LEADERSHIP UPDATES, PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES, AND MORE: All in this month's OCF Digital Digest!
July 2020 . Volume 1
The July edition of the OCF Digital Digest is here, and it is packed full with resources and information to support you in your profession this summer.
LEADERSHIP UPDATE:
Dr. Martha Cole McGrew Named Interim Dean
The School of Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Martha McGrew to her new role as the Interim Dean. Read Dr. McGrew's letter to UNM Faculty, Staff, and Students here.
Congratulations, Dr. McGrew, and thank you for your willingness to lead during this challenging season!
VIRTUAL VISITS CONTINUE:
Join & Be Heard
With success of a few virtual visits already under our belts this summer, we want to invite you to join us in discussing topics of interest to all of our community faculty. Join us, the UNM OCF staff, UNM leaders and Community Faculty from your region at one or many of the upcoming virtual meetings to discuss these topics and to learn more about how you can work with UNM to educate future doctor’s for your region.
All meetings held via Zoom from
6 - 7 PM
Registration Links Included Below
30
July
2020
DATE CHANGE TO JULY 30:
Española, Taos, Santa Fe, Raton, Las Vegas & Albuquerque
via Zoom; 6-7pm
20
August
2020
Santa Rosa, Tucumcari, Roswell, Hobbs, Lovington, Clovis & Portales
via Zoom; 6-7pm
24
September
2020
Las Cruces, Silver City, Socorro, Truth or Consequences, Ruidoso & Alamogordo
via Zoom; 6-7pm
29
September
2020
Statewide Virtual Meeting
via Zoom; 6-7pm
RESOURCES FROM THE STATEWIDE VISIT: Project Implicit
During our first statewide community faculty visit, the timely and relevant topics of cultural sensitivity and anti-racism were addressed. Thanks to the many contributors who suggested the Project Implicit Association Test (IAT) resource for unearthing unknown biases in ourselves.
RESOURCES FROM THE STATEWIDE VISIT: How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi
During our first statewide community faculty visit, the timely and relevant topics of cultural sensitivity and anti-racism were addressed. Thanks to the many contributors who suggested some reading, Ibram X. Kendi's "How to Be an Antiracist," for the benefit of the community faculty and students of UNM SOM.
Are you on track for a promotion?
Did you know that service as a community faculty can lead to promotion?
It’s true! Below are the guidelines.
Eligibility Criteria:
• A clinical or adjunct faculty member who has spent at least five years as assistant or associate professor is eligible for promotion to associate professor or professor.
• The individual must earn a record of “excellence” in at least of one of the mission areas: education, clinical service or scholarly work. These are described in the UNM School of Medicine’s Promotion and Tenure Standards Guidelines.
• The area(s) of excellence must be related to the services rendered to UNM. The Promotion and Tenure Standards Guidelines outline the criteria for promotion in the different mission areas.
• The individual must adhere to high standards of professional ethics.
Promotion Procedure:
• The department chair may recommend a promotion by submitting the following documents:
•Current and complete CV for the candidate
• A letter stating that senior members of the department concur with the recommendation for promotion
• The standard forms required by the dean of the School of Medicine
• Supporting documents such as letters, teaching evaluations, and publications
• The complete dossier must be submitted to the Office of Faculty Affairs and Career Development by the first Friday in November
Committee Recommendation:
• The dean’s ad hoc committee will review the dossier and make a recommendation to the dean.
Virtual Educational Opportunities through UNM Now Available to You
Education at Your Fingertips
Virtual Workshops from the
UNM SOM Office for Continuous Professional Learning
Fall 2020 Schedule of CPL Workshops and Registration Links
Join the Primary Care AHEC TeleECHO clinic
on Fridays from 12 - 1:30 PM.
Learn about primary care issues and participate in case based discussions from an inter-professional perspective and earn up to 1.5 hours free CME per session. Click here for more information.
Dr. Van Roper, an excellent clinician and teacher is the medical director for the Primary Care AHEC TeleECHO clinic.
Faculty and students from across the Health Sciences Center participate in this virtual clinic.
If you are interested in getting on the clinic invitation mailing list, please write to Casey Burnett at [email protected]
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