Academic Affairs and Services
*More information about specific academic programs and educational opportunities at Children's Research Institute are available in the CRI Education section.
Faculty and Associates Training and Services
The Office of Academic Services (OAS) strives to provide faculty and associates with assistance and training in areas relative to academic success. The OAS web portal, Academic Services Assistance Program (ASAP) allows users to review services, register for seminars and trainings, and get a list of upcoming CRI events. To acces this information, and much more, you must register as a user.
If you have questions or need assistance logging into ASAP, please contact:
Arlene Gendron Academic Services Project Coordinator Office of Academic Services 202-476-5811 AGendron@cnmc.org
Academic Affairs through LEAD: Leadership, Education, Advancement and Research Development Programming
The goal of our program is to recruit, retain, and ensure the academic success and advancement of faculty and to promote recognition of our faculty’s accomplishments locally, nationally and internationally.
- Understanding the formal rules, values, and operating procedures required for success in an academic career.
- New faculty orientation
- Annual faculty reviews in conjunction with CAO, division chief and VP of Education and Academic Affairs
- Faculty and division chief counseling
- Supervision of Appointment, Promotion and Tenure process
- Individual and committee review
- Tenure review process implementation
- Sabbatical policy and leaves of absence approval
- Evaluation for periodic improvement of the evaluative process for academic goals and objectives
- Inquiries about Children's National Medical Center and the George Washington University School of Medicine faculty policies.
- Complaints and grievance review/faculty ombudsperson
- Mentorship in managing a productive academic career
- Faculty career development and training
- Faculty diversity
- Female faculty: WATCH Programs, Women faculty in Medicine and Science AT Children’s Hospital
- Minority Faculty programming
- Assignment and monitoring of career mentors
- Supervision of K12, K30, CREFF awards; assistance with application for PCRS, CHRC and internal K awards
- Curriculum vitae development
- Educator Portfolio building
- Critical skills development
- Grant and Foundation workshops
- Writing skills, Endnotes and Poster workshops
- Effective teaching skills through Master Teachers program
- Time management
- Information management through Library Resources
- Fostering an environment that honors academic achievement
- Support for APS/SPR and discipline specific awards
- Recruit for local and national committees, review panels, and journal reviews
- Encourage philanthropic funding for faculty awards
- In process / planned for FY 2006-07:
- Needs assessment of academic services
- Faculty exit interviews through Human Resources
- Expansion of academic services office offerings
- Online Faculty Handbook
- Web-based self-directed learning modules for faculty development
- CAO citation to honor Faculty Mentoring
- Mentorship program initiatives to include self-directed learning and peer coaching in conjunction with more formal programs
Contact:
Naomi Luban, MD Chair, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Director, Transfusion Medicine Donor Center Children's National Medical Center 111 Michigan Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20010 202-476-5292 (Voice) 202-476-5262 or 2007 (Fax) nluban@cnmc.org
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