Transcript Department Head’s Welcome Message

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY
LSUHSC
Together we begin a new era
September 2008
SELF-EVALUATION & REORGANIZATION
PHASE I
•Redefinition of individual roles
•Develop infrastructure
•Development & commitment to coherent vision
GROWTH
PHASE II
•Recruitment
•Mentoring & development of junior faculty
•Maximize faculty, student & staff talents & strengths
EXCELLENCE
PHASE III
•Productivity, growth & expansion
•Top 10 Physiology Departments
•Teaching
•Research
•Extramural representation
•NIH, AHA, study sections
•Society leadership
•Scientific conferences
DIFFICULT, CHALLENGING, BUT NOT
IMPOSSIBLE!
KNOW THAT IT CAN BE DONE….
WANT TO DO IT AND SUCCEED!
I CAN’T DO IT ALONE!
I NEED YOU!
Patricia E. Molina, MD, PhD
Department Head
Business Administrator
Assistant Business Manager
Administrative Assistant
Gregory J. Bagby, PhD
Director
Scientific Development
Junior Faculty
Faculty Recruitment
Committee
Administrative
Coordinator
Michael G. Levitzky, PhD
Director
Academic Affairs
Course Directors
Graduate Faculty
Graduate Students
Johnny Porter, PhD
Director
Resources & Infrastructure
Tom Cunningham
Betsy Giaimo
Peter O’Malley
Curtis Vande Stouwe
DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH
Current
Goals
Low research activity
Low % funded faculty
Funding instability of
junior faculty
100% participation (multiple levels)
Secure & increase research funding
Recruitment of active & funded researchers
Create a scientifically challenging environment
Plan:
Dr. Gregory J. Bagby, Director Scientific Development
•Establish mentoring teams & identify plan with benchmarks
•Establish Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series
•Chair faculty recruitment committee
•Develop work in progress sessions
WORK IN PROGRESS
2nd & 4th Fridays of each month at 3:00 pm
 Open invitation to all faculty, trainees & staff
 Special invitation to mentors & collaborators
 Informal presentations
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 Specific
aims for grant
 Results for manuscript
 Hypothesis development
DEPARTMENTAL TEACHING
Current
Goals
•Multiple courses
•Multiple schools (levels)
•Uneven distribution
•Few graduate courses
•Equitable redistribution of teaching
•Improved and consolidated course design
•Integration of junior faculty & trainees in teaching
•Develop challenging graduate courses
•Scholarly activities by all faculty & trainees
Plan: Dr. Michael Levitzky, Director of Academic Affairs
•Work with Course Directors
•Identify individual faculty teaching responsibilities in all courses
•Mentor and develop junior faculty & trainee teaching skills
•Coordinate Graduate Studies Program
•Recruitment and mentoring of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows
•Charge faculty with development of graduate courses
PROPOSED NEW GRADUATE COURSES
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One graduate course offered each semester
 Renal/vascular
 Instrumentation
 Host
defense/immune function
 Journal club
DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCES
Current
Goals
Laboratory space occupied by Create functional shared laboratory spaces
obsolete & non-functioning
Optimize function of existing equipment
equipment
Improve laboratory areas to attract new recruits
No ownership of some
shared instruments
No documentation on
certification/calibration
Plan:
Dr. Johnny Porter, Director Resources & Infrastructure
•Identify equipment in need of repairs & upgrades
•Plan location of shared equipment
•Coordinate laboratory space clean up & improvement
•Help faculty gain access to needed equipment and resources
EQUIPMENT AND SHARED LAB MEETING
Identify state for each piece of shared
equipment
 Assign responsible individual for each piece
 Determine optimal space arrangement &
location for shared equipment
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DEPARTMENTAL INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
Current
Goals
High institutional
participation by some
faculty
Engage junior faculty in Institutional activities
Ensure Departmental representation on key
committees
Plan:
Establish participation of Physiology faculty members in important
School of Medicine Committees
Engage Physiology faculty in Institutional affairs
DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES
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Research seminar (weekly)
 100%
attendance & participation
Work in progress (biweekly)
 Journal club
 Faculty meetings (monthly)
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 Information
 Discussion
 Agenda
items & discussion points
accepted/encouraged
Faculty meetings
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Administrative council
Faculty assembly & senate
News and issues from Schools
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Institutional committees
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Graduate Studies
Medicine
Nursing
Dental
IACUC/ACAC
Physiology Graduate Program
PHASE I
PHASE II
SELF-EVALUATION & REORGANIZATION
•Faculty evaluation & definition of goals
•Recruitment Business Admin. &
Administrative Coordinator
•Evaluation & organization of shared
equipment & labs
•Analysis & restructuring of teaching
assignments & responsibilities
•Development of Work in Progress
•Establish Faculty recruitment committee &
open search
GROWTH
•Recruitment
•Mentoring & development of junior faculty
•Maximize faculty, student & staff talents & strengths