The Office of Faculty Affairs oversees faculty appointments, promotions, and tenure policies and practices for Penn State College of Medicine.
Contact: For details on appointments, promotions and tenure, email the Office of Faculty Affairs at facultyaffairs@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717-531-4432.
Through the Clinical Trials Office, the Human Research Protection Program, the StudyFinder initiative, the Clinical Research Center and more, Penn State College of Medicine helps investigators pursue meaningful clinical research while ensuring essential compliance.
Contact: For details on clinical research, email the Clinical Trials Office at cto@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717-531-3779.
The Conflict of Interest Program helps the College maintain transparency and full disclosure by determining when actual or potential conflict of interest exists and eliminating, reducing, or managing the conflict to protect legitimate research efforts and the integrity of our faculty. The COI Program also provides links to policy and guidance on outside professional activities, conflict of interest, industry relations and conflict of commitment.
Contact: For details, email the Conflict of Interest Program at COIProgram@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717-531-0003, ext. 283526.
Continuing Education at Penn State College of Medicine provides continuing professional education for physicians, nurses, and allied health personnel. The group also provides evidence-based education on medical topics to professionals in health-related fields and to the general public.
Contact: For details, email Continuing Education at ContinuingEd@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717-531-6483.
The Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion works to promote an educational and work environment that reflects the diversity and inclusivity of the communities we serve, is free of discrimination and harassment, and strives to create the best culture of respect and inclusion for our patients, students/learners and faculty/staff.
Contact: For details, email the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at diversity@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717-531-0003, ext. 281192.
The Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education aims to provide leadership and build capacity for cutting-edge educational research and educator development.
Contact: For details, email WoodwardCenter@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717-531-0003, ext. 287646.
The Office for Faculty and Academic Affairs serves the faculty at Penn State College of Medicine in a variety of ways, including promotion and tenure, faculty development, support from ombudspersons and emeritus faculty.
Contact: For details, email the Office for Faculty and Academic Affairs at ViceDean_FacultyAcademicAffairs@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
The Faculty Organization serves as the sole legislative body of College of Medicine faculty on all matters that pertain to the undergraduate medical and graduate education of the students of the College of Medicine. Matters within the jurisdiction of this group include institutional programs, courses and programs of study, academic admissions standards, graduation requirements and curriculum evaluation.
Contact: For details about Faculty Organization, email Kathy Cannon at kcannon@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717-531-8323.
The Faculty Orientation process offers a clear overview to getting started at Penn State College of Medicine, detailing first steps, required training, professional development opportunities and more.
Contact: For details, email the Office of Faculty & Professional Development at office_of_faculty_and_professional_development@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
The Office of Faculty & Professional Development's mission is to support career and professional development across the academic continuum of Penn State College of Medicine through mentorship, training programs, awards and more.
Contact: For details, email the Office of Faculty & Professional Development at office_of_faculty_and_professional_development@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
The Penn State College of Medicine Grants Academy is a structured, non-credit workshop intended to assist participants with preparation and submission of an independent investigator-initiated grant application.
Contact: For details, email Sheila Vrana, PhD, Associate Dean for Research, at svrana@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
Penn State University's Office of Human Resources details salary and benefits information for all College of Medicine employees.
Contact: For details, email Jill Curry in Human Resources at jcurry@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717-531-4371.
The Global Health Center of Penn State College of Medicine offers numerous resources for both students and faculty members traveling internationally. Information is available on faculty travel grants, travel policies, travel insurance, international partnerships and global health opportunities.
Contact: For details, email Dr. N. Benjamin Fredrick at nfredrick@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717-531-8181.
The Junior Faculty Development Program at Penn State College of Medicine provides a foundation for the success of our junior faculty and includes a comprehensive curriculum delivered through a series of weekly lessons and an individual project completed under the guidance of a senior faculty mentor.
Contact: For details on JFDP, contact Becky Moyer, Administrative Assistant, at rmoyer7@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717-531-4565.
Through the Office of Research Affairs, Research Development, the Center for Medical Innovation (CMI) and more, Penn State College of Medicine offers full support to investigators at all stages of the funding and commercialization process.
The Human Research Protection Program (HRPP), Research Quality Assurance (RQA), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Safety teams and many other groups help ensure essential compliance at Penn State College of Medicine.
Contact: For details, see a directory of compliance personnel by office here.
Various institutional and departmental core facilities offer equipment and services to both internal and external investigators. Additional support is available in the areas of biostatistics and bioinformatics, high-performance computing and specimen processing, among many others.
Contact: For details, contact Maria Bewley, PhD, Senior Scientific Director of the Biomedical Core Facilities, at mbewley@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
