Mentoring Advisory Group

The Faculty Mentoring Advisory Group will assist in the planning and phased implementation of a program of mentorship for faculty. It will also support and foster a collaborative and inclusive culture within our faculty community.

The group will: 

• Provide advice to aid the development and implementation of a mentoring program
• Support the creation of a pragmatic evaluation plan for the program
• Create programming and activities to raise awareness and support implementation of the program
• Facilitate relationship building to support the growth of the program
• Participate in the planning decisions regarding the program such as the type of mentoring model to be utilized
• Identifying infrastructure needed to implement the program including a multi-year roadmap to guide towards full implementation

Members

• Anca D. Dobrian, PhD, FAHA, Senior Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, Professor, Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences
• LaConda Fanning, PsyD, LPC, Director, GME Early Assessment and Mentoring Program, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
• Richard Handel, PhD,  Institutional Wellness Officer, Director, Student Mental Health, Director of Mentoring, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• Brian Martin, PhD, MBA, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor, Joint School of Public Health
• Henri Parson, PhD, Director, Microvascular Biology, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
• O. John Semmes, PhD, Associate Dean, Translational Research, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
• Eric Werner, MD, Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Professor, Department of Pediatrics