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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Service opportunity: Become a peer reviewer at July 8 session

Learn to provide effective feedback to colleagues that can inspire change and improve learner experiences when you become a peer reviewer. Giving Great Teaching Feedback: How to Conduct a Peer Review of Teaching for Colleagues will train faculty to conduct peer reviews of teaching in the classroom, operating room, labs and clinical settings.

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August workshop series: Get tools, strategies for lab-based mentoring

Entering Mentoring is a four-session workshop designed for principal investigators and others who mentor trainees in the biomedical sciences. Engage in collective problem-solving, get resources that can help optimize your mentoring experience and more. Sessions are Fridays in August, noon to 1 p.m. ET, via Zoom.

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Download: Plan your professional development through AY 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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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

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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