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Welcome to the Faculty Central Newsletter from the School of Medicine and Public Health’s Office for Faculty Affairs and Development (OFAD). We welcome your feedback at ofad@med.wisc.edu. If this newsletter was forwarded to you by a colleague, click here to subscribe to this newsletter.
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New faculty participate in an Ask Me Anything discussion with experienced faculty at the New Faculty Orientation and Welcome Event on September 20, making connections and building community.
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New Faculty Career Conversations
Join us for the inaugural New Faculty Career Conversations. These conversations are a follow up to the New Faculty Orientation and Welcome event and will provide a structure to help new faculty feel more connected and a part of the community. Each will include a different topic of conversation relevant to faculty life. Refreshments will be served. Registration is encouraged.
The conversations begin Wednesday, November 14, 2018 5:00-6:30pm, Clinical Science Center G5/122 with “Maximizing the Return on Investment in Your Mentoring Relationships.”
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Join Us for Upcoming
OFAD Events
Health Sciences Clinical Teaching Virtual Journal Club - "Effective Teaching Strategies in the Office Setting" November 12-18
New Faculty Career Conversations - "Maximizing the Return on Investment in Your Mentoring Relationships" November 14 5:00-6:30pm
Pathways to Promotion Tenure Track Workshop February 5, 2019 4:00-6:00pm
Pathways to Promotion 101 Workshop March 8, 2019 8:30am-12:00pm
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Health Sciences Clinical Teaching Virtual Journal Club
Don't forget we launched the virtual journal club! This month Melissa Stiles, MD is facilitating a discussion on "Effective Teaching Strategies in the Office Setting" from November 12-18.
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Strategic Planning Report
We recently completed a strategic plan to guide the Office for Faculty Affairs and Development over the next five years. Learn more about what we are planning in our report.
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Resources on the Intranet
We are working to create a wealth of resources for faculty in each professional development domain. Check out our resources for Developing Educators and Preparing for Promotion.
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New Faculty Gather for Orientation and Welcome Event
 Seventy new members of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) faculty took part in a new faculty orientation and welcome event at The Edgewater Hotel in Madison on September 20. A collaboration between SMPH and UW Health, the well-received inaugural gathering aimed to welcome new faculty and build community.
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Inclusive Teaching a Focus at DFMCH Faculty Retreat
Twenty-seven faculty, residents and staff from the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health’s (DFMCH) Madison residency program and Baraboo Rural Training Track began a deeper exploration of how identity, privilege and marginalization can impact learning during a core faculty retreat on September 14, 2018, at the Fluno Center. Read More
If you are interested in bringing Inclusive Teaching to your department, please contact Anne Stahr, stahr2@wisc.edu.
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NIH grants high-risk, high-reward funding
Darcie Moore, professor of neuroscience; Nasia Safdar, professor of medicine; and Srivatsan “Vatsan” Raman, professor of biochemistry, are winners of NIH New Innovator Awards.
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Wellness Options at Work
Wellness Options at Work, the Employee Wellness Program at UW Health recognizes that employee wellbeing is foundational to our success. Wellness Options at Work strives to create and support a healthy culture by offering a collection of programs and resources to support, honor and value staff and physician wellbeing. Programs are grouped in the following domains of Living Well, Resilience, Health Coaching and Healthy Environment. For more information and resources, visit wellness.uwhealth.org
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Call for Applications and Nominations to the Teaching Academy
The UW-Madison Teaching Academy is seeking applications and nominations for new Fellows [faculty/staff applicants] and new Future Faculty Partners (FFP) [graduate student applicants].
Nominees should be outstanding faculty, staff, or graduate students actively involved in teaching on this campus who advance teaching and learning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Membership in the Teaching Academy is an honor bestowed on individuals who have demonstrated teaching excellence and are committed to advancing the mission of the Academy. Applications for the 2018-2019 cycle are due December 1. Learn More
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