Last month marked the conclusion of the Office of Faculty Academic Affairs' inaugural Assistant Professor Coaching Program, led by Gretchen Fuller. Participants unanimously reported that the program improved their sense of professional fulfillment, and specifically highlighted insights collected through a combination of individualized one-to-one coaching, structured reflection activities, cohort-based learning and validated self-assessment tools. This approach helped participants clarify their personal values, sharpen professional priorities and gain confidence in their academic professional journeys, as reflected in participant feedback below.

“Academia is a world of balancing what we need to do, what we want to do and what we are told to do. This program helped me focus on the restorative aspects of my job that can combine what I want to do with what I need to do.” 

“This program has significantly increased my professional fulfillment. It has reframed and highlighted my love for this work and helped me remember my ‘why.’” 

“It clarified my sense of direction and reinforced alignment between my values, strengths, and work, which has increased confidence in my long-term trajectory.” 

The program has generated considerable excitement as well as momentum toward the Office of Faculty Affairs' future expansion of faculty coaching opportunities, in collaboration with Dell Med faculty leaders leading this work across departments. 
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Hosted by the Office of Faculty Academic Affairs and facilitated by E. Steve Roach, this half-day workshop is designed to increase efficiency in scholarly writing practices by focusing on practical strategies for developing, revising and submitting manuscripts in today’s competitive publishing environment. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Friday, April 24, 1:30-5 p.m., HLB 5.201
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Wendy Bennett leads this workshop on building high‑performing research teams using multiplier leadership strategies, team‑development frameworks and methods to support struggling staff members.
Thursday, April 2, 2-4 p.m., HDB 1.208
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Carol Alter, Brandon Altillo, Lorie Harper and Stuart Wolf share insights and lessons learned from their journeys in academic medicine and ascent to clinical leadership roles. 
Friday, March 27, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Zoom
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Review guidance to learn about promotion readiness, areas of excellence and how to prepare your promotion dossier for the 2026-27 promotion and tenure cycles. Attend upcoming info sessions for all professional-track faculty:

Experienced medical editors Adewole Adamson and E. Steve Roach explore the academic publishing landscape and provide tips for translating abstracts into published articles.
Tuesday, April 21, 12-1 p.m., Zoom
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The Innovation Fund is a newly established seed grant supporting UT faculty interested in developing courses for continuing and professional education. All tenured, tenure-track and professional-track faculty are invited to apply. Intent forms are due March 23. 
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Dell Med’s Susan M. Cox, M.D. Academy of Distinguished Educators welcomes faculty participation at the spring mentorship event, which includes an opening discussion with a faculty panel on forging successful mentoring relationships followed by an interactive group- or speed-mentoring session.
Thursday, March 26, 4:30-6:30 p.m., HLB Auditorium
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The Fellowship in Medical Education program focuses on developing medical educators skilled at creating, implementing, leading and evaluating educational initiatives. 
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This showcase event highlights groundbreaking health care innovations from researchers across The University of Texas at Austin. Finalist teams from the Texas Health Catalyst program present their progress towards commercialization and real world impact.
Thursday, April 30, 2-6 p.m., Capital Factory
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Join our team for biweekly office hours to ask questions and learn about the faculty promotion processes, the Dell Med CV template and more.
Upcoming office hours: March 25 and April 1, 3-4 p.m., Zoom
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We are proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our faculty members, whose work continues to inspire and create lasting impact. Please join us in congratulating these distinguished faculty members:

Have recent accolades or accomplishments to share? Submit via our new form for consideration in an upcoming newsletter.

Professors Elizabeth Matsui and Roger Peng talk about life in the academic trenches, telling it like it is. This micro-episode series podcast covers academic topics such as promotion letters, choosing a mentor, and revising a manuscript in response to a review.
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