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New Faculty Orientation

The goal of the New Faculty Orientation is to provide new faculty at all levels with an overview of the institution and to assist them in beginning a successful career at the UMass Chan Medical School. 

Agenda

9:00 - 9:05

Welcome

Mary Ahn, MD
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics

9:05 - 9:20 

Chancellor's Welcome

Michael F. Collins, MD, FACP
Chancellor, UMass Chan Medical School
Senior Vice President for Health Services, University of Massachusetts
Professor, Population and Quantatitative Health Sciences and Medicine

9:20 -  9:30

Dean's Welcome

Terence R. Flotte, MD
Celia and Isaac Haidak Professor of Medical Education
Dean, Provost and Executive Deputy Chancellor

9:30 -  9:40

Ice Breaker Activity

Mary Ahn, MD
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics

9:40 -  10:00


Overview of UMass Chan Medical school

Mary Ahn, MD
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics

10:00 - 10:05


Break

10:05 - 10:30


DRIVE: Diversity, Representation and Inclusion for Value in Education

Yasmin Carter, PhD
Assistant Professor, Radiology

Melissa Fischer, MD, MEd
Professor, General Internal Medicine
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education

Heather-Lyn Haley, PhD
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health

10:30 - 10:55


Faculty Appointments and Promotions Overview

Susanne Muehlschlegel, MD, MPH
Professor of Neurology
Co-Director of the Junior Faculty Development Program

10:55 - 11:00  Closing
11:00 - 12:00 OPTIONAL: Meet and Greet opportunities with faculty and staff from the following Departments: Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the DRIVE initiative, and IRB Operations

New Faculty Orientation Presentation Slides for January 11, 2022 can be found via the links above.

Upcoming session: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 from 9:00-11:00 am. Register for the upcoming session at this link.