Welcome to the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development. Our goal is to recruit and retain exceptional faculty to the UK College of Medicine while establishing and promoting opportunities that will ensure continued personal and professional growth.

Voluntary Faculty Program

Faculty Council

Faculty Development Sessions

New Faculty Orientation

Faculty Affairs

Faculty Recruitment

Date Event Title Speaker Location
10/07/2026 October 2026 New Faculty Orientation In person
10/14/2026 Best Practices for Fostering Medical Student-Faculty Research Collaborations: Lessons From Departmental Initiatives Dr. Emily Franco, Dr. Marlene Starr, Colleen McMullen, Dr. Jennifer Wang, and Dr. Lillian Sims Zoom
10/21/2026 Max Teaching, Min Time: Mastering the One Minute Preceptor Katie McKinney, MD Zoom
10/28/2026 Promotion/Tenure Dossier Preparation for Clinical Sciences presented by Diana Heiman, MD Diana Heiman, MD
11/04/2026 November 2026 New Faculty Orientation In person
11/17/2026 General Faculty Meeting Zoom Only
12/09/2026 December 2026 New Faculty Orientation In person
12/16/2026 Small Changes, More Learning: Practical Active Learning Strategies Katherine Twist, MD Zoom
01/06/2027 January 2027 New Faculty Orientation In Person
01/20/2027 Procedural Teaching in the Busy Clinical Setting presented by Melissa Newcomb, MD, Shari Meyerson, MD, and Gaby E. Gabriel, MD Melissa Newcomb, M.D., Shari Meyerson, M.D. and Gaby E. Gabriel, M.D Zoom
01/27/2027 Promotion/Tenure Dossier Preparation for Basic Sciences - Trevor Creamer
02/03/2027 February 2027 New Faculty Orientation In Person
03/24/2027 Be a Mirror: Enhancing EQ Amongst Teams Kristy Deep, M.D. & John Stewart, M.D. Zoom

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