Welcome to the Office of Academic Affairs

Our mission is to foster the individual and collective vitality of our faculty.  Please explore these links to learn more about what we do and what is available to you:

• Faculty Appointments and Promotion/Tenure Processes
• Faculty Career Flexibility 
• Professionalism 
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
• Medical Faculty Council 
• Academic Leaves (sabbaticals) 
• Conflict of Interest Management
• Mentoring Awards for Faculty
• Faculty Development, Supporting the Office for Faculty Development
• Supporting and advising Chairs, Center Directors, and other School leaders, including executive search processes for these leadership roles.

Faculty Development Task Force Seeks Volunteer Members
A new task force will assess SMD’s faculty development needs, review current offerings, and discuss options for future programs.  The office of Academic Affairs and Faculty Development is seeking faculty participants of all ranks and across the clinical, research, and education missions to provide input. It is estimated the task force to meet for 1 hour by zoom; 3 - 4 times over the next few months.

If interested, please email JoEllen Gilfus 

The work will begin in August 2023. 

Office of Academic Affairs Staff:

We have experienced staff members in our Office: Tammy Michielsen, JoEllen Gilfus, Lori McBride, Kelly Chandler, Britney Swanger and Grace Kane. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Some of the most commonly-needed forms available through the above links are also provided under "Documents," to the right, and below under “Quick Links & Downloads.”

We’d welcome your feedback about this website or how we may serve our faculty and School better.