a monthly newsletter for Community Faculty at the UNM School of Medicine
Rhonda V. Magee (M.A. Sociology, J.D.) is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and an internationally recognized thought and practice leader focused on integrating mindfulness into higher education, law and social change work. A prolific author, she draws on law and legal history to weave storytelling, poetry, analysis and practices into inspiration for changing how we think, act and live better together in a rapidly changing world. She is the author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness, published in September 2019 by TarcherPerigee, a member of the Penguin Random House Group, with paperback issued in September 2021.
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Did you know that Community Faculty can apply for promotion? It's true, and we want you to go for it!
SOM GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION FOR VOLUNTEER FACULTY
Interested in possible promotion in recognition of your years of service as a Volunteer/Community Faculty Member? Here are the guidelines:
Time in Rank: In general, it is expected that a clinical or adjunct faculty member will have spent at least five years at their current rank of Assistant or Associate Professor before being considered for promotion to Associate Professor or Professor.
Associate Professor: To be appointed at the rank of Associate Professor, or to be promoted to this rank, an individual should have met the time-in-rank requirements and should have established a record of "excellence" in at least one of the areas covered by the SOM Tenure and Promotion Standards Guidelines: education; clinical service; or scholarly works (see attached standards). The area of excellence should be relevant to the services provided by the individual to the SOM. The SOM Tenure and Promotion Standards outline the criteria for promotion in the different mission areas. In addition, there should be evidence that the individual possesses high standards of professional ethics.
The chair provides a letter making the case for the Associate Professor rank based on the above criteria. The chair's letter should state that the senior members of the department have been consulted and are recommending promotion. The chair's letter should be accompanied by a current complete CV for the candidate, the standard forms required by the Dean of the SOM, and any supporting documentation (letters, teaching evaluations, publications, etc.). The complete documentation or “dossier” should be electronically provided to the Office of Faculty Affairs and Career Development by November 1 of the current year. The dossier will be reviewed by the Dean's ad hoc committee on Volunteer Faculty Affairs, which will make a recommendation to the Dean. Prior to making its recommendation, the ad hoc committee may ask the chair for additional information or documentation. If approved, the promotion becomes effective on January 1 of the following year.
Professor:
The process is identical to that for promotion to Associate Professor. In addition, those promoted to the rank of Professor should be held in high regard by their peers and should be role models for their junior colleagues. Demonstrated mentorship of such colleagues is desirable. Also, information about a regional or national reputation through dissemination of scholarly products is desirable.
Read through the requirements and submit by November 4th to be included in the 2022 committee review.
Already promoted?
We need recently promoted community faculty to sit on the review committee. Contact Ashley Salazar to site on the committee. asmsalazar@salud.unm.edu
The Office for Community Faculty and the Advancement and Alumni Relations Office at UNM School of Medicine have teamed up to support the State of New Mexico to fill healthcare provider positions across the state.
The Career Resource webpage was created to connect the UNM School of Medicine graduates who are looking for employment after residency and training to great employers across New Mexico.
If you are hiring, you can add employment opportunities for UNM School of Medicine MD, PT, PA, and OT graduates to the new Career Resources website.
UNM School of Medicine Learning Environment Office
Our mission is to foster an inclusive learning environment where teachers, staff, and learners thrive, and relationships are mutually respectful and beneficial to each other and to our institutional climate.
The primary goals of the Learning Environment Office are to increase exemplary behavior exhibited by teachers and staff and decrease incidents of learner mistreatment.
See the most recent LEO Quarterly Report to read about
Together with the UNM School of Nursing the School of Medicine runs the AHEC Telehealth Echo clinic serving the underserved. The telehealth clinic brings together a broad interprofessional group of students to provide services. To learn more about the clinic and how you can be involved click read more.
A BIG THANK YOU to our awesome volunteers for making our skin cancer screening in Gallup, New Mexico on Saturday a success!!!: Top left to right John Durkin, Gina Ortiz, Alba Posligua, Sam Sloan, Lisa Bautista, Evan Choate, Sarah Salarkia, and Dante Rangel. bottom left to right Romeo Morales, Nicolette Gonzales, and Larimar Rodriguez.
We screened a total of 39 patients 17 of which needed follow up meaning they had a lesion concerning for cancer or precancer. We were pleased with the turnout in this small community and the patients expressed their gratitude numerous times throughout the screening.
We could not have done this screening or any of our other outreach events without the generous support of the Ryan F Daniell Memorial Fund. If you’re not familiar with Ryan’s story, please check out this link for more info and consider donating: https://www.unmfund.org/fund/ryan-f-daniell/
Thank you to our screeners for taking the time to teach our students. Fortunately, it wasn’t all work, we still managed have some fun! Click here to see some photos from the event
Stay tuned for our upcoming screening in Southeastern New Mexico in November, as we will be reaching out for volunteers. It’s a great time to visit the Carlsbad caverns if you haven’t been!
Sincerely,
Medical Director, UNMH Dermatology Clinic
Medical Director, Dermatology ECHO
Assistant Professor Department of Dermatology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM USA
Contact the Office for Community Faculty to find out how to attend the following departmental grand rounds. Many of these sessions are approved for CME credits.
Surgery - City Wide Surgical Department
Anesthesiology
Pediatrics
Clinical Neurosciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Ob-Gyn
Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Family Planning
SOM - Obstetrics & Gynecology
Miscarriage occurs over 1 million times annually in the U.S. and results in over 67,000 visits to rural emergency rooms. Lack of prompt care can cause substantial physical and psychological morbidity. However, it can be difficult for rural hospitals to offer the most effective medications and cost-effective procedures.
The goals of this project are to
1) understand the challenges and successes rural hospitals face providing miscarriage care, and
2) use a community-engaged approach to implement standard-of-care miscarriage care.
Results of this study will help other rural health organizations improve miscarriage care. We are looking for interested sites that include a hospital with an emergency department and an outpatient clinic in a FORHP-designated rural county.
Please contact Jamie Krashin for more details: jkrashin@salud.unm.edu.