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Welcome to New Faculty Orienta3on September 2015 Welcome New Faculty Call to Order & Welcome Cindy Russell, PhD, RN Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs Welcome New Faculty Welcome from Senior Campus Administrators Vice Chancellor, Chancellor Chief Execu+ve Officer Steve Schwab, MD Execu3ve Vice Chancellor Chief Opera+ng Officer Academic, Faculty, & Student Affairs Chief Academic Officer Ken Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, FACHE Lori S. Gonzalez, PhD Welcome New Faculty Introduc3ons of New Faculty Department Chairs & Senior Faculty InformaIon to include in introducIons Name, College, Department Creden3als (degree, university) Arriving from __ An3cipated role(s) here Welcome New Faculty A Brief Introduc3on to The Vision & Mission of UTHSC UTHSC Administra3on & Areas of Responsibility A Summary of UTHSC Lori S. Gonzalez, PhD Vice Chancellor for Academic, Faculty & Student Affairs Chief Academic Officer Welcome New Faculty The Vision of UTHSC To serve as the premier State resource in bringing to bear the health sciences in the promo3on and maintenance of a healthy society. The Mission of UTHSC The mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to bring the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health with a focus on the ci3zens of Tennessee and the region, by pursuing an integrated program of educa3on, research, clinical care, and public service. UTHSC OrganizaIonal Chart Last revised 7/8/2015 (in your packet) A Summary of UTHSC We are … 1 ins3tu3on more than 100 years old with 4 campuses and 6 colleges who have 34 degree programs, 3 graduate cer3ficate programs, & 90 GME programs with 55,000+ graduates and, currently, 2,800+ students & 1,200+ residents & fellows who are educated and supported through the efforts of 1,300+ faculty & 1,600+ staff Welcome New Faculty UTHSC’s Statewide Reach Welcome New Faculty UTHSC’s Colleges College of Den3stry uthsc.edu/den3stry College of Graduate Health Sciences uthsc.edu/grad College of Health Professions uthsc.edu/health-­‐professions College of Medicine uthsc.edu/medicine College of Nursing uthsc.edu/nursing College of Pharmacy uthsc.edu/pharmacy Welcome New Faculty Welcome from Faculty Leadership UTHSC Faculty Senate President Thaddeus A. Wilson, PhD Role of UTHSC Faculty Senate, Senate Commieees, University Faculty Council Becoming engaged in shared governance Welcome New Faculty What is the Faculty Senate? •  A representa3ve body through which the faculty par3cipate in University affairs and shared governance •  Through commieees and a democra3cally elected legisla3ve body, the senate discusses policies and regula3ons regarding the general educa3onal objec3ves at UTHSC •  It considers, advises, and recommends policies and procedures in other maeers which concern the general welfare of the faculty including criteria for faculty appointment, dismissal, promo3on, tenure, and re3rement •  The senate may consider, advise, and recommend on proposed policies regarding student life, rights, and responsibili3es •  Mee3ngs are the 2nd Tuesday of each month in GEB A204 Welcome New Faculty Structure of the Faculty Senate •  Senators elected from colleges based on number of Faculty in that department with a minimum number per college •  Senate officers – President, Secretary, President-­‐elect, Past President •  Execu3ve Commieee –  Consists of the Senate officers and at least one representa3ve from each college •  Standing and Special commieees Welcome New Faculty Officers President Thad Wilson, COM-­‐Clinical Secretary-­‐Treasurer
George Cook, COM-­‐Basic Science Past President Mar3n Donaldson, COD President-­‐elect Terry Cooper, COM-­‐Basic Science Welcome New Faculty Standing & Special Commieees •  Standing commieees, chairs – 
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Budget and Benefits Clinical Affairs Educa3onal Policy Faculty Affairs Faculty Research Faculty Compu3ng and Technology Legisla3ve Resource •  Special Commieees –  Honorary Degree Nomina3ng Commieee –  Honorary Degree Selec3on Commieee Welcome New Faculty My Contact Informa3on •  Thaddeus A. Wilson, PhD –  tawilson@uthsc.edu –  150 Chandler Building –  901-­‐448-­‐8323 Welcome New Faculty Faculty Senate Webpage Welcome New Faculty Welcome from the Office of Research Steven R. Goodman, PhD Vice Chancellor for Research Chief Research Officer UTHSC Faculty Orientation
Office of Research
Steve Goodman, PhD
Vice Chancellor for Research
UTHSC Office of Research
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Grants and Research Agreements (GRA); formerly Office of
Research Administration (ORA)
Compliance – IACUC, IRB, IBC
Office of Research Integrity
Regional Biocontainment Laboratory
Lab Animal Care Unit (LACU)
Molecular Resource Center
All Institutional Research Core Facilities
Research Bioinformatics
Research Development Office
Office of Clinical Research
Electronic Research Administration
Biomedical Informatics
Safety Affairs
Grants and Research Agreements FY15
•  Grant and contract proposals ~770
•  Research contracts (business contracts go through
F&O) and subawards ~77
•  Material transfer agreements (MTAs) ~103
•  Confidentiality agreements ~59 Grants and Research
Agreements (GRA); Debbie
•  Clinical trial agreements ~44
Smith, Ed.D. /
dsmith@uthsc.edu / 448-4823
•  Technology disclosures* ~23
•  Non-financial progress and close-out reports
•  Info on UT and sponsor policy changes *Technology disclosures are assigned to UTRF for commercialization.
Office of Research
Compliance
•  IACUC: Randy Nelson, Ph.D.
rnelson@uthsc.edu / 448-3533
•  IRB: Terry Ackerman, Ph.D.
tackerma@uthsc.edu / 448-4824
•  IBC: Mark Miller, Ph.D.
mamiller@uthsc.edu / 448-6752
Regional Biocontainment
Laboratory (RBL)
•  Provides facilities, equipment, and
technical support for research
requiring BSL-3 and ABSL-3
containment.
•  Registered for select agent use with
the CDC, including Tier 1 agents.
Gerald Byrne, Ph.D. / gbyrne@uthsc.edu / 448-3546
Molecular Resource Center (MRC)
•  Sequencing – single fragment and whole genome/
transcriptome (next generation) levels
•  Affymetrix microarrays
•  Equipment, reagents, and training for real-time PCR
•  Automated isolation of nucleic acids
•  Equipment for molecular genetic and biochemical
studies (sub-cellular and systems biology levels)
•  Assistance and instruction in applying specialized
tools to basic and clinical research
Tiffany Seagroves, Ph.D. / tseagro1@uthsc.edu / 448-5018
Research Bioinformatics (rBIO)
•  Computational resources available for handling the data
generated by microarray and sequencing experiments.
•  Assistance in experimental design / analysis for
Microarray and Next Generation Sequencing.
•  Workshops and one on one training available for data
analysis, statistics and interpretation.
•  Will offer letters of support for grant applications.
•  Contact Daniel Johnson, PhD for more information:
djohn166@uthsc.edu.
New Institutional Core
•  Proteomics and Metabolomics
•  Purchased a Thermo Orbitrap Fusion
2 Lumos ETD MS
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Laboratory Animal Care Unit
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Animal Care and Housing
Animal Procurement
Veterinary Care and Procedure Training
Contact 448-5656 or LACU@uthsc.edu for
assistance
Office of Clinical Research
•  Pauline Outpatient Clinic 66 N. Pauline
•  Space for conducting clinical research: Coordinator,
nursing, regulatory, and administrative
management support
•  Budget development and invoice tracking
•  Facilitation of interactions with Sponsors
•  Clinical Trials Management System
•  Contact: Ari Vanderwalde, MD, Associate VC
Research avanderw@uthsc.edu or
Risa Ramsey, PhD, Director rramsey@uthsc.edu
Electronic Research
Administration
•  Provides support and training for all
electronic research systems
•  Generates reports from research data
bases
Jeanne Hermann, Ph.D. / jhermann@uthsc.edu / 448-5043
Research Development Office
•  Bridge Funding - $75K max
•  New Grant Support - $25K max
•  Consulting Services -arranged and paid by Office of
Research Development
•  Editing Services – arranged and paid by Office of
Research Development
•  Making Investigators aware of targeted research
grant opportunities
•  Begins on October 1st, Lisa Youngentob, Director
Center for Biomedical
Informatics (CBMI)
Centralized focus for biomedical
informatics research, service, and
planning & coordination efforts
Bob Davis, M.D. / rdavis88@uthsc.edu / 287-5340
Safety Affairs
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Performs periodic plan and procedure reviews
Safety Policies www.uthsc.edu/safety
Performs Safety Inspections and provides training
Hazardous Materials
Insures that hazardous material information and resources are
available and manages hazardous waste streams.
Biological
Francine Rogers frogers1@uthsc.edu 448-3537
Chemical
Radiological
Emergency Response
Fire and Life Safety
Technology Transfer
UT Research Foundation manages the
commercialization of UTHSC inventions and discoveries.
Licensing/Royalty revenues distributed according to UT policy.
•  40% to Inventor, 15% to Department, 15% to Campus, 30% UTR
Disclosures should be made early in the discovery process
•  1st publication/presentation of results immediately impacts
potential patent rights!
UTRF Office is at 910 Madison, Suite 827
•  Richard Magid, Director
•  Lakita Cavin, Sr. Staff Attorney
•  Stefan Schweizer & Stacey Williams, Licensing
•  Tinieka Thrailkill, Administrative Coordinator
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The Office of Research Wants Your Feedback
Contact: Steven Youngentob, PhD
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for
Research
Phone: 448-1278
E-Mail: syoungen@uthsc.edu
Welcome New Faculty Welcome from the Health Sciences Library and Biocommunica3ons Center Brenda F. Green, M.L.S. Associate Professor and Coordinator Instruc3onal Services Welcome New Faculty Resources Available Online and Onsite 877 Madison Avenue Alexander Building Floors 2, 3, 4, 5 library.uthsc.edu Welcome New Faculty Electronic Databases Welcome New Faculty Electronic Books Welcome New Faculty Electronic Journals Welcome New Faculty Mobile Resources On the library’s website, library.uthsc.edu, use the Search Box to search for apps or mobile website. Campus'Administra.on'
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Welcome New Faculty Q U E S T I O N S ??? Health Sciences Library and Biocommunica3ons Center Brenda F. Green, M.L.S. Associate Professor and Coordinator Instruc3onal Services Welcome New Faculty Session Break Grab a snack and circulate among the informa3on tables! Campus Recrea3on Interprofessional Simula3on Center Development & Alumni Affairs Office of Equity & Diversity Faculty Senate Office of Research Health Sciences Library & Biocommunica3ons Center Student Academic Support Services & Inclusion Human Resources/Benefits University Health Services Informa3on Technology Services VolShop Reconvene @ 10:15am Welcome New Faculty Welcome from UTHSC Informa3on Technology Services Ebony Smith Director Educa3onal Technology Welcome New Faculty About ITS @ UTHSC •  Led by Johannes (Jan) J. van der Aa, PhD –  Vice Chancellor for Informa3on Technology –  Chief Informa3on Officer •  Headquarters: 6th and 7th Floor of the Lamar Alexander Building (above the Library) •  Office of the CIO along with 9 divisions •  Each division is headed by a director and consists of a team of support staff Welcome New Faculty Today’s Presenta3on •  Overview of services offered by each ITS division •  Helpful resources •  Time for general ques3ons Welcome New Faculty Project Management Office •  Director: Vikki Massey •  Services: –  Align IT projects with university's strategic objec3ves –  Maintain updated list of current IT projects –  Implement standard project management methodology –  Oversee management of IT projects •  Website: hep://www.uthsc.edu/its/pmo/ •  Email: vmercer@uthsc.edu Welcome New Faculty Customer Technology Support •  Director: Lisa Aitken •  Services: –  IT Helpdesk with phone-­‐in, walk-­‐in, and email support. • 
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Mon. – Fri.: 7:30-­‐5:30 ~ and ~ Sat. – Sun.: Closed 901-­‐448-­‐2222 Toll-­‐free: 1-­‐800-­‐413-­‐7830 Lamar Alexander Building; Room 706 helpdesk@uthsc.edu –  Maintenance and support for all UTHSC-­‐owned computers –  Management and maintenance of campus computer labs –  Computer recommenda3ons and acquisi3ons •  Website: hep://www.uthsc.edu/its/techsupport/ Welcome New Faculty Web Services •  Execu3ve Director: Lisa Hall •  Director: Todd Barber •  Services: –  Maintenance and upda3ng of all UTHSC web pages –  Web design and development –  Management of campus iTunes and WordPress accounts –  Upcoming project: rollout of content management system •  Website: hep://www.uthsc.edu/its/web/ •  Email: webmaster@uthsc.edu Welcome New Faculty Applica3on Development •  Execu3ve Director: Lisa Hall •  Team Leads: John Pinto (Banner) and Joe Johnson (Oracle) •  Services: –  Backend support of the student informa3on management system (Banner), financial support applica3on (IRIS), document imaging system (Nolij), and a host of other applica3ons essen3al to UTHSC academic and business processes. –  Custom programming and applica3on development for special projects and unique compu3ng needs •  Website: hep://www.uthsc.edu/its/applica3ons/ Welcome New Faculty Instruc3onal Technology Services •  Director: Steve Butler •  Services: –  Support and maintenance of classroom technology –  Videoconferencing and distance educa3on support –  Audiovisual equipment acquisi3ons, installa3on, maintenance, and support •  Website: hep://www.uthsc.edu/its/audiovisual.php Welcome New Faculty Compu3ng Systems •  Director: Peter Fox •  Services: –  Data center and storage management –  Server hos3ng and support –  Exchange email support –  Oracle database management –  System administra3on –  Thin client services –  Disaster recovery •  Website: hep://www.uthsc.edu/its/systems.php Welcome New Faculty Infrastructure/Network Services and Telecommunica3ons •  Director: Billy Hatcher •  Services: –  On-­‐campus wired and wireless Internet access –  Off-­‐campus VPN access to UTHSC network –  Phone jack and Ethernet port ac3va3on –  Teleconferencing (scheduling of phone bridges) –  Customized departmental telephone feature configura3on •  Website: hep://www.uthsc.edu/its/telecommunica3ons/ •  Email: telecom@uthsc.edu Welcome New Faculty IT Security •  Senior Security Analyst: Frank Davison •  Services: –  ITS security training –  Development and dissemina3on of IT security policies, guidelines, and best prac3ces –  Secure servers and campus compu3ng ini3a3ves •  Website: hep://www.uthsc.edu/its/ITSecurity/ •  Email: itsecurity@uthsc.edu Welcome New Faculty Educa3onal Technology •  Director: Ebony Smith •  Services: –  Training and support for a variety of sosware and technology tools used for teaching and learning, including: ÷ 
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High-­‐stakes tes3ng (ExamSos) Microsos Office training, support, and troubleshoo3ng Prerecorded lecture sosware (Adobe Presenter) Secure file sharing (Xythos) Streaming Video (UTHSC TV) Web conferencing (Adobe Connect) –  Face-­‐to-­‐face, online, one-­‐on-­‐one, and custom group sessions are schedule and available on-­‐
demand. •  Website: hep://www.uthsc.edu/edtech/ Welcome New Faculty Helpful Links and Resources •  Submit a help 3cket to UTHSC ITS –  hep://footprints.uthsc.edu/ •  Customize your faculty webpage –  hep://academic.uthsc.edu/facultyporuolio/ •  Available sosware for UTHSC faculty –  EdTech sosware •  hep://www.uthsc.edu/edtech/ –  UT System sosware distribu3on •  hep://oit.utk.edu/hardware-­‐sosware/sosware-­‐purchases/Pages/default.aspx –  An3virus sosware •  hep://www.uthsc.edu/an3virus/ –  NAC downloads •  hep://www.uthsc.edu/nac/ –  Campus Map •  heps://www.uthsc.edu/map/ Welcome New Faculty Ques3ons??? Welcome New Faculty Welcome from the College of Graduate Health Sciences Don Thomason, PhD Dean College of Graduate Health Sciences Welcome New Faculty College of Graduate Health Sciences • 
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10 Ph.D. and M.S. programs ~300 students ~120 postdoctoral trainees ~500 creden3aled faculty Welcome New Faculty College of Graduate Health Sciences Trainees and Faculty located at:
•  UTHSC •  St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital •  LeBonheur Children’s Hospital •  Veteran’s Administra3on Hospital •  University of Memphis •  Nashville, Knoxville, Chaeanooga Welcome New Faculty College of Graduate Health Sciences Doctor of Philosophy degree programs: •  Biomedical Engineering (joint program with the University of Memphis) •  Biomedical Sciences (e.g., Cancer) •  Health Outcomes and Policy Research •  Nursing Science •  Pharmaceu3cal Sciences •  Speech and Hearing Science Welcome New Faculty College of Graduate Health Sciences Master of Science degree programs: •  Biomedical Engineering •  Dental Sciences •  Epidemiology •  Laboratory Research and Management •  Pharmacology Welcome New Faculty College of Graduate Health Sciences Care and feeding of graduate students requires skill: •  Program chairs and directors are key points of contact •  they know the details •  they recommend faculty for creden3aling to teach and mentor •  Student Faculty Commieees are integral Welcome New Faculty College of Graduate Health Sciences Creden3aling: •  Teaching/serving on a Faculty Commieee •  Program Chair/Director nomina3on form •  CV •  Mentoring •  demonstrated experience, or •  served on a Faculty Commieee for a year Welcome New Faculty College of Graduate Health Sciences A master/appren3ce rela3onship: •  An investment that pays off •  Trainees are junior colleagues •  Support from Faculty Commieee, Program, and College •  Well-­‐defined roles and responsibili3es Welcome New Faculty College of Graduate Health Sciences Support provided: •  Administra3ve •  S3pends and insurance, tui3on waivers •  Scholarships, travel, incen3ves •  Career development Welcome New Faculty College of Graduate Health Sciences Postdoctoral trainees: •  A path to independence •  5 yr/8 yr rule •  S3ll require ac3ve maintenance •  IDP and progress reports •  compact outlining expecta3ons Welcome New Faculty College of Graduate Health Sciences Support provided for postdocs: •  Adver3sing •  Appt. leeers •  Manage health insurance •  Travel, incen3ves •  Na3onal Postdoc Associa3on •  Career development Welcome New Faculty Welcome! The CGHS is here to help you and your trainees be produc3ve in your research Welcome New Faculty Welcome from the Office of Equity & Diversity (OED) 910 Madison Avenue, Ste. 826 Memphis, TN 38163 901-­‐448-­‐2112 (P) 901-­‐448-­‐1120 (F) Michael Alston, EdD, CCDP/AP Assistant Vice Chancellor for Equity Diversity & Student Rights Welcome New Faculty Office of Equity & Diversity Laws that Guide the Work of OED — 
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Title IV Title VI Title VII Title IX of the EducaIon Amendments of 1972 ADA and SecIon 504 of the Rehab Act of 1973 The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its educaIon programs and acIviIes pursuant to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the EducaIon Amendments of 1972, SecIon 504 of the RehabilitaIon Act of 1973,and the Americans with DisabiliIes Act (ADA) of 1990. Because the UT Health Science Center receives federal funds, we must comply with these federal laws. Welcome New Faculty Office of Equity & Diversity The Civil Rights Act of 1964 —  Prohibits discrimina3on in a number of seyngs: —  Title IV – Public Educa3on —  Provides for equal educa3ons opportuni3es regardless of race, color, religion, or na3onal origin —  Title VI – Federally assisted programs —  On the grounds of race, color, or na3onal origin, —  Title VII – Employment —  Race, color, religion, sex or na3onal origin Welcome New Faculty Office of Equity & Diversity Title IX of the Educa3on Amendments —  Comprehensive law that prohibits gender discrimina3on against students of educa3onal ins3tu3ons. —  Prohibits discrimina3on, exclusion, denial, limita3on or separa3on based on gender. —  Applicable to students and in rela3on to the employees of any educa3onal ins3tu3on that receives federal funding. —  Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) – Federal legisla3on that is in place to improve responses to domes3c violence, da3ng violence, sexual assault and stalking in the United States. —  The University of Tennessee prohibits the offenses of rape, acquaintance rape, domes3c violence, da3ng violence, sexual assault, and stalking. —  Not Alone Welcome New Faculty Office of Equity & Diversity UT Sexual Harassment Policy (HR0280) —  The University of Tennessee unequivocally opposes the sexual harassment of its employees. Sexual harassment will not be tolerated and will be grounds for disciplinary ac3on. —  The university prohibits any retaliatory ac3on against an employee for opposing an ac3on that he or she believes to be sexual harassment, including the filing of an internal complaint or grievance or a charge with a state or federal civil rights enforcement agency. —  Each unit will provide training for its employees on what cons3tutes sexual harassment and will provide a procedure to handle complaints of sexual harassment and other complaints of discrimina3on. Welcome New Faculty Office of Equity & Diversity Equal Employment Opportunity Commission —  EEOC standard for evalua3ng sexually harassing behavior includes two key audit points; unwelcome and sexual in nature. Courts make determina3ons based on percep3on of the recipient, not the inten3on of the harasser. Welcome New Faculty Office of Equity & Diversity Protec3on of these Laws Applies to ALL Environments Affiliated with UTHSC —  UTHSC Clinics —  Faculty —  Hospital seyngs —  All Levels of Staff —  Private medical —  Residents offices —  Any area where at UTHSC resident or student is assigned for placement during your term at UTHSC —  Students —  Clinical supervisors —  Physicians, Surgeons —  Research personnel —  Pa3ents and Visitors Welcome New Faculty Office of Equity & Diversity Who Do You Report It To? THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND DIVERSITY 910 MADISON SUITE 826 PLAZA BUILDING (901) 448-­‐2112 College Administrator and/or Campus Police Welcome New Faculty Office of Equity & Diversity ADA and Sec3on 504 —  Prohibits discrimination against person with disabilities on the basis of their disability —  Section 504 covers programs and activities —  ADA covers all services, programs and activities conducted Welcome New Faculty Office of Equity & Diversity Family Educa3onal Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) What is FERPA? FERPA is an acronym for the Family EducaIonal Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, also known as the Buckley Amendment. This federal enactment establishes the legal parameters governing access to and release of student educa3onal records. —  Who has FERPA rights? All students aeending or who previously aeended, a college or university, regardless of age, have FERPA rights. ‘Aeending students’ include admieed students, students in residence, con3nuing educa3on students, students audi3ng only, and distance educa3on students. FERPA does NOT apply to applicants who have not been admieed to the ins3tu3on. —  Basically, FERPA has six basic requirements of colleges and universiIes: 1. 
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Students must be allowed to review their educa3on records. 3. 
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Students must be allowed to limit disclosure of personally iden3fiable informa3on contained in their educa3on records. 5. 
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Complaints or concerns should be directed to: Office of the Registrar 910 Madison Avenue, Suite 520 Memphis, Tennessee 38163 Tel: 901-448-5568 Fax: 901-448-1017 Email: registrar@uthsc.edu Welcome New Faculty Office of Equity & Diversity Office of Equity and Diversity Staff —  Michael Alston, EdD – Assistant Vice Chancellor Ø  malston1@uthsc.edu —  Dus3n Fulton, MS – Sr. Equity Assurance Administrator Ø  dfulton2@uthsc.edu —  Ashleigh Brock, JD – Equity Assurance Administrator Ø  abrock6@uthsc.edu —  Jenna Fielding – Associate Equity Assurance Specialist Ø  jfielding@uthsc.edu —  Denise Steverson – Administra3ve Services Assistant Ø  astevers@uthsc.edu —  Kamaria Robinson, MS – TIP Coordinator Ø  krobin48@uthsc.edu —  Cynthia Crowe – Health Career Programs Coordinator Ø  ccrowe2@uthsc.edu hep://www.uthsc.edu/oed/staff.php Welcome New Faculty Office of Equity & Diversity ANY QUESTIONS? Welcome t o U THSC, a nd thank y ou f or y our 3 me a nd a een3on! Welcome New Faculty Strategic Plan Interprofessional Ini3a3ves Interprofessional Simula3on Center Overview of Resources & Ini3a3ves Academic Ranks, Promo3on & Tenure Important Aspects of a Faculty Member’s Life Cindy Russell, PhD, RN Associate Vice Chancellor, Faculty Affairs Welcome New Faculty UTHSC Strategic Plan 2014-­‐2018 •  Series of mee3ngs, group efforts to examine & reflect on our track record as an ins3tu3on •  Broad-­‐based involvement of leaders at campus and college levels •  Representa3on of faculty, staff, and students •  Itera3ve process of refinement to arrive at the current Strategic Map Welcome New Faculty Welcome New Faculty Welcome New Faculty Welcome New Faculty Welcome New Faculty Interprofessional Educa3on (IPE) Ini3a3ves •  New Department of IPE in CGHS •  Search for na3onally prominent IPE scholar •  Criteria/standards to be set for faculty members interested in affilia3ng with the dept. •  A growing number of interprofessional opportuni3es occur in the simula3on center and in small group seyngs across programs Welcome New Faculty Interprofessional Simula3on Center Welcome New Faculty Interprofessional Simula3on Center Fall 2016 – an3cipated occupancy Spring 2017 – func3onal Approx. 45,000 square feet Designed for maximum flexibility to meet needs of pre-­‐
clinical/pre-­‐licensure undergrads as well as advanced graduates/residents/fellows & prac33oners from our clinical partners •  Range of spaces: physical assessment labs, acute care/
hospital (OR, pt. rooms, neonatal/birthing, primary care, dental clinic, community pharmacy) & mul3purpose rooms •  UTHSC inves3ng considerable resources in building the facility & increasing faculty and staff capacity to enrich & expand the use of simula3on across our professional programs • 
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Welcome New Faculty Important Aspects of a Faculty Member’s Life •  Seasons of our Work •  Annual Performance & Planning Review •  Promo3on •  Tenure •  The 4 aspects of our mission •  Teaching •  Research/Crea3ve & Other Scholarly Ac3vi3es •  Clinical Care •  Service/Outreach Important informa3on on these items available at: heps://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/info.php Welcome New Faculty Focus on What You can Control •  Maintain an ac3vi3es folder to track what you do •  Collect student feedback for your courses •  If teaching is a primary role, ask peers for feedback and track peer assessments over 3me •  If research is a primary role, find a colleague to review all papers and grants before submission. More polish = Fewer failures. •  Know the 3melines for Promo3on & Tenure. Aeend informa3on sessions Welcome New Faculty Understand Expecta3ons of your College and your Chair •  Spend your 3me on ac3vi3es that are valued by your college and your chair – Ask before you say “yes” •  Have regular conversa3ons with your chair to align expecta3ons and obtain feedback Welcome New Faculty Make your Dossier Complete •  Update your Curriculum Vitae at least once a year •  If you serve on any major commieee, ask for a leeer from the commieee chair for your file •  As student feedback is collected, create a summary •  Add peer evalua3ons for teaching •  Select your publica3ons for assessment carefully Welcome New Faculty Look ahead to Promo3on Time •  Not everyone is on tenure track •  Most everyone can work toward promo3on through the ranks •  The Metric Grid –  helps you assess your readiness for promo3on –  shows you what your peers will evaluate you on for promo3on –  Get a score from 0-­‐3 on each element in the aspects of the UTHSC mission for which you have percent effort assigned –  Let’s look at the categories in the Metric Grid Welcome New Faculty Metric Grid: Teaching Component Categories a. Course leadership Examples: Course director, Clerkship coordinator, Residency training director; other teaching du3es e.g. student or resident teaching in clinical or prac3ce seyng, classroom or online educa3on, laboratory teaching; Research mentor/member of thesis or research oversight commieee; Student advising b. Acknowledged excellence in teaching Examples: Student or peer evalua3ons, Teaching honors and awards, Awards to students mentored by faculty c. InnovaIon in teaching Examples: Major course revisions, Curriculum redesign, Introduc3on of new technologies in the teaching seyng Welcome New Faculty Metric Grid: Research/Scholarly Ac3vity Component Categories a. PublicaIons Examples: Peer-­‐reviewed and non peer-­‐reviewed ar3cles in professional journals, textbooks, book chapters, health care ar3cles for the lay press b. Extramural funding Examples: Grants from federal agencies (NIH, NSF, AHRQ, etc.), founda3ons/
ins3tutes, pharmaceu3cal companies, training grants, interprofessional/
educa3onal grants, contracts, etc. c. Other scholarly acIviIes Examples: Manuscripts under review, invited lectures, patents, licensing agreements, presenta3ons at major mee3ngs/grant rounds/local or regional socie3es/special interest groups, service on editorial boards (count once for research or service) Welcome New Faculty Metric Grid: Clinical Care Component Categories a. ProducIvity/paIent load Examples: Meets RVU targets and other clinical care goals with respect to pa3ent and procedure numbers and numbers of clinic sessions per week, etc. b. Quality/PaIent SaIsfacIon Examples: Results from evalua3ons at prac3ce seyng, by peers/other health care providers, by chart reviews, etc. c. Professional recerIficaIon/enhancement of knowledge base for clinical care Examples: Acquires and maintains board cer3fica3on/licensure Welcome New Faculty Metric Grid: Service Component Categories a. InsItuIonal service Examples: Serves on system, Health Science Center, College, and/or Department commieees; provides con3nuing educa3on programs; coordinates seminar programs or searches b. Professional service Examples: Par3cipates in service organiza3ons or professional socie3es; serves on editorial boards or as a reviewer for journals or funding agencies c. Community service/outreach Examples: Local presenta3ons, local outreach ac3vi3es and/or delivery of community health ini3a3ves, provides free clinical care (health fairs) Welcome New Faculty Remember •  No surprises are required or necessary •  Iden3fy and talk regularly with trusted colleagues and mentors •  Look forward to the Annual Performance and Planning Review •  Take advantage of strategic opportuni3es that present •  Don’t try and do it all Welcome New Faculty Important Resources •  New faculty website @ heps://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/new_faculty.php •  Professional Development Calendar of events @ heps://academic.uthsc.edu/calendar.php •  Weekly Professional Development Emails •  Workshops on: Promo3on, Tenure, Dossier prepara3on, Teaching strategies, Online educa3on, and more Welcome New Faculty Center for Instruc3onal Innova3on •  Mission: foster the adop3on of innova3ons in educa3on at UTHSC by providing faculty members with the necessary tools, training, and ongoing support to use these innova3ve approaches to meet the campus mission of preparing qualified health care professionals for the state of Tennessee. •  Staffing: Associate Director, Instruc3onal Designer, Faculty Innova3on Scholar
heps://academic.uthsc.edu/cii/index.php Welcome New Faculty Priori3es & Responsibili3es of the C4II •  Provide assistance in the design and delivery of online courses •  Coordinate online student orienta3on •  Schedule regular professional development sessions for the “year of” focus areas –  Academic year 2015-­‐16 = The Year of Online Educa3on •  As 3me goes on: expand focus and scope to include other educa3onal innova3ons, such as the expanded use of simula3on to achieve learning outcomes A
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