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Faculty Affairs Council

Background

The goal of the Faculty Affairs Council is to develop and implement programs that will enhance faculty life and success at all stages of their academic careers. The Department of Medicine's initial strategic planning areas now under the umbrella of the Faculty Affairs Council includes the report recommendations from: Elements of an Academic Career and Satisfaction Survey. For more detailed information on the Faculty Affairs Council, please visit the DoM Governance page.


Planning Phase - COMPLETE


Implementation Milestone Status

Recommendations Currently Being Implemented % Complete
1. Determine Orientation Process Responsibility - EAC 100%
2. Extend the Orientation Process - EAC 100%
3. Customize Orientation Materials - EAC 100%
4. Faculty Curriculum 100%
6. Construct and Pilot a tailored workplace satisfaction / engagement questionnaire designed to address areas of interest and concern to DoM - SS 100%

Additional Recommendations for Future Implementation
7. Set a Baseline for Orientation Success and Measure Annually - EAC
8. Increase the Involvement of DDs and/or Division Leaders in Orientation Process - EAC
9. Integration of Annual Division Lectures into DoM Grand Rounds - EAC
10. Conduct a survey of advice seeking networks in the DoM (Social Network Analysis) - SS
11. Conduct and analyze a survey of work engagement / satisfaction instrument amongst members of DoM - SS
12. Identify key modifiable elements from Advice seeking network survey and questionnaire results for action - SS

EAC - Elements of an Academic Career
SS - Satisfaction Survey

 

Contact Information

François Bouman

Academic Department Manager
francois.bouman@ualberta.ca
Phone: 780-492-1780