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.

An ENT specialist teaches learners surgery skills in a simulated operating room.

Service opportunity: Become a peer reviewer at Jan. 21 session

Learn to provide effective feedback to colleagues that can inspire change and improve learner experiences when you become a peer reviewer. Our next peer reviewer training session will teach faculty to conduct peer reviews of teaching in the classroom, operating room, labs and clinical settings.

Dean Hess will be featured Bogdewic event guest April 30

Before his retirement in July, IU School of Medicine Dean Jay Hess, MD, PhD, MHSA, will sit down for a fireside chat-style interview about his leadership, proudest moments and hopes for the school's future. The Stephen P. Bogdewic Lectureship in Medical Leadership event will be held April 30.

Three female physician faculty members stand in a hallway, reviewing a folder while discussing business matters.

Application open for Kelley-FAPD business program for physicians

Clinically facing physicians and scientists: Get equipped with the business knowledge and strategic frameworks you need to drive positive change, navigate the evolving healthcare environment and propel your career forward. Apply by April 30 to be considered for the 2026-2027 Kelley Physician Leadership in Business Acumen cohort.

faculty speak together during a social event

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.

The FAPD staff poses for a group shot during a team outing at Random Acts of Flowers, where they created bouquets of flowers for patients at IU Health and other facilities.

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.

(We also like to come together to do good and have fun. At left, the FAPD team partnered with Random Acts of Flowers to create dozens of bouquets of flowers for patients at IU Health and other central Indiana hospitals.)

Meet the FAPD team