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Offices of Faculty Affairs
& Faculty Development
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Greetings CUSM Faculty,
It is with great pleasure that we present the first edition of our CUSM Faculty Affairs Newsletter. We plan to publish 3-4 editions a year to share news, events, opportunities for development and highlight the achievements of our faculty. Please send your news items or ideas on content you would like to see to facultyaffairs@cusm.org.
In this initial edition, we would like to begin by introducing/re-familiarizing you with our role and the members of our team. The Offices of Faculty Affairs & Faculty Development are here to help faculty successfully navigate academic life at CUSM. We partner with our departments to enhance their efforts and ensure that clear processes are in place to support faculty needs.
Our responsibilities include:
- Facilitating faculty appointments (initial ranking, orientation to faculty life, reappointment)
- Supporting our faculty and departments in the promotion process
- Fostering and sustaining faculty governance (faculty assembly/committees)
- Maintaining and providing expertise on faculty policies, procedures and data
- Encouraging faculty recognition through publication of achievements and awards
- Designing, developing, and implementing professional faculty development programs and initiatives focusing on medical education, wellness, productivity, and faculty satisfaction.
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Louise Borda
Senior Associate Dean of
Educational Operations
bordal@cusm.org
909-566-1238
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Linda Connelly
Associate Dean of
Faculty Affairs
connellyl@cusm.org
909-490-5933
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Shannon Richardson
Director of
Faculty Affairs
richardsons@cusm.org
909-490-5932
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Jonathan Townsend
Director of
Faculty Development
townsendj@cusm.org
909-966-4048
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Luke Ridout
Professional Development
Coordinator
ridoutl@cusm.org
909-966-4048
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Stephanie Diaz
Administrative Assistant
Faculty Affairs
diazs@cusm.org
909-490-5032
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Teaching Excellence Awards | |
On Thursday, May 18th, fourteen faculty members from the School of Medicine received teaching excellence awards. These awards were selected by the graduating class of 2023 and CUSM Faculty members. These awards were presented at the annual Spring Awards Banquet. | |
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Student Nominated Awards
Pre-Clerkship Faculty Award
Joseph Dhahbi
Student Advocacy Award
Frank Scali
Leadership Award
Vy Han
Research Mentor Award
Hani Atamna
CUSM Spirit Award
Gordon Green
Clerkship Faculty Award
Maryam Zand
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Faculty Nominated Awards
Excellence in Pre-Clerkship and Graduate Teaching,
MD and MBS Programs
Timothy Hantz
Excellence in Clerkship Teaching, MD Program
Tommy Lee
Advancing the Mission Award
Devadas Moses
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Alexandra Lopez Vera
Research or Scholarship Award
Jun Ling
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Fauzia Nausheen
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Lisa Schwartz (Interim Chair, Department of Medical Education), Paul Lyons (Dean, School of Medicine), Alexandra Lopez Vera, Fauzia Nausheen, Hani Atamna, Frank Scali, Joseph Dhahbi, Jun Ling, Helena Spartz, Vy Han, Shawn Koh, Timothy Hantz, Devadas Moses, and Robert Suskind (Founding Dean). | |
Maegen Dupper (Associate Dean of Clinical Curriculum) and Tommy Lee | | |
Stephanie Diaz (Office of Faculty Affairs), Maryam Zand, and Linda Connelly (Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs) | | |
Suskind Awards
The Robert Suskind and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind Awards for Excellence in Preclinical and Clinical Medical Education were established through a generous gift from the Suskinds and are awarded annually. Dr Suskind was the founding dean of CUSM and was dedicated to establishing a culture of educational excellence.
Nominees for the pre-clinical award are selected by the first and second year medical students; nominees for the clinical award are selected by the third and fourth year students. The Faculty Awards Committee then select award recipients.
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Suskind Pre-Clerkship Teaching Award
Helena Spartz
| Helena Spartz and Robert Suskind | | |
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Suskind Clerkship Teaching Award
Shawn Koh
| Shawn Koh and Robert Suskind | | |
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The Faculty Assembly is the faculty governance body for CUSM. The Faculty Assembly consists of all individuals with faculty appointments – so if you are new to our faculty then welcome also to the Faculty Assembly! If you would like to learn more about the functioning of the Faculty Assembly access the Faculty Assembly bylaws here: Bylaws Link
The Faculty Assembly has recently completed the election process for members of our Standing Committees for the 23/24 academic year. The new membership will take effect on July 17th with the start of the new MD academic year. Training for all Committee members will be held on July 27th at noon with both in person and online participation offered. More information will be shared nearer this date by email.
The Faculty Executive Council is the administrative branch of the Faculty Assembly. This year Dr. Carol Lee, Professor of Emergency Medicine will serve as the Chair for the Faculty Executive Council and the Faculty Assembly. Dr. Helena Spartz, Associate Professor of Medical Education and Pathology has recently been elected to serve as Vice Chair/Chair Elect.
If you are a new faculty member who would like to learn more about opportunities to participate in Faculty Assembly or the Faculty Assembly Committees, please contact Linda Connelly, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs (connellyl@cusm.org).
The final Faculty Assembly meeting for this academic year was held on Wednesday March 31st. At this meeting we recognized our Committee Chairs for the 22/23 academic year as well as faculty who were recently promoted.
Faculty who were promoted:
- Dr. Sunny Nakae, Professor
- Dr. Amir Azar, Associate Professor
- Dr. Hina Mohsin, Associate Professor
- Dr. Helena Spartz, Associate Professor
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Ozzie Zhang and Dr. Lyons | Jonas Addae and Dr. Lyons | Hina Mohsin and Helena Spartz with Dr. Lyons | |
2022-2023 CUSM Faculty Committee Chairs | |
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Faculty Executive Council
Linda Connelly
Admissions
Webster Wong
Assessment & Evaluation
Hina Mohsin
Bylaws
Rodney Borger
Curriculum
Helena Spartz
PreClerkship Subcommittee
Jonas Addae
Clerkship Subcommittee
Greg Fenati
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Diversity & Inclusion
Vanessa Orozco
Graduate Admissions
Maiyon Park
Graduate Curriculum
Ozzie Zhang
Rank & Promotion
Fauzia Nausheen
Research
Munther Alqaisi
Student Academic Standards and Promotions
David Seigler
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From left to right: Dr. Lyons photographed with: Vanessa Orozco, Maiyon Park, and Fauzia Nausheen; Linda Connelly and David Seigler. | |
Dr. Jun Ling, PhD
Professor of Medical Education, Biochemistry, and Immunology
Dr. Ling was invited to give an oral presentation at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference held from March 25th to 28th in Seattle, WA. Dr. Ling’s talk was titled “Phosphorylation of ribosomal proteins by p21-activated kinase 2 (PAK2) is a novel mechanism to inhibit mRNA translation under oxidative stress.”
One of our CUSM MD students, Ms. Rachita Pandya, was a co-author on this research study. Dr Ling was also selected to Chair a Spotlight session on “Protein synthesis, structure, modifications and interactions” at the conference.
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Dr. Nicole Stern, MD, MPH, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
Dr. Stern recently published an Open Editorial in the Neurology Blog titled “Achieving Health Equity in the Native American Physician Workforce.”
You can read Dr. Stern’s article using the link below, there is a bio of Dr. Stern underneath the article.
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Dr. Sherif Hassan, MD, PhD
Professor of Medical Education, Anatomy, Neuroanatomy
Dr. Hassan and his CUSM faculty colleagues Frank Scali, Charity Thomann and Tommy Lee along with many of our MD students have shared their research at recent national and international conferences. Platform and poster presentation topics included “Diagnostic Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence in Vertebral Fractures: A Systematic Review,” “Medical Student Engagement & Self-Efficacy in a Teaching Blended Sequential Model in MSK Anatomy Lab” and “Student vs. Resident Instructor Effectiveness for Basic Laparoscopy Training."
These were presented at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada, the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Francisco and the American Association of Clinical Anatomy Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
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Faculty Development Updates | |
CUSM Annual Development Week
August 7-11
This annual event draws all CUSM staff and faculty to interactive workshops and trainings on a range of topics to gain new knowledge and a fresh perspective on professional and academic practice. Development Week is produced by the Office of Faculty & Professional Development. Look for a more detailed schedule soon.
Faculty Development Session Archives
Our faculty development session archives has launched! Did you miss a session because you were teaching or in a meeting? Access all session recordings and documents in our session archives. Housed in our SharePoint site (requires CUSM login).
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Orientation for Faculty Assembly Standing Committee Members
July 27th | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
This event will provide training to all CUSM Faculty Committee members. Individuals will given guidance on the roles and responsibilities of all committee members. This session will be held in-person and online - invitation to follow by email.
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Please contact us for any faculty news items or spotlight submissions. | | | | | | |
