School of Medicine

WSU/SOM Faculty Career Development Programs

New Faculty Orientation (offered annually, Fall and Spring)

"Welcome to Wayne" is an orientation program for new faculty and those faculty who are interested in learning how they can revitalize their career. The half-day program provides overviews of the School of Medicine, career management and development resources, education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and research. A resources information fair is included.

Please select a presentation below to view the PowerPoint presentation given at the last Welcome to Wayne event.

 

 

 

Stephen A. Lerner, M.D., Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
Promotion and Tenure

 

Valerie M. Parisi, M.D., Vice Dean, Hospital Relations and Clinical Affairs
School of Medicine Overview

 

 

 

 

Tom Roe, M.D.,  Associate Dean for  Undergraduate Medical Education Matt Jackson, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Basic Science Education
Undergraduate Medical Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanessa Meyer, M.B.A.
Graduate Medical Education

 

 

 

 

Kenneth Palmer, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
Graduate Programs

 

 

 

Christina Campagna
Wayne State University Electronic Connectivity

 

 

Daniel Walz, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs
Research Environment presentation
(Please note, for a copy of the handouts Dr. Walz presented to the Welcome to Wayne attendees, please email: dwalz@med.wayne.edu)

 

 

 

 

Michael Diamond, M.D., Assistant Dean, Clinical and Transitional Research
Clinical and Translational Research

 

 

 

Academic Documentation

Workshop (offered annually in January)
The Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate conducts this workshop on preparing materials for the annual merit review process and for promotion and tenure.

Annual Workshop

Elizabeth Puscheck, MD

• Planning Your Promotion -: (pdf), (Streaming video)
  

Judith Whittum-Hudson, PhD

• Your C.V. and Academic Success - (pdf), (Streaming video this presentation)

Stephen Lerner, MD

• Documentation for Annual Merit Review and Promotion and Tenure, (pdf)

Peer Reviewing for Journals (Offered every other year in the Spring; Next workshop, Spring, 2008. Contact Linda Roth at 577-6854 for more information.)
This workshop provides an overview of the journal peer review process, an understanding of what editors look for in a good peer review, and practice in analyzing and critiquing examples of peer reviews.

Peer Review

Shiffman Medical Library Education and Training

Fridays@Shiffman Learning Cafe Series

Community Health Information Services Learning Opportunities

The Shiffman Medical Library offers a variety of educational programs for Wayne State University health sciences faculty, students and staff. The library also offers workshops and customized training programs for members of the community. The Shiffman Library librarians are also pleased to assist individuals in learning about health sciences information resources that can be useful in research, papers, presentations, instruction and clinical care. Assistance is available at our Reference Desk and appointments are encouraged for one-to-one consultation.

Information management instruction, demonstrations, and workshops are available on many topics that can be customized for small or large groups. These topics include, but are not limited to:

• MEDLINE via OVID or PubMed
• The variety of biomedical databases
• File management (e.g., EndNote)
• Finding journals
• Custom programs for research or administrative assistants
• Finding funding information
• Effectively searching the Internet for health sciences information
• Custom programs about critical health matters including HIV/AIDS

To plan and schedule a class, workshop or demonstration, please contact:

La Ventra Ellis-Danquah
Shiffman Medical Library
313-577-9083
askmed @wayne.edu

Offsite Programs

If you are interested in assistance or advice from the School of Medicine on any of these programs, please contact Stephen A. Lerner, M.D., Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, slerner@med.wayne.edu , 313-577-9877.

American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Index to programs and publications targeted to faculty from early career through senior leadership levels.

National Leadership Development Programs

Society-based Faculty Development Programs

AAMC Meetings & Conferences

 

Harvard Macy Institute
The Harvard Macy Institute offers a variety of programs to create and foster a community of scholars who work to promote innovative change in medical education.

Includes:

Educators in the Health Professions

Leading Innovations in Healthcare Education

Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM)
ELAM offers an intensive, year-long program of personal and professional development, with extensive networking and mentoring opportunities, aimed at expanding the national pool of women candidates for leadership positions in academic medicine and dentistry.

Society for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine ( SELAM)
The Society for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine is committed to the advancement and promotion of women to executive positions in academic health professions through programs that enhance professional development and provide networking and mentoring opportunities. The society promotes collaboration and networking among its members and other organizations that share common goals.

Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program
This program fosters the development of leaders who will transform health and health care in this country. These future leaders will be equipped to work with communities and to conduct innovative research as a result of the didactic and experiential learning they receive at each of four training sites.

Online Resources

Career Development Articles:

Academic Physician and Scientist

Peruse the past "Features" in Academic Physician and Scientist for articles such as, "Organize your Work and Time," "Managing Conflicting Demands," "Five Potential Pitfalls for Junior Faculty at Academic Health Centers," and "Becoming a Productive Academic Writer"

 

Career Development Articles:

Faculty Vitae

Includes:

Faculty Vitae, an online faculty development newsletter

Browse the archives for articles on topics such as leadership and negotiation skills

 

Scholarship Toolkit:

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

While this site is oriented toward community-engaged scholarship, all faculty can benefit from exercises in the toolkit related to creating and sustaining a career vision, working with mentors, writing a career statement, and creating a portfolio.

 

How-To Guides from the journal, Science
In these collections, writers and editorial and business staff from the journal Science offer practical advice on a variety of topics related to finding a job and building a career in the sciences.

Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty
This 248-page guide is a PDF document that may be downloaded for free in its entirety or, more manageably, by chapter. Making the Right Moves provides practical advice from experienced bio-medical investigators and other professionals. Topics cover the gamut of academic skills for faculty and fellows, from negotiating a faculty position and staffing a laboratory, to project management, understanding technology transfer, setting up collaborations, and getting funded.

The book is based on presentations and discussions from a course developed by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute  and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

Faculty Guide

Book web site link:
http://www.hhmi.org/grants/office/graduate/lab_book.html

 

Career resources
Survival Skills & Ethics Program

University of Pittsburgh

Attending Professional Meetings

Components of a Research Article

20 Steps to Writing a Research Article