Office of Professional Development and Faculty Affairs

The Office of Professional Development and Faculty Affairs is concerned with instructional strategies, career development and the administrative aspects of faculty membership.

Faculty Affairs

Faculty Affairs concerns administrative aspects of faculty membership, including academic promotion and application for tenure.

Faculty Affairs policies and procedures are governed by the regulations of the University and Medical School. Faculty members should be familiar with the University of Kansas Handbook for Faculty and Unclassified Staff, the system of Faculty Governance and the By Laws of the Faculty of the School of Medicine (PDF).

Professional Development

Projects administered via Professional Development assist faculty members in achieving professional goals in the rapidly changing health care and scientific environment.  Our goal is to help faculty achieve excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship.
The objectives of the Professional Development Office include:

• Constructing successful program models for the development of medical school faculty.
• Providing workshops and events for faculty.
• Providing services and resources to enhance skills of community teachers.
• Conducting studies and scholarship in faculty development.

This web site is designed to be a convenient resource in assisting faculty. If there is something you would like to see here, please let us know. Our goal is to help faculty achieve excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship.