• Committee Members
• Overview
• Responsibilities of the Professional Development Committee
• Structure and Program Development (PDF)

Overview

The Professional Development Committee develops and evaluates processes and content to promote good practices in academic faculty and fellow professional development. The role of the Committee is to plan and facilitate a variety of activities to assist faculty and fellows in the continuing development of teaching, career opportunities, research and clinical assessment. The range of activities extends to the formation of Fellows’ College, the Scholarship Oversight Committee, and the Program Directors’ Forum. Two new programs, the Fellows’ Leadership and Advocacy Group (FLAG), and plans for the development and implementation of the Early Faculty Development and Mentoring Program are currently being initiated.

Responsibilities of the Professional Development Committee

• Develop and evaluate on an on-going basis department-wide scholarly programs for fellowships, early faculty mentoring and overall faculty development
• Recommend programs to improve teaching, research or service effectiveness
• Serve as a resource to the Chair of Pediatrics, division chiefs and program directors with the scholarly activity and mentorship of fellows and early faculty
• Develop guidelines for mentoring early faculty through the promotion and tenure processes under the guidelines of the School of Medicine and the University
• Host Fellows’ College for academic fellowship to provide guidance and mentorship in their professional development
• Provide scholarship oversight for the Department and ACGME fellows to meet the requirements for ABP board certification
• Evaluate and provide executive summaries of findings annually to the Chair and the Departmental faculty and fellows in order to act as a resource and catalyst for program development to improve the scholarship and professional development experiences of fellows and faculty