Vice Chair Group for Faculty Development

The Vice Chair Group for Faculty Development supports the growth of faculty and staff in promotion, mentoring, leadership, professionalism, team building, scholarly training, and wellness.

Our core mission is to enrich the professional and personal development of faculty, advocating for a high-quality, learning-focused workforce prepared for a dynamic healthcare environment.

Our Priorities

The Vice Chair Group for Faculty Development Group’s priorities are based on four overlapping pillars.

  • Professional development: Seize opportunities for professional and personal development
  • Pathways to promotion: Recognize the different pathways for promotion
  • Mentoring: Build effective mentor-mentee and peer-to-peer mentoring relationships
  • Wellness: Minimize burnout and improve overall wellness

Assists all Department of Medicine personnel in how to seize opportunities for professional and personal development.

  1. Professional Development Series (in conjunction with IQuESt): Monthly 1-hour seminars addressing diverse topics based on existing material from Learning GPS (Grow, Perform, Succeed)
  2. Monitor ongoing BCM-wide activities and alert DOM members to them (e.g., advertise in the Good News Monday email)

Sandra Haudek, MSc, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Sciences

Arunima Misra, M.D.
Associate Professor, Cardiology

Assists all Department of Medicine personnel in understanding the different pathways for promotion.

Nicola Hanania, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Sandhya Thomas, M.D., B.A.
Assistant Professor, Nephrology

Assists all Department of Medicine personnel in building effective mentor-mentee and peer-to-peer mentoring relationships.

  1. Peer Mentoring (Mentor Academy): Identify, train, and support Mentoring Champions within and across sections to organize regular mentoring sessions based on the section members’ needs
  2. Research Mentoring: Collaborate with the Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development to provide certified research mentor training for researchers in all areas (basic science, clinical, translational, educational, health system science, etc.)
  3. Staff Mentoring

Medha Airy, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Nephrology

Joslyn Fisher, M.D., M.P.H.
Section Chief and Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine

Courtney Miller-Chism, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Hematology and Oncology

Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, M.D.
Professor, Infectious Diseases

Assists all Department of Medicine personnel in minimizing burnout and improving overall wellness.

  1. Wellness Initiative Supporting Health (WISH) Grants: Twice a year, we fund select applications that encourage diverse, creative, and collaborative proposals fostering well-being among faculty and staff members, e.g., fitness, team building, fun activities, networking, mediation, and more.
  2. Wednesday Wellness Blast: one-page infographic with clickable links to ongoing wellness activities
  3. BeWell Program: Encourage eligible members to participate in this scientific, evidence-based BCM resource to help members reach their wellness goals (body, mind, environment, finances, community)

John Berens, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Transition Medicine

Dr. Ruchi Gaba
Associate Professor, Medicine-Endocrinology

Rashmi Maganti, M.D.
Section Chief, Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology

Faculty Resources

  1. How can I learn more about promotions?
  2. How can I find out about the BCM CV?
  3. How can I learn more about education?
  4. How can I learn more about education for each division?
  5. How can I learn more about research for BCM?
  6. How can I learn more about research for Pediatrics?
  7. I am interested in leadership or coaching training, where may I learn more?
  8. I am at a community site. Where can I get help for my academic aspirations?
    1. Career Development Center Contacts
    2. General Education Contacts
    3. Appointment Request
  9. I am an advanced practice provider. Whom can I speak with for career support?