New Faculty Virtual Orientation

WELCOME...2007-08 New Faculty to the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

We celebrated our Centennial in 2005 with a faculty that prides itself on outstanding patient care, scholarship, teaching and research. Your new position is bound to be challenging, and whether you have had years of university or private practice experience or come directly from your graduate program, you will find yourself managing multiple roles of teacher, departmental colleague, physician and/or researcher, and university citizen.

OUR MISSION: The University of Kansas School of Medicine is dedicated to excellence in meeting the health care needs of Kansas, the region and the nation through educating physicians, other health care professionals, and health scientists; in providing high quality health care for patients; in discovering and applying new knowledge through basic and clinical research; and in providing service to professionals and the public.

To help you to develop an appreciation for the excellence of the University of Kansas community and familiarize yourself with the University's many resources, the Office of Professional Development and Faculty Affairs created and maintain this special Virtual Orientation of things you need to know in your first 100 days. We want you to arrive prepared and ready to assume your new position. We want to provide the tools and support necessary for success on our campus. This portfolio of links is designed to familiarize prospective, new and existing University of Kansas Medical Center School of Medicine (KUSOM) faculty members with available online resources. We ask that you take a few minutes more and read the prescription for success we have developed to help you find your way around and know where to turn during your hopefully long career at KUSOM. Visit the Wichita campus web site for resources specific to their campus, dean's message, departmental listings, announcements and more.

HOW TO NAVIGATE THE SOM NEW FACULTY VIRTUAL ORIENTATION

To make the transition from your previous environment to your new KUMC environment and to enhance your success, we have developed a strong Virtual Orientation that is all inclusive. Risking that we provide too much information, we offer you tools to help propel you into success. Our new Virtual Orientation was launched June, 2006 so we welcome feedback.

ESSENTIALLY ~ OUR VIRTUAL ORIENTAION INVOLVES 4 STEPS OR WEBSITE SECTIONS.

1. About the KU, KUMC, KU Hospital, KUPI, Kansas City and Wichita Communities
   A welcome from the Executive Dean of the School of Medicine and essentially everything you want to know about the history of the school of medicine, who’s who in our administration, and general background on our campus community and history.
2. Getting Started -- Your 1st Day on the Job
   This section will give you all the information you will need on your first day. It covers where to go for benefits and getting on payroll, parking, keys, and other fundamental issues.
3. Getting Acclimated – Your 1st Month on the Job
• Getting Ready to Practice Medicine
     - KUPI
     - University of Kansas Hospital
• Getting Ready to Teach
  Information of how to get started doing your job -- who to contact for all the logistical tasks to teach on the KUMC campus.
• Getting Ready for Research
  Basic information and contacts for the primary support institutions on campus as well as many links for resources.
4. Getting Ahead – Your 1st Year on the Job
   This section takes you into our SOM Office of Professional Development and Faculty Affairs site map.
• When you are thinking or wondering about Promotion and Tenure, Faculty Governance, By-Laws and Faculty Membership issues, our Faculty Affairs site map is where to turn first. Please contact Jo Halverson, Director of the SOM Professional Development and Faculty Affairs Office with any questions.
• When you are ready to take your teaching/research skills to the next level, our Professional Development site map is filled with significant resources and links, for our campus, website and elsewhere on the Internet. Please contact Marty Gunion, Senior Coordinator for the SOM Professional Development and Faculty Affairs Office.

Of course at any time you are welcome to contact me or the staff of the SOM Office of Professional Development and Faculty Affairs (PDFA).

Good luck in your new position and once again, welcome to our KUMC Community.

Robert M. Klein, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Professional Development and Faculty Affairs
Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
School of Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center
rklein@kumc.edu
913.588.5071

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About the KU, KUMC, KU Hospital, KUPI, Kansas City and Wichita Communities

If you know of web resources that would be helpful to other faculty members, please email us with the URL.