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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Apply by June 30: Leadership in Academic Medicine Program

LAMP is a year-long, cohort-based program that introduces faculty in their second or third years of appointment to the fundamentals of career-planning, self-management and leadership. An optional second year provides an opportunity to apply for up to $40,000 in project funding. Apply for LAMP by June 30.

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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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Two minutes to a tamer inbox: Take our short survey

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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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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