Sep
21

Duke SoM New Faculty Orientation

September 21st, 2010

Duke SoM New Faculty Orientation
Sept. 21, 2010, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Searle Center
Registration is required. Register online at http://facdev.medschool.duke.edu under "upcoming events."

Plan on attending if you've joined the faculty in the past several years and haven't attended one yet. The orientation is a good way to network with your colleagues, meet some leaders in the school, and learn about resources for navigating your career at Duke.

Topics include:
*Tips for deftly navigating research resources
*Understanding appointments, promotion and tenure at Duke
*Candid discussions about managing your career
*Key facts about benefits, HR resources, vacation, tenure clock extension and more!

Featured speakers include:
*Sally Kornbluth, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Research and James B. Duke Professor of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
*Robert Lefkowitz, M.D., James B. Duke Professor of Medicine and HHMI Investigator
*Phyllis Leppert, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, Medical Center Clinical APT Committee
*Beth Hauser, Ph.D., Chief, Division of Medical Genetics, Center for Human Genetics