People
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s strength is its people – its learners, faculty, and staff. Our ability to innovate and to influence health care locally and globally relies on enabling Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s people to thrive.
For people to thrive, they must have access to opportunities to stretch their capabilities and develop their talents. They must feel a sense of belonging within a community that is safe, inclusive, and collegial. And they must know that their contributions matter. Our people must feel valued.
Goals
- Enhance opportunities for the professional development of faculty and staff.
- Invest in leadership development for faculty, staff, and learners.
- Acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of faculty at distributed sites and support their career development.
- Ensure that the full range of faculty academic activities is properly valued in promotions processes.
- Identify, develop, and support faculty whose focus is teaching and education scholarship.
- Strengthen approaches to faculty and learner wellness.
- Support and strengthen learner engagement.
- Strengthen mentorship programs for faculty at all academic ranks.
- Ensure that an ethos of respect, fairness, and belonging is embedded into the culture of departments and other groups.
