Professional Development | Office of Faculty Affairs

Professional development is defined as development in career management and personal growth. This category of development involves career planning, self-understanding and regulation, time management, working with others, and communication. What is needed throughout the career cycle in this category of development will vary with age and position, and a comprehensive program of faculty development would include offerings that span the career cycle. Though individual needs may vary, we believe it is important for all faculty to receive some minimum standard of professional development support.

A number of programs that support career and professional development already exist within the School of Medicine. For example, a series of Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure (APT) workshops offered twice a year are designed to assist faculty with navigating the appointment, promotion, and tenure guidelines. The New Faculty Orientation, is designed to educate new, or not so new, faculty on the array of resources available to them, and to introduce them to key points of contact across the institution. A number of wellness programs also exist to support faculty with self-care and resilience. Finally, the Simmons Scholars Program provides three to five years of salary support, structured mentorship, and professional development opportunities for underrepresented faculty members.

To strengthen existing programming in professional development, the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development is building new foundational programming related to career management and personal growth, that will be available to all faculty, beginning Spring 2018. Check back here for updates on this new programming which will cover topics such as time and workflow management, giving and receiving feedback, and managing conflict.

UNC School of Medicine Affiliated Programs
Featured External Programs

Deadline for Nomination/Application/ Registration	Program Start Date	Program and Sponsor	Eligibility Criteria	Point of Contact
February	May	Membership, Academy of Educators	Two years after faculty appointment; demonstrated excellence in teaching; demonstrated leadership in curriculum management or innovation	aoe@med.unc.edu https://www.med.unc.edu/aoe
April	April	APT Workshops, Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development	All are welcome	aoe@med.unc.edu https://www.med.unc.edu/aoe
June	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	aoe@med.unc.edu http://www.med.unc.edu/aoe
August	November	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
October	October	Annual Frank Wilson Professionalism Forum, Academy of Educators	All are welcome	aoe@med.unc.edu https://www.med.unc.edu/aoe
October	October	Faculty Orientation, Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development	All are welcome	aoe@med.unc.edu https://www.med.unc.edu/aoe
Rolling	Rolling	Professional Development Foundation Series, Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development	All are welcome	Lauren Westervelt, MPH Lauren_westervelt@med.unc.edu https://www.med.unc.edu/facultyaffairs/

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	Amelia Drake, MD, FACS amelia_drake@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	Amelia Drake, MD, FACS amelia_drake@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	Paul Godley, MD, PhD, MPP paul_godley@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	Paul Godley, MD, PhD, MPP paul_godley@med.unc.edu https://www.aamc.org/members/leadership/catalog

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.