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Faculty Affairs

Welcome to the office of Faculty Affairs (FA)! We offer free, confidential services for our faculty, students and staff. You can seek assistance in the areas of Faculty Wellness, Equity and Diversity Issues, Professionalism.

The office of Faculty Affairs (FA) oversees faculty affairs within the Faculty of Medicine. We are comprised of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), the Faculty Wellness Program (FWP), and the Office of Professionalism (OP). The Assistant-Deans and Director of these offices report to the Vice-Dean Faculty Affairs who is the head of the FA. The FA oversees the clinical faculty appointment process, annual reviews, academic promotion as well as other academic issues and faculty relations. The number of requests for faculty appointment and promotion continues to increase, a healthy indicator of the faculty engagement with the University.

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Faculty Wellness Program (FWP):

FWP Seminar Series

May 2024

Cultivating Compassion and System Thinking to Transform Medicine 

Date: 
May 08, 2024

Time: 
12:00 – 1:00

Summary:

In the seminar, Dr. Agnes Wong will discuss based on the scientific principles of neuroplasticity, epigenetics, and inborn goodness the scientific evidence supporting compassion as both innate and trainable. 

She will discuss the difference between empathy and compassion, and explain why compassion fatigue is a misnomer. Contrary to common beliefs, compassion is an inexhaustible source of energy and resilience that acts as an antidote to burnout, which is a multi-faceted phenomenon.
She will also introduce system thinking to guide us to look deeply into the systemic and structural factors contributing to physician distress. By cultivating compassion and system thinking, we can transform both ourselves and the system so that we can all flourish in medicine and build a kinder, gentler society.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • To discuss the scientific evidence affirming that compassion is both innate and a trainable skill.
  • Develop system thinking skills so we can look deeply into the systemic and structural factors contributing to physician distress.
  • Using these trainable skills to build inner resources and improve the healthcare system so we can flourish in medicine.

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Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:

EDI Seminar Series

No seminar at this time.

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