1. UAB SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION October 19, 2011 September 30, 2009 Kathleen G. Nelson, MD Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development

2. Welcome to the Faculty Consider: What does it mean to be a faculty member? What are responsibilities of a faculty member? What are the challenges you will face as faculty ?

3. ORIENTATION LEARNING OBJECTIVES Familiarity with mission, history and organization of the SOM/JHS and the “Culture” of UAB Knowledge of the training programs offered through Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education Programs Understanding of the types of research support available Familiarity with the financial structure of the SOM/HSF

4. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Understand resources for faculty including Office of Faculty Development; Medical Student Services; Faculty Council (Promotion Committee); Library Familiarity with policies and procedures for professional advancement /promotion Meet other new faculty members

5. MISSION UABSOM The School of Medicine is dedicated to the education of physicians and scientists in all of the disciplines of medicine and biomedical investigation for careers in practice, teaching and research. Necessary to this educational mission is the provision of outstanding medical care and services and the enhancement of new knowledge through clinical and basic biomedical research.

6. HISTORY OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN ALABAMA 1859 – Medical College of Alabama opens in Mobile 1894 – Birmingham Medical College organizes 1910- Flexner Report Released 1915 – Birmingham Medical College is terminated 1920 – Medical College of Alabama moves to Tuscaloosa

7. HISTORY OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN ALABAMA 1936 – Birmingham extension center of UA opens 1945 – Four year Medical College of Alabama created in Birmingham 1969 – University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) becomes one of the new 3 campus UA programs (Birmingham, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa)

8. HISTORY OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN ALABAMA 1980 – University of Alabama System recognizes one medical school, the University of Alabama School of Medicine, located in Birmingham with programs at the Huntsville and Tuscaloosa campuses 1995 – 50 th Anniversary of the Academic Health Center 1996 – UAB Health System established

9. ORGANIZATION-UABSOM JOINT HEALTH SCIENCES—8 Depts CLINICAL SCIENCES-14 Depts CENTERS-16 CAMPUSES-3 DEANS-5 Sr. Associate; 8 Associate

10. UABSOM FACULTY Basic Sciences (JHS) Full Time 247 Part Time 4 Clinical Sciences (SOM) Full Time 908 Part Time 37 TOTAL 1196 Voluntary 929

11. UABSOM FACULTY by RANK

12. UABSOM FACULTY by DEGREE

13. UABSOM FACULTY by RACE

14. UABSOM FACULTY by TENURE

15. UAB’s Culture Culture= the way we do things around here Department-focused budgeting Interdisciplinary/collaborative BLAZERS

16. Windowpane Name/Rank/Dept/ Where B4/Interest Learn today? 3 Things in Common Something Unique about you