The faculty reward systems are extremely important in the education of future engineers. In a typical faculty reward system for many research universities, teaching is not considered as important as research activities. In this paper, the current faculty reward systems are critically reviewed with suggestions made for further improvements. Although there are encouraging signs, it is our belief ...

new faculty and instructors exploring the pedagogy of teaching and looking for good practical advice in teaching; any faculty member or instructor eager to explore any of the topics further; mentors of new faculty or graduate teaching assistants (these modules are a great way to provide an easily accessible resource that can be shared and discussed); faculty and instructors teaching courses on ...

BACKGROUND Writing for publication is an integral skill for both sharing research findings and career advancement, yet many faculty lack expertise, support, and time to author scholarly publications. Health professions educators identified writing as an area in which a new educators' academy could offer support. CASE PRESENTATION To address this need, a writing task force was formed consistin...

new faculty and instructors exploring the pedagogy of teaching and looking for good practical advice in teaching; any faculty member or instructor eager to explore any of the topics further; mentors of new faculty or graduate teaching assistants (these modules are a great way to provide an easily accessible resource that can be shared and discussed); faculty and instructors teaching courses on ...

S uccess, like beauty, is difficult to define, but one knows it when one sees it. A reasonable definition is the achievement of satisfaction and happiness in one’s profession, which then defers the definition to that of happiness and satisfaction. These will be dependent on the extent and directions of one’s passion, the pursuit of which promotes satisfying productivity. Physicians who choose t...

About the author: I am a graduate of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston (UTMSH), and I completed my pediatric residency and neonatology fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Before moving to Baton Rouge in 1993, I was a faculty member in the department of pediatrics at UTMSH. I am the founder and president of Infamedics, a private practice consisting of...

new faculty and instructors exploring the pedagogy of teaching and looking for good practical advice in teaching; any faculty member or instructor eager to explore any of the topics further; mentors of new faculty or graduate teaching assistants (these modules are a great way to provide an easily accessible resource that can be shared and discussed); faculty and instructors teaching courses on ...

My academic career has been one of many firsts. I was the first in my family to graduate from college and earn degrees. faculty member Mexican heritage b...

In the context of increasing demands for social and financial accountability of universities, the required implementation of transparent faculty evaluation systems constitutes a challenge and an opportunity models that cover the full range of academic activities and the models in use are typically based on ad hoc scoring systems that lack theoretical soundness. This article approaches faculty e...

Medical societies, faculty, and trainees use Twitter to learn from and educate other social media users. These social media communities bring together individuals with various levels of experience. It is not known if experienced individuals are also the most influential members. We hypothesize that participants with the greatest experience would be the most influential members of a Twitter comm...