Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA, Vice Chair for Professional Development
Our department is committed to helping every faculty member achieve their maximum potential. To this end, we have developed a series of faculty professional development programs.
All faculty members and trainees are invited to attend our Faculty Development Seminar Series, held virtually the second Thursdays of each month from 5 – 6 PM.
For new faculty members joining our department, a series of manuals has been created. Each manual concisely summarizes various academic aspects of teaching, scholarly activity, and faculty development.
In January 2020, we developed a formal department Mentor-Mentee Program. The initial target faculty members for this program include junior academic faculty and newly hired faculty members of the department.
Physician well-being has been recognized as an acute issue to be addressed. UPMC offers a number of physician wellness programs and AMA honors UPMC as one of 22 national medical organizations committing to cutting doctor burnout.