals possible. Membership on committees is open to all women faculty. Attendance at monthly WISDM Executive Council meetings is open to any faculty member. WISDM Executive Council meets monthly September – June. Meeting time current academic year (2022/2023) is first Wednesdays, 12 - 1 pm, via Zoom. The date may change annually to accommodate schedules of WISDM officers and committee chairs.
Contacts
Rita Shiang, Ph.D.
President, WISDM Faculty Organization
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director and Chair of Admissions
E-mail: rshiang@vcu.edu
Jody Hedstrom
Office of Faculty Affairs
Faculty Affairs & Development Coordinator
E-mail: jody.hedstrom@vcuhealth.org
VCU Committees
VCU Committees are provided below.
Purpose
The A. D. Williams Committee provides guidance and advice to the Vice President for Health Sciences regarding the distribution of selected philanthropic funds for the Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus.
Goals
To promote medical research and scholarship.
Assignments
The A. D. Williams Committee functions as a Corporative Committee by dispersing funds derived from the A. D. Williams Trust as well as other endowment funds specifically designated for medical or disease related research. The Committee works closely with its advisory arm, the A. D. Williams Research Advisory Committee (for a description, see below) to make awards for the support of research and faculty development and to establish criteria for the competitive process.
Procedures for Appointment
Members are selected by virtue of their administration positions within the University.
Membership and Term
The A. D. Williams Committee is composed of the Vice President for Health Sciences, the Deans of the five schools on the Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus (currently the Senior Associate Dean is the representative from the School of Medicine), and two ex officio members, a Secretary and the Chair of the A. D. Williams Research Advisory Committee. A fiscal liaison is also provided by the Office of Financial Management.
Contacts
George D. Ford, Ph.D.
Secretary, A. D. Williams Committee
Vice Chair and Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Phone: 804-828-9501
E-mail: ford@vcu.edu
Purpose
The A. D. Williams Research Advisory Committee serves as an advisory arm of the A. D. Williams Committee.
Goals
To promote research and faculty development; to advise the A. D. Williams Committee regarding research issues on the Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus.
Assignments
The Research Advisory Committee promotes the availability of A. D. Williams funds for the support of research and faculty development; serves as a source of advice for faculty planning to make applications for support; and reviews all applications for support. The reviews are based, in part, upon the application’s potential benefit to the research program of the faculty applicant and its potential for enriching the scholarly environment of the institution. Based on these reviews, the Research Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the A. D. Williams Committee.
Procedures for Appointment
Appointed by the Vice President of Health Sciences upon recommendation of the Deans.
Membership and Term
The Research Advisory Committee consists of three faculty members each from the Schools of Allied Health, Dentistry, Nursing, and Pharmacy; five faculty members from the School of Medicine; one faculty representative from the Department of Biomedical Engineering; and two ex officio members, an Executive Secretary and a Statistical Consultant. Each faculty representative is appointed for a three-year term and they may be asked to serve a second consecutive term. The ex officio members are appointed annually with no preset limit to their terms.
Contacts
George D. Ford, Ph.D.
Secretary, A. D. Williams Committee
Vice Chair and Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Phone: 804-828-9501
E-mail: ford@vcu.edu
Preface
Complete information on the purpose, goals and policies of the Committee on the Conduct of Human Research is available at the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies.
Purpose
The Committee on Conduct of Human Research is charged with review of all human research, including protocols and consent forms, that is generated from both the academic and medical campuses of the Virginia Commonwealth University.
Goals
Approximately 24 people serve on the Committee on Conduct of Human Research. These people represent most if not all of the facets of the University research activity, including physicians, dentists, nurses, sociologists, etc., that submit human research protocols. The Committee on Conduct of Human Research is charged with executing the rules and regulations established by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safe conduct of research on humans. The committee strives to safeguard human subjects’ rights and privacy and to ensure the competency of the principal investigators completing the objectives of the protocols.
Assignments
The Committee on Conduct of Human Research has three Institutional Review Boards (IRB). IRB #01 evaluates protocols and informed consents dealing with medical devices and pharmaceuticals that may put a patient at medical risk. IRB #02 involves “minimum risk” protocols and informed consents primarily dealing with procedures that do not risk the physical or mental health of the research subjects. These also include psychosocial and educational research projects. IRB #03 is an emergency use committee which deals with both of the above categories. The main distinction of IRB #03 from #01 and #02 is the ability of this committee to meet within 48 hours and determine the efficacy of a research protocol.
Meeting Schedule
Meetings of the committee will be held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month, except during holiday sessions. Protocols eligible for review are required to be submitted to the Committee on Conduct of Human Research (IRB) secretary on the Monday ten days prior to the meeting.
Procedures for Nomination
The Chairman of the Committee on the Conduct of Human Research evaluates the needs of the committee and selects participants based upon the frequency and complexity of the research submissions from each division or department within the University academic and medical campuses. Interested faculty are welcome to participate in a committee meeting if previously approved by the Chairman. Research coordinators employed by individual departments and divisions are strongly encouraged to attend at least one meeting to familiarize themselves with the procedures that the committee uses to approve protocols and consent forms.
Procedures for Appointment
The Chairman of the Committee on the Conduct of Human Research submits the nominations for committee membership to the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. The Vice President will request the specific faculty members in conjoint approval with their respective Deans, or make a request directly to each individual school administrators that members be assigned to the Committee.
Membership and Term
Each member of the committee is assigned to a three-year term. Each member will select an alternate to attend if necessary. Reappointment to the committee is encouraged in order to maintain a basic group of individuals who will be knowledgeable with as many of the functions of the committee, including rules and regulations, as possible. However most faculty request replacement after one or two terms because of the time commitment necessary for service on this committee.
Contacts
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Phone: 804-828-0732
Membership and Term
Each member of the committee is assigned to a three-year term. Each member will select an alternate to attend if necessary. Reappointment to the committee is encouraged in order to maintain a basic group of individuals who will be knowledgeable with as many of the functions of the committee, including rules and regulations, as possible. However most faculty request replacement after one or two terms because of the time commitment necessary for service on this committee.
Contacts
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Phone: 804-828-0732
Goals
To facilitate the admission, matriculation and all other procedures dealing with graduate students at VCU. This group is encouraged to suggest policy changes for consideration by the Graduate Council.
Procedures for Appointment
Members are appointed by the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies.
Membership and Term
The directors of graduate education in each school sit on this council which is chaired by the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Contacts
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Phone: 804-828-0732
Purpose
The committee oversees and evaluates the program for proper care, use and humane treatment of animals used in research, testing and education. The program is based upon knowledge of the needs of the animals and the special requirements of the research, testing and educational programs.
Goals
To provide humane care for animals used in scientific research and to ensure consistency with federal guidelines for such care.
Assignments
The committee meets the first Wednesday of each month from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Assignments include the inspections of facilities, evaluation of programs and animal activity areas and review of proposed use of animals in research. In addition, the committee receives and responds to expressed concerns regarding the care and use of animals within the university. Finally, the committee submits reports to the appropriate university officials.
Procedures for Appointment
Membership in part is dictated by federal rules and regulations.Members are appointed by the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies.
Membership and Term
Membership is indefinite.
Contacts
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Phone: 804-828-0732
Purpose
The Vice President is required by federal regulations to review all research projects, proposed or in progress, which involve the use of hazardous chemicals, carcinogens or recombinant DNA. A sponsored program involving recombinant DNA cannot be transmitted from the University to a granting agency without review and concurrence by this committee.
Assignments
It is federally mandated and reviews procedures involving chemistry, biology and RDNA.
Meeting Schedule
Meetings of the committee will be held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month, except during holiday sessions. Protocols eligible for review are required to be submitted to the Committee on Conduct of Human Research (IRB) secretary on the Monday ten days prior to the meeting.
Procedures for Appointment
The full committee meets annually and the subcommittees meeting quarterly.
Membership and Term
This committee is appointed by the Vice President for Research and Graduate Affairs.
Contacts
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Phone: 804-828-0732
Purpose
The committee discusses issues surrounding graduate education, authorizes individual exceptions to departmental and school policy, reviews policy statements for the School of Medicine and ensures that School of Medicine guidelines are consistent with university policy guidelines. The committee serves as a forum where policy and developmental issues information can be exchanged.
Goals
To formulate policy and to transmit information about graduate education as well as to review course proposals, new curricula and changes in graduate studies proposed by departments.
Assignments
Assignments are determined by the committee and recommendations are made to the Dean, School of Medicine.
Procedures for Appointment
Membership is restricted to Directors of Graduate Programs appointed by the Chairs of departments with the authority to grant graduate degrees. The Graduate Program Directors from the Schools of Pharmacy and Engineering are also members of the committee.
Note: Faculty interested in working in graduate education should become involved in graduate student advisory committees.
Membership and Term
Membership is by virtue of appointment within the university. See “Procedures for Appointment.”
Contacts
Jan F. Chlebowski, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Phone: 804-828-1023
E-mail: jfchlebo@vcu.edu
Purpose
This fifteen member committee is mandated by federal law to review uses of radioactive materials. The committee serves an advisory and regulatory function.
Goals
To ensure the safe use of radioactivity and radiation admitting devices both in research and medical application.
Assignments
The full committee meets quarterly, but a smaller executive committee meets frequently by phone and mail to review the approximately 50 applications a year to utilize radioactive materials.
Procedures for Appointment
The Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies appoints this committee which receives staff support from the Office of Environmental Health and Safety.
Contacts
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Phone: 804-828-0732
Purpose
The committee serves as both a conduit between the University and the commercial research community, as well as between University researchers and the administration.
It is a recommendatory body to the Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Affairs, and through him to other appropriate university groups and officers. The Research Advisory Council recommends procedures which facilitates the faculty to carry out its research and other scholarly activity.
Goals
To assist the University to continue its position as a leading scholarly institution.
Assignments
The Committee meets on a monthly basis.
Procedures for Appointment
The Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies appoints and staffs this committee.
Contacts
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Phone: 804-828-0732
Purpose and Goals
The University Council, as a representative body of faculty, classified staff, students and administrators is established to communicate its views on University-wide issues to those exercising authority over the institution. To that end, the University Council serves to aid communication and understanding among the faculty, staff, students and administration, and thereby assists the President of the University to develop and evaluate university programs and policies.
Assignments
The University Council shall receive reports or recommendations from appropriate subunits or an assignment from the President of the University to review and recommend new policies or changes in existing policies on various matters of concern to the university community. Reports, recommendations and/or assignments may be in the areas of university-wide policies; such as promotion, tenure, leave, records and grievances; academic affairs such as new degree proposals, grading and curriculum, curricula plans and policies regarding reorganization; reduction or termination of programs; issues affecting the quality of student life; matters affecting the conduct, climate and support of scholarly activity; and planning of facilities and programs in pursuit of university goals and objectives.
Upon review by the appropriate committee of the University Council, the Council shall formulate, deliberate and vote on final recommendations to the President of the University. In performing its function, the University Council may initiate discussion and review recommendations and reports from other sources. Issues considered by the University Council shall be comprehensive in nature, entailing broad policy or governance principles.
In order to ensure that the various university constituencies have adequate time to provide feedback to University Council on proposed policies and other matters of concern, the Council will make every reasonable effort to ensure the Faculty Senate, the MCV Campus Student Government Association, the Academic Campus Student Government Association and the Staff Senate receive copies of pertinent reports, policies and other matters of concern at least two months before Council issues any recommendations on matters of major university concern. Recommendations of the Council shall be transmitted directly to the President of the University.
The University Council shall ensure that school governance bylaws have been developed and adopted by each school. The nature of the school governance structure shall be left to the individual school. The Committee on Faculty Affairs shall regularly review the governance structure of each school in order to ensure that there is representative governance in each school. Representative governance shall be defined as the right of participation in the school or college’s governance structure by all full-time faculty members (including tenure and non-tenure track) who holds appointments or joint appointments in that school or college. Participation includes the right to discuss on the floor and vote on all matters coming before meetings. Part-time faculty members should have the prerogative to take part in meetings of the faculty. Voting privileges for part-time faculty should be decided by each school or college.
Procedures for Appointment
Decided by each individual school.
Membership and Term
The University Council shall be composed of the President of the University, and of administration, faculty, classified staff and student members. Terms of office for all members of the University Council shall begin at the start of the academic year.
Contacts
Elaine Abernethy
Phone: 804-828-3835
E-mail: esaberne@vcu.edu
Purpose
The purpose of the Faculty shall be the furtherance and dissemination of knowledge and professional skills through teaching, study, research, creativity, exhibition, performance, and provision of community service. An additional objective will be to help insure through investigation, examination, comment and recommendation that the educational goal of the University is being realized by the policies and procedures employed in the University.
Nominations and Elections
Nominations of faculty to serve as Elected Senators and as Alternate Senators shall be made by a Nominating Committee appointed by each school’s governance organization. This committee shall be composed of faculty eligible to vote. The Nominating Committee shall solicit nominations from throughout its school, and/or from an open meeting of the school to which all members of a school’s faculty have been invited two (2) weeks in advance and at which nominations have been indicated to be an agenda item. The Nominating Committee may itself add nominations. The school Nominating Committee should notify potential nominees of the usual day and time of the Faculty Senate meetings and that Elected Senators are expected to represent their school at these monthly meetings from September through May. A secret ballot with the names of all the nominees who have accepted their nominations shall be distributed according to the school’s procedure for conducting elections to all faculty eligible to vote as defined in Article III. Nominees are elected to open positions in descending order of votes received. Schools may have an election for Alternate Senators separately from the election for Senators, or they may combine the election of Senators and Alternate Senators. If the latter, after all open Elected Senator positions have been filled, nominees are elected to open Alternate Senator positions in descending order of votes received. Upon notification by the Corresponding Secretary of the Faculty Senate that a school’s pool of Alternates Senators is diminished, the Dean shall expeditiously direct the selection of replacement Alternates Senators in accordance with the procedures of that school.
Note: The preceding paragraph was copied from the University Faculty Senate Bylaws on 4/27/15. Additional information can be found at http://www.facultysenate.vcu.edu
Contacts
Elaine Abernethy
Phone: 804-828-3835
E-mail: esaberne@vcu.edu
Purpose
The Graduate School is responsible for the creation, maintenance, and quality review of the graduate programs of the university.
Goals
To serve as advocate, in all areas and at all times, for graduate education within and without the university.
Assignments
The Graduate Council is the legislative body of the Graduate School. It serves as the representative body of the graduate faculties and students in each program. The Graduate Council reviews and approves all new and changed graduate courses and programs offered by any department or unit. It establishes university-wide criteria of eligibility for graduate faculty membership. The minimum standards recommended by the Council include graduate student admissions, awarding of graduate degrees and acceptance of new graduate courses or programs. It establishes guidelines and policies for periodic review of graduate programs.
Procedures for Election
Two members of the Graduate Faculty holding a primary appointment in a department of the School of Medicine are elected to three year terms as a Representative and Alternate, although both individuals hold equivalent responsibilities in representing the School of Medicine. Individuals elected for service in University Graduate Council shall also serve as a member of the MCV Campus Graduate Committee and will hold the responsibility of representing the views of the School of Medicine on matters of Graduate Education to the Graduate School and, conversely, informing the graduate faculty of the School of Medicine of the policies and practices implemented by the Graduate School.
Procedures for Nomination
The membership of the Graduate Council is composed of (a) one graduate faculty member, or alternate, elected from and by each school or college except the School of Graduate Studies; and (b) the Dean, the Associate Dean, and the Assistant Deans of the School of Graduate Studies, who serve as ex officio members.
Membership and Term
Terms are for three years. Elections are held during the spring of each year. Designations to committees are also made during this period. The term of office begins September 1. Members of the Graduate Council who have served full three-year terms of office may not succeed themselves.
Contacts
Jan F. Chlebowski, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Educatiom
VCU School of Medicine
Phone: 804-828-1023
E-mail: jfchlebo@vcu.edu
Preface
Full information regarding the purpose, goals and functions of the University Grievance Panel is available in the VCU Faculty Mediation and Grievance Procedure, current revision approved December 2012.
Purpose
The University Grievance Panel is charged with the oversight of equitable resolutions of grievances when they cannot be resolved through informal means.
Goals
To ensure that the processes entailed in denial of tenure, denial of salary promotion or nonrenewable of nontenured faculty are fair and equitable as well as adhere to the policies and procedures of the University. And to provide a final opportunity within the academic community to rectify errors which may have occurred in policy, procedures or judgments.
Assignments
Each school elects potential members of the panel.
Procedures for Nomination
The School of Medicine elects members to the University Grievance Panel in the spring of each year. This number may shift from year-to-year. It is based upon the number of full-time faculty and assigned to each school by the credentials committee of the Faculty Senate.
Membership and Term
Elected members as well as the elected alternative members must be tenured professors or tenured associate professors. Terms are for three years and commence on August 15.
Note: Faculty who enjoy critical thinking and who understand the academic system are encouraged to participate via election to the Panel. The rotation of cases among the Panel’s members helps to guarantee that individual members are not overburdened by their service.
Contacts
Marilyn T. Miller, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Forensic Science
Phone: 804-828-0765
mtmiller@vcu.edu
Purpose
The Honor System engages members of the faculty as a component of the deliberative bodies formed for the review of cases of Honor System violations by students. A subset of the faculty representatives are selected for service on the Executive Board of the Honor System which reviews policy and implementation of the Honor System.
Goals
To maintain the Honor System of the University and address violations of the Honor System as appropriate.
Assignments
Service on review panels is requested by the Dean of Student Affairs and is subject to the availability of the individual. In the initial phase of the appointment, it would be expected that attendance at workshops to familiarize the individual with the VCU Honor System and its operation would be required.
Procedures for Appointment
Any interested faculty member may self-identify to the Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine her/his interest in serving on this body.
Membership and Term
The term of service is generally for three years. We are recommending that the expectation of faculty would be that approximately three review panels in an academic year, each of which would occupy three to four hours would delineate the time commitment. As the University is implementing a revised version of the Honor System this Fall, the time requirements are not entirely certain. The Dean of the School of Medicine will work with University bodies to ensure that the time commitment is appropriate.
Contacts
Jan F. Chlebowski, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
VCU School of Medicine
Phone: 804-828-1023
E-mail: jfchlebo@vcu.edu
Goals
To coordinate various departmental and school safety committees, to share information, and to ensure standardized procedures.
Assignments
Meets quarterly.
Contacts
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Phone: 804-828-0732
VCU Health System
VCU Health System Committees are provided below.
Patient Care Committees
Anesthesia, Cardiovascular-Transplant, Critical Care, Diagnostic / Interventional Radiology, Emergency Services, Maternal Women / Children’s Health, Medicine / Primary Care, Neuro / Psychiatry Rehabilitation, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Surgery
Multidisciplinary Standing Committees
Blood Utilization, Clinical Cancer, Credentials, Disaster, Ethics, Infection Control, Invasive Procedures, Medical Records, Operating Room, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Trauma Care
For detailed information regarding membership criteria see “Bylaws Of The Medical Staff of Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University.”
Contacts
Ralph Clark, M.D.
Associate Dean, Internal Medicine
Chief Medical Officer, VCU Health System
Phone: 804-828-4654
E-mail: mailto:ron.clark@vcuhealth.org
Web site: http://www.vcuhealth.org
PORTFOLIO
Portfolio
PORTFOLIO is a faculty management system that enables School of Medicine faculty to report work activity, promote expertise publicly, and submit annual evaluations. Faculty are able to manage and archive their publications, track and archive their scholarly and clinical performance, and update their online profile. The system is open to all School of Medicine faculty starting July 1, 2022 and will replace FARES and e-Portfolio.
Access Portfolio
Review When are Portfolio Elements Relevant to Me? (Infographic)
Review Introduction to Portfolio (9 min)
Review Portfolio Help Resources
Support and Tutorials
- 1-on-1 Support – Faculty can request direct assistance to learn more about the system and transfer scholarly/activity data until December 2022.
- CV Template for Portfolio
- Portfolio Video Guides:
Credential / Verification Requests
The Office of Faculty Affairs can verify dates of academic appointments only. Requests should be sent to SOMOFA@VCU.edu.
If more specific verifications of faculty are required, requests should be sent directly to the specific office needed. Please see list of Credential/Verification Requests.
Credential / Verification RequestsFaculty Development
Faculty Development information and resources.
VCU School of Medicine faculty development resources are located at http://go.vcu.edu/iteach. This site serves as a central resource for sharing innovative teaching strategies in medical education and highlighting the best practices of VCU School of Medicine (VCU SOM) faculty. It includes:
- Teaching Strategies – Training modules containing best practice videos and resources for writing learning objectives, using small group interactive strategies, and implementing team-based learning.
- Featured Faculty – Narratives of VCU SOM faculty making it real in and out of the classroom.
- Teaching Talks – Audio and video podcasts on diverse topics in teaching and learning.
- Teaching Tips – Helpful tips and articles about innovations in medical education.
- Lunchtime Learning – A schedule of interactive workshops.
- Conversations – A public forum to share ideas and enable online faculty engagement.
All faculty are also invited to visit and subscribe to the iTeach website for updates, and follow @VCUSOMITEACH on Twitter!
A list of upcoming faculty development workshops is available here: https://vcuhealth.libcal.com/calendar/somofacal/
Information about the TiME (Teaching in Medical Education) Faculty Fellows program is available here: http://go.vcu.edu/time
WISDM (Women in Science, Dentistry and Medicine): Women in Medicine and Science Program
Career Development
Teaching Portfolio
Teaching includes lecture, small group, seminar and/or laboratory instruction of courses for medical, graduate and undergraduate students, clinic teaching and precepting of medical and allied health profession’s students, residents, fellows, laboratory-based research training of students and fellows, dissertation and thesis supervision, mentoring and advising of students and fellows, participation as faculty in continuing education programs, workshops and guest lectureships.
The Personal Statement is to be written by the faculty member and should express his/her teaching philosophy, goals, and self-assessment. (Maximum length: two pages).
- Formal
- Lectures, seminars, conference moderation, tutorials and laboratory instruction (list topic, meeting, date, type and number of learners present)
- List Course tests, written cases and simulated patient cases developed
- List visiting lectureships, professorships and extramural presentations
- Informal
Include time in clinic and operating room per week; number of weeks per year as attending on inpatient service and approximate number of learners precepted in clerkships and electives. - Scholarship in Education
Include published reports and papers that involve the development or evaluation of teaching methods and/or new courses/programs that define important contributions to medical education, authorship of syllabi, videotapes and other educational materials developed. (list with a brief description) - Leadership in Education
Service as Director or Chair of courses, programs at the local, regional or national level membership and/or leadership in national educational organizations, certifying boards and accrediting bodies. - Evaluations of Teaching
- Include all evaluations by learners (may summarize and include instruments used for evaluation in appendices).
- Include Evaluations by peer:
- Intramural
- Extramural
- Annual evaluation of teaching performance by Division Chief and/or Department Chair
- Teaching Awards
List name of award, sponsoring group, method of selection and date. - Other
Academic recognitions, appointments, publications, certifications and professional distinctions received by learners taught/mentored by faculty member.
- A copy of evaluation instruments, educational materials generated by faculty member and reprints of publications dealing with education.
- Academic recognitions, appointments, publications, certifications and professional distinctions received by learners taught/mentored by faculty member.
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Evaluation data for teaching at VCU School of Medicine and VCU Health System
- For medical student teaching, contact:
- SOM Curriculum Office and/or
- SOM Course and Clerkship Directors
- For residency training, contact:
- Program Directors: Some programs use New Innovations, a software system capable of providing online evaluation data.
- For continuing medical education, contact:
- Office of Continuing Professional Development & Evaluation Studies (OCPDE), VCU School of Medicine
- Sample forms from other institutions
- For medical student teaching, contact:
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Sample forms to document teaching effort. (These samples are from other institutions and are not meant to replace documents developed by departments in the VCU SOM.)
- Annual List of Teaching Effort [Word]
- Annual Teaching Effort Summary [Word]
- Advancing Educators and Education: Defining the Components and Evidence of Educational Scholarship (PDF, 47 pages), Summary Report and Findings from the AAMC Group on Educational Affairs Consensus Conference on Educational Scholarship, published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, 2007
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Policies and Forms
Click the panels below for instructions on how to access VCU and School of Medicine policies and forms.
To access the appropriate VCU policies, please go to https://policy.vcu.edu and search for the policy items listed below.
- Roles and Rewards Policy (VCU)
- Misconduct in Research and Scholarly Activities (VCU)
- Study Research Leave (VCU)
- Faculty Handbook (VCU)
- Faculty Mediation and Grievance Procedure (VCU)
- Endowed Professorships and Chairs (VCU)
- Code of Conduct (VCU)
- Conflict of Interests and the Annual Statement of Economic Interests Disclosure Process (VCU)
- Bonus Award Policy (VCU)
- Administrative and Professional Faculty (VCU)
- Affiliate Faculty Policy and Procedures (VCU)
- Appointment and Compensation Policy
- Authorship Guidelines 5_15[PDF]
- Bylaws of the Faculty Approved May 2023 Final
- School of Medicine Curriculum Council Policy - October 2016 (SOM)
- Portfolio
- Policy on Industry Relationships (SOM)
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Policy on lndustry Relationships -- Powerpoint Version
- Faculty Industry Relationships Disclosure Report
- Leave Policies
- Outside Professional Activities
- Promotion and Tenure
- Research Space Guidelines
- Salary
- Search Committee Training
Outside Professional Activities
Policies
Access the OPA System
In order to facilitate the approval and reporting of OPA, the School of Medicine in conjunction with the University has developed a web-based OPA reporting and approval system. The web-based approach replaces the cumbersome paper form approach that has been used since the 1980s. Faculty will be able to easily login to the OPA web site using your VCU eID and password. The web-based system will keep an electronic record of reported outside professional activities so that the required annual reporting will be simplified.
Each Department Chair has been charged with developing a set of written guidelines and procedures for OPA that are consistent with the School’s guidelines and University policy but allows a department to adopt its own unique set of procedures. If a department does not have an approved set of OPA guidelines and procedures, the department will default to the SOM OPA Guidelines and Procedures. The links to university policy and SOM guidelines are included below.
- University Policy on Outside Professional Activity and Employment, Research, and Continuing Education
- School of Medicine Guidelines & Procedures for Disclosure, Approval & Reporting of Outside Professional Activities [PDF]
- Contacts
- Policy and process questions: Department chair and/or administrator
- Approver changes: To request changes to the list of approvers for your department or division, please contact Katherine Mulloy [E-mail]: Katherine.mulloy@vcuhealth.org in the Dean’s Office.
- VCU eID or Password problems: Call VCU Helpdesk at 804-828-2227.
- Technical problems: [E-mail]: School of Medicine Technology Services
Promotion and Tenure
Promotion and Tenure information and resources are below.
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Promotion and Tenure Policies and Procedures, revised 2014* [PDF]
- *Effective Date: As of 2018, all faculty will be reviewed under the 2014 policy guidelines.
- Promotion and Tenure Faculty Resource
- Brief Highlights of 2014 Promotion and Tenure Revisions, May 2014 [PDF]
- Faculty Promotion and Tenure Information for FY 2017-18 [Word]
- Annual Assessment of Faculty Performance Policy
- Faculty Track Transfers, Guidelines from the University
- Faculty Roles and Rewards Policy (Office of the Provost)
- Teaching Portfolio
- Curriculum Vitae Format and other resources
- Voting Page [PDF]
- P&T System link: https://pnt.healthsciences.vcu.edu/
Resources
Click the panels below to access various resources for faculty.
For assistance with SOM specific technology services visit:
Visit their Web site for a complete list of VCU Technology Services.
VCU HEALTH SYSTEMS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Visit their Web site for a complete list of VCUHS Information System services.
- Service Desk and Computer Equipment Repair (804-828-6447)
- Computer Operations (804-828-4243)
- Preparing Future Faculty Program
- Academic Learning Transformation Lab (ALTLab)
- Blooms Taxonomy in Action Online Resource
2013
2012
- January 25, 2012: Our Best Today, Better Tomorrow: Lessons from an Integrated Curriculum
- February 6, 2012: Looking Out for Number One!
- February 13, 2012 (deadline): Call for Nominations: WISDM Professional Achievement Award
- April 20, 2012: WISDM Leadership Conference
- May 15, 2012: Show Me the Money: Finding Funding Opportunities in the Health and Clinical Sciences
- June 27, 2012: Interprofessional Education: What Are We Learning at VCU?
- September 12, 2012: Planning for Successful Promotion and Tenure
2011
- September 28, 2011: Policies Guiding and Governing Faculty: Conflict of Interest, OPA, Effort Reporting (Policies and Reporting Requirements)
- October 26, 2011: Getting Started in Research in the SOM: Processes and Resources
- November 9, 2011: Perspectives on Leadership: What Works, What Doesn't, Lessons Learned
- December 2, 2011: Basic Teaching Skills for New Faculty and Faculty New to Teaching
2010
2009
- September 14, 2009: Communicating Healthcare Issues...Are You Camera-Ready
- September 23, 2009: School of Medicine Faculty Excellence Awards Program
- September 29, 2009: Grant Management at VCU School of Medicine
- October 6, 2009: Teaching, Research, and Service Opportunities
- October 20, 2009: So You Are Ready to Start A Family -- What Happens When Your Plans Change?
- October 29, 2009: Policies Guiding and Governing Faculty: Promotion and Tenure, Conflict of Interest, and Outside Professional Activities
- November 17, 2009: Getting Started in Research at VCU
- November 20, 2009: Professionalism: Expectations for School of Medicine Faculty--Applying SOM Standards to Day-to-Day Situations
- December 4, 2009: Basic Teaching Skills for New Faculty and Faculty New to Teaching
Contact Us
VCU School of Medicine office address and contact information.
Office Address
Office for Faculty Affairs
VCU School of Medicine
Physical Address: 1201 East Marshall Street, McGlothlin Medical Education Center (MMEC), Suite 4-100
Mailing Address: Box 980565
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0565
Phone: 804-628-2353
TDD: 1-800-828-1120
Fax: 804-628-9978
Elizabeth "Betsy" Ripley, M.D., M.S., RAC
Vice Dean, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Elizabeth "Betsy" Ripley, M.D., M.S., RAC
Vice Dean, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Faculty Affairs
Phone: 804-628-2353
Fax: 804-628-9978
Email: elizabeth.ripley@vcuhealth.org
Address/Location:
McGlothlin Medical Education Center (MMEC), 1201 E Marshall St., 4th Floor
Jean Bailey, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Jean Bailey, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Office of Faculty Affairs
Phone: 804-828-3134
Fax: 804-828-4048
Email: jean.bailey@vcuhealth.org
Address/Location:
MMEC, Room 4-203
Katherine Mulloy, BS, MBA
Director, Faculty Affairs
Katherine Mulloy, BS, MBA
Director, Faculty Affairs
Faculty Affairs
Phone: 804-828-5106
Kenneth Warren Foster, Ed.D.
Senior Instructional Technologist
Kenneth Warren Foster, Ed.D.
Senior Instructional Technologist
Office of Faculty Affairs
Phone: 804-828-3848
Fax: 804-828-4048
Email: kenneth.warren@vcuhealth.org
Address/Location:
MMEC, Room 7-306A
Stacey Wahl, Ph.D.
Senior Instructional Designer
Stacey Wahl, Ph.D.
Senior Instructional Designer
Office of Faculty Affairs
Phone: 804-828-9823
Email: stacey.wahl@vcuhealth.org
Address/Location:
1201 E Marshall St
Room 8-306B
Andrea "Andi" Cassel, B.A.
Portfolio Assistant
Andrea "Andi" Cassel, B.A.
Portfolio Assistant
Office of Faculty Affairs
Phone: 804-628-2353
Fax: 804-628-9978
Email: andrea.cassel@vcuhealth.org
Address/Location:
MMEC, Room 4-202
Jody Hedstrom, B.A.
Faculty Affairs and Development Coordinator
Jody Hedstrom, B.A.
Faculty Affairs and Development Coordinator
Office of Faculty Affairs
Phone: 804-828-6591
Fax: 804-828-4048
Email: jody.hedstrom@vcuhealth.org
Address/Location:
MMEC, Room 8-306
Dr. Brian Cassel
Medical Education Faculty Fellow (MEFF)
Dr. Brian Cassel
Medical Education Faculty Fellow (MEFF)
Office of Faculty Affairs
Email: brian.cassel@vcuhealth.org