Faculty Development

Learning to Lead

We aim to offer comprehensive leadership and professional development programming tailored to meet the varied needs of the School of Medicine faculty. Check out our offerings below!

Deadline for Nomination/Application	Program Start Date	Program	Eligibility Criteria	Point of Contact
March/April	Early September	Academic Career Leadership Academy in Medicine (ACCLAIM)	Junior faculty with an emphasis on underrepresented groups	Bryant Murphy, MD bryant_murphy@med.unc.edu
No Application	Ongoing	Association of Professional Women in Medical Sciences	Membership may be granted to any faculty member who is committed to the mission of APWIMS	Jennifer M. Wu, MD MPH jennifer_wu@med.unc.edu
Rolling	Ongoing	Making the Case	Faculty with an idea they would like to implement at UNC	Lauren Westervelt, MPH lauren_westervelt@med.unc.edu
No application	Ongoing	Coaching Skills for Leaders Program	Faculty with leadership positions such as division chief, clinic director, training or education director, etc interested in developing leadership coaching skills	Bryant Murphy, MD bryant_murphy@med.unc.edu
No application	Ongoing	Internal Coach Training Program	Faculty with leadership positions such as division chief, clinic director, training or education director, etc interested in becoming certified internal peer coaches	Bryant Murphy, MD bryant_murphy@med.unc.edu
September	January	UNC Physicians Clinical Leadership Program	Advanced leadership training for UNC SOM faculty, UNC PN, UNC Rex, UNC Caldwell Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers	Bryant Murphy, MD bryant_murphy@med.unc.edu
Rolling	Rolling	Chairs Leadership Program	Recently appointed department chairs, center directors, or vice deans	Stephen P. Bogdewic, PhD, MA stephen_bogdewic@med.unc.edu

Deadline for Nomination/Application	Program Start Date	Program and Sponsor	Eligibility Criteria	Point of Contact
March/April	Early August	University Leadership Education and Development (ULEAD), Office of Human Resources	SHRA (SPA) or EHRA (EPA) permanent employee who is currently working in a managerial role (directly responsible for at least one lower supervisor) or who manages a program that is University-wide or of significant size and complexity	Rochelle Stojnic, OHR rochelle_stojnic@unc.edu http://hr.unc.edu
September	August (following academic year)	Academic Leadership Program, Institute for Arts and Humanities	Tenured or fixed-term faculty (FTF must have 7 years of service at UNC in primarily instructional role)	Philip Hollingsworth (919) 843-5464 pholling@email.unc.edu or Suzanne Gulledge (919) 962-7879 sgulledg@email.unc.edu http://iah.unc.edu/
June	September	Leadership Fundamentals, Center for Faculty Excellence	Current or newly appointed leaders	cfe@unc.edu http://cfe.unc.edu/
June	September	Faculty Administrator Development Program, Center for Faculty Excellence	Current or newly appointed leaders	cfe@unc.edu http://cfe.unc.edu/
June	September	Leadership Advanced, Center for Faculty Excellence	Leaders with two or more years of experience	cfe@unc.edu http://cfe.unc.edu/
June	Spring	Chairs Leadership Skills Focus Series, Center for Faculty Excellence	For senior leaders, new or experienced	cfe@unc.edu http://cfe.unc.edu/

Deadline for Nomination/Application	Program Start Date	Program and Sponsor	Eligibility Criteria	Point of Contact
January	June	Executive Leadership Course in Academic Medicine (ELAM) (for women), Drexel University School of Medicine	Associate professor in a medical, dental, or public health school for at least 2 years; administrative experience Requires nomination by Dean or CEO	Lauren Westervelt, MPH lauren_westervelt@med.unc.edu
June – August	October	Executive Development Seminar for Associate Deans and Department Chairs, Association of American Medical Colleges	New department chairs and associate deans	Lauren Westervelt, MPH lauren_westervelt@med.unc.edu
August	January	Program for Chairs of Clinical Services, Harvard School of Public Health	Chairs of major clinical departments in teaching hospitals whose responsibilities require them to allocate resources, develop policies, and provide leadership	Stephen P. Bogdewic, PhD, MA stephen_bogdewic@med.unc.ed

Deadline for Nomination/Application/ Registration	Program Start Date	Program and Sponsor	Eligibility Criteria	Point of Contact
January	July	Simmons Scholars, Office of Inclusive Excellence	Early-career faculty from a population underrepresented in medicine on either the tenure or fixed-term track	Michelle Floris-Moore michelle_floris-moore@med.unc.edu
March	May	Academy of Educators, Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development	All are welcome	Anna Carpenter, AOE Coordinator aoe@med.unc.edu med.unc.edu/aoe
July – August	September	Teaching Scholars, Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development	Individuals who have responsibility for educational programs or courses, or whose work includes a focus on teaching and who seek to develop skills in that area	Anna Carpenter, AOE Coordinator aoe@med.unc.edu
January	Ongoing	Caregivers at Carolina, Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development	Physician scientists facing extraprofessional caregiving responsibilities	Amelia Drake, MD, FACS amelia_drake@unc.edu
September	September	Frank Wilson Professionalism Forum, Academy of Educators	All are welcome	Anna Carpenter, AOE Coordinator aoe@med.unc.edu med.unc.edu/aoe
October	October	Faculty Orientation, Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development	All are welcome	facultyaffairs@med.unc.edu

Deadline for Nomination/Application	Program Start Date	Program and Sponsor	Eligibility Criteria	Point of Contact
September	More details	Institute for the Arts & Humanities Faculty Fellowships	Faculty must have an appointment within the College of Arts & Sciences to be eligible; proposed project must focus on arts or humanities	Philip Hollingsworth Program Administrator 919-843-5464 pholling@email.unc.edu
October	More details	Institute for the Arts & Humanities Academic Leadership Program Fellowships	Open to any tenured or fixed-term faculty (fixed-term faculty must have at least seven years of service at UNC in a primarily instructional role)	Philip Hollingsworth Program Administrator 919-843-5464 pholling@email.unc.edu

Deadline for Nomination/Application	Program Start Date	Program and Sponsor	Eligibility Criteria	Point of Contact
February	July	Early-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges	Women at the instructor or assistant professor level, with at least 1-2 years in academic medicine, but generally less than 6 years	Lauren Westervelt, MPH lauren_westervelt@med.unc.edu https://www.aamc.org/members/leadership/catalog
August	December	Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges	Women physicians and scientists at the associate professor level, with 8-15 years’ experience in academic medicine	Lauren Westervelt, MPH lauren_westervelt@med.unc.edu https://www.aamc.org/members/leadership/catalog
May	September	Early-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges	Junior faculty (senior clinical and research fellows, instructors, and assistant professors) and post docs (MD, DO/PhD and PhD) who aspire to leadership positions in academic medicine	Lauren Westervelt, MPH lauren_westervelt@med.unc.edu https://www.aamc.org/members/leadership/catalog
February	June	Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges	Individuals at the associate professor level who aspire to leadership positions in academic medicine	Lauren Westervelt, MPH lauren_westervelt@med.unc.edu https://www.aamc.org/members/leadership/catalog

Featured External Programs Grant

The SOM Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development is excited to sponsor faculty participation in external professional development opportunities through our grant program. Interested faculty members are encouraged to nominate a colleague or apply using the information below.

Application Requirements

Ready to apply or nominate? Contact Karon Griffin.

Questions? Contact Madeline Snider.

Academy of Educators

The UNC-CH School of Medicine Academy of Educators was founded in October 2006 as a part of the School’s strategic plan to enhance research and scholarship towards excellence in teaching.

The Mission of the Academy is:

to promote and support excellence in teaching and the work and career paths of excellent teachers
to promote and fund curricular innovation, evidence-based curricular change and a scholarly approach to the education mission; and
to provide a forum for education leadership and advice for the Dean, Vice Dean for Medical Education and the leadership of the curriculum.

More information is available on the AOE website.

Other Organizations/Offices to Connect With

North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS) – Support for faculty seeking funding opportunities, conducting clinical research, collecting and analyzing data, etc.
Center for Faculty Excellence – Provides support for faculty of all disciplines to reach their goals in teaching, research, and leadership
Targeting Equity in Access to Mentoring (TEAM) Advance – Promotes accessible, equitable, and effective mentoring across the University, with emphasis on supporting women of color and white women in STEM
Health Sciences Library
SOM Information Technology
Office of Research – Provides support for startup and retention packages, core research facilities, awards and grants, conflict of interest reviews, and more
UNC Odum Institute – end-to-end research support, assistance with statistics and Qualtrics, surveys, etc.

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Learning to Lead

Featured External Programs Grant

Academy of Educators

Other Organizations/Offices to Connect With