Medicine promotions process topic of March 20 seminar

By Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations

The School of Medicine’s Office of Research and Graduate Education will sponsor a seminar covering the basics of the promotion process for junior faculty members in basic science departments.

The session, “The Promotion Process for Junior Faculty in Basic Sciences: A Primer,” is set for 4 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, in room T-747 of the Health Sciences Center. Although it is geared especially to faculty in the assistant professor rank, the seminar is open to everyone. Postdoctoral students and fellows are welcome.

The speakers will be:

-Dr. Christina Surawicz, professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and chief of gastroenterology at Harborview Medical Center

-Dr. Wayne Crill, professor of physiology and biophysics and of neurology and former chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, and

-Dr. Nelson Fausto, professor and chair of the Department of Pathology and former chair of the Appointments and Promotion Council of the School of Medicine.

Surawicz, who is leading a School of Medicine task force on mentoring for junior faculty, said that one need the group identified was more easily available information on how the promotion process works. Some seminars similar to the one planned on March 20 have already been held within larger clinical departments.

“We want to give people this information early on and demystify the process,” she said. “By the time people are faculty members here, we have a commitment to their success.”

In addition to the presentations and a question-and-answer session, handouts will be available at the seminar. Registration is not required. For more information, call the Office of Research and Graduate Education at 543-6116.