Faculty Affairs and Professional Development

FAPD develops a vibrant, healthy and engaging community where everyone can thrive, advance the school’s mission and cultivate the school's core values.

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New workshop addresses NIH public-access compliance

All NIH-funded research must now be immediately available to the public upon publication. What does that mean for you, and how can you comply with the new requirements? Find out at the next On Grant Writing workshop, presented in partnership with the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.

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Peek inside the life and career journeys of leaders

Tune into Stepping Stones — a live, online, video podcast series — to be inspired by the life, career and leadership journeys of IU School of Medicine leaders. The 2025-2026 season kicks off Sept. 3 with an interview with Laurie Gutmann, MD, professor and chair of Neurology and co-director of the Neuroscience Institute.

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Maximize teaching opportunities during patient care

Explore techniques to balance patient care with learner engagement, provide effective real-time feedback and create a safe, respectful clinical learning environment. Get practical frameworks, role-modeling techniques and strategies for navigating common challenges in clinical teaching.

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Our Mission

Establish and sustain a culture that promotes faculty vitality and organizational learning.
Train, educate and empower faculty and staff leaders who can promote the development of others and craft a culture of wellness that is welcoming of all.
Plan, communicate and implement evidence-based faculty and leadership development activities.
Ensure effective and successful recruitment, appointment, orientation, retention and promotion of faculty.

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Our Team

With a shared focus on fostering excellence in teaching, research, clinical care and service, our team is passionate about empowering faculty members to thrive and make a lasting impact in academic medicine.

Meet the FAPD team

Programs

Academy of Teaching Scholars

Communicating Science

Enhancing Your Scientific Career

Faculty Learning Communities

Kelley School of Business Partnership Programs

Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP)

Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP) PLUS+

New Provider and Faculty Orientation

On Grant Writing

Skill Enhancement Award

Stepping Stones

Upcoming Events

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Download a printable list of FAPD events and programs in 2025-26

Plan your professional development with ease! Download our events-at-a-glance PDF to see a list of — and register for — all professional development opportunities available to faculty through FAPD during the academic year 2025-2026. You'll find more than 100 sessions covering topics related to teaching, research, mentorship and leadership.

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We know you get too many emails. FAPD would like to help you reduce the amount and length of emails you receive from us. Please tell us your email preferences by completing our two-minute survey. (Bonus: Work for more than one institution? Tell us where to send your emails! Hospital email addresses only.)

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