Office of Faculty Affairs
Our goals and primary functions include:
- Collaborating with Human Resources to facilitate new faculty appointments
- Coordinating new faculty orientation
- Overseeing issues related to the faculty review process, including annual review, mid-tenure review, career counseling and career development
- Providing guidance, education and procedural oversight for promotion and tenure
- Establishing policies that impact faculty at the SLU School of Medicine
- Partnering with faculty governing bodies, including the Committee on Faculty Affairs, the Executive Committee of the Faculty Assembly and the Faculty Senate
- Partnering with the Office of Professional Oversight
- Partnering with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Providing opportunities at the School of Medicine for faculty to focus on career enhancement, leadership skill development, mentoring and work-life integration
- Celebrating faculty achievements
OFAPD News
Weekly Newsletters
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development (OFAPD) sends out a single email each Wednesday with information on upcoming opportunities for all School of Medicine faculty. Please send announcements to Ginger Adkins ginger.adkins@health.slu.edu.
Quarterly Newsletters
In each quarterly issue, faculty can expect to find information relating to current events, faculty spotlights, faculty recognitions, and general features/announcements.
- Spring 2025 (Contact OFAPD for link)
- Winter 2025 (Contact OFAPD for link)
- Fall 2024 (Contact OFAPD for link)
- Summer 2024
- Spring 2024
- Winter 2024
Partners and Support
- SOM Office of Research
- SLU Medical School Research Library
- Office of Professional Oversight (OPO)
- Office of Ignatian Mission in Medicine
- Wellbeing Resources
- Women and Medicine in Science (WIMS)
- Lactation room
Important Documents
- New Faculty Information Guide (PDF)
- Faculty Manual (PDF)
- Constitution of the School of Medicine of Saint Louis University
- SOM Bylaws of the Faculty
- SLU SOM Student Handbook
- SLU SOM Educational Program Objectives (EPOs) (PDF)