1. Fostering Faculty Vitality: Sharing Best Practices Third New England Network on Faculty Affairs (NENFA) Meeting October 24, 2012

2. | | 2010:Conceptualization at GFA 2010 meeting 2011:Inaugural Meeting at UMMS (March 16, 2011) “Recognizing and Rewarding Clinical Scholarship” Second Meeting at Harvard MS (June 23, 2011) “ Effective Recruitment & Retention of a Diverse Faculty” Membership Survey; SIG discussion at GFA 2011 —> charter: organization & governance 2012: GFA 2012 made commitment for Fall NENFA meeting “Fostering Faculty Vitality” NENFA: Development of a regional network to share best practices in faculty affairs/faculty development

3. We have participants from 5 states; 13 institutions! Dartmouth Medical School UMass Medical School Boston University SoM Boston Children’s Hospital Brandeis Univ. Brigham and Women's Hospital Dana Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School MGH Institute of Health Professions Tufts University SoM University of Connecticut SoM Brown University University of Vermont CoM Yale School of Medicine Quinnipiac University SoM Stony Brook SoM (NY)

4. | | Maureen Connelly, MD, MPH Dean for Faculty Affairs, Harvard Medical School Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM Vice Chair, Faculty Development and Diversity, Dept. of Medicine, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health Kathleen Lowney, MHS Assistant Dean, Faculty Affairs Tufts University School of Medicine Robert Milner, PhD Vice Provost for Professional Development University of Massachusetts Medical School Thank you to the planning team!

5. | | Marcie Naumowicz Faculty Development Coordinator, Office of Faculty Affairs Harvard Medical School Sue Tremallo Program and Events Coordinator Office of Faculty Affairs University of Massachusetts Medical School Also many thanks to...

6. | | 3:00 pmWelcome 3:10 pm What is Faculty Vitality? —large group discussion 3:30 pm Challenges and opportunities in supporting faculty vitality — table discussions & report-out 4:15 pm Data blitz: local best practices for fostering faculty vitality — 5 minute presentations 5:30 pm Dinner & Next steps: What to stop, what to start, and what to continue — table discussions & report out 6:40 pm Business: Review of NENFA goals and plans 7:00 pm Close Agenda for the meeting today...

7. | | “vitality seems to refer to those essential, yet intangible positive qualities of individuals and institutions that enable purposeful production” Clark SM & Lewis DR. “Implications for Institutional Response.” In Faculty Vitality and Institutional Productivity, [Eds. Clark SM & Lewis DR] New York: Teachers College Press, 1985. Quoted by Bland C & Schmitz C in Faculty Vitality on Review: Retrospect and Prospect J Higher Ed 59: 190–224 (1988) What is Faculty Vitality?

8. | | Faculty vitality is the synergy between high levels of satisfaction, productivity, and engagement that enables the faculty member to maximize her/his professional success and achieve goals in concert with institutional goals. Faculty vitality is predicted by both individual and institutional factors. Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) Another definition of Faculty Vitality...

9. | | How would you define Faculty Vitality? How do you measure Faculty Vitality? Group Discussion...