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Faculty Career Advancement

Promotion and Tenure (P&T) Basic P&T guidelines, policies, and resources are available. Leadership Opportunities We want all faculty to aspire to be leaders for better health and health professions education in various spaces and places. Department/division level School level Leadership at partner hospitals, i.e., SMH and HSHS St. Johns Leadership in community National level Awards Below are some of the awards at SIU SOM. Please nominate colleagues and yourself as well! J. Kevin Dorsey Outstanding Educator Award Distinguished Alumni Award Kenniebrew Awards Frank J. Toth Award Graduate student
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Faculty learning and development

Faculty learning and development in three school mission areas Education/teaching Academy for Scholarship in Education Annual Teaching and Learning Symposium Annual Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Workshop Medical Education Workshop Series Research Medical Education Research Fellowship Program RISE WIMS Program Office of the Associate Dean for Research Grants and Contracts Internal funding Center for Clinical Research Service I want my clinical work to be more efficient. Coaching for individuals Consultation for a departmental work process I want to be involved in community services. AWIMS
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Faculty Affairs Partners

Partners: Center for Human and Organizational Potential (cHOP) Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) Department of Medical Education / Academy for Scholarship in Education Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
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Faculty Affairs offerings and resources

Faculty Being, Wellness, and Flourishing We value individual faculty’s physical, psychological, and social being, wellness, and flourishing. We offer various programs and activities to achieve this goal at individual and organizational levels in partnership with cHOP, AWIMS , and EDI offices. Faculty Learning and Development We nurture each faculty member for their learning and professional development, focusing on our three school mission areas: Education, research, and service, including patient care. Faculty Career Advancement We work for all faculty members’ career advancement and
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Faculty Affairs offerings and resources

Faculty Being, Wellness, and Flourishing We value individual faculty’s physical, psychological, and social being, wellness, and flourishing. We offer various programs and activities to achieve this goal at individual and organizational levels in partnership with cHOP, AWIMS , and EDI offices. Faculty Learning and Development We nurture each faculty member for their learning and professional development, focusing on our three school mission areas: Education, research, and service, including patient care. Faculty Career Advancement We work for all faculty members’ career advancement and
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Faculty being, wellness, and flourishing

We value individual faculty’s physical, psychological, and social being, wellness, and flourishing. We offer various programs and activities to achieve this goal at individual and organizational levels in partnership with cHOP , AWIMS , and EDI offices. Personal Wellness Resources (Intranet) Pace Palette Financial Wellness Coaching School of Medicine Story Slam Backup: Child and Elder Care Support (Intranet) AWIMS Mentor Spreadsheet (Intranet)
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3 ways to raise breast cancer awareness

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