The Office Of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development

ChubinskayaSusan Chubinskaya, PhD
Vice President
Executive Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Peaches and Shrub Kempner Distinguished Professor in Health Disparities

Dr. BhardwajAnish Bhardwaj, MD, MBA, MS, CPE, FACMPE, FACHE, FAHA, FCCM, FAAN, FANA
Vice Provost
Chairman, Department of
Neurology
John Sealy Distinguished Chair of Neurology
Professor, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neurobiology

torres_web_smAlfredo Torres, PhD, MS
Associate Provost for the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
The Herman Barnett Distinguished Professor in Microbiology and Immunology

A Message from the Vice President and Executive Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development

Dr Susan Chubinbskaya

Welcome to the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at UTMB! It is our mission to cultivate a supportive, inspiring academic environment where faculty members across all schools and disciplines are positioned to thrive.

As Vice President and Executive Vice Provost, I am excited to lead programs that encompass mentorship, career guidance, leadership and professional development, recognition, and other career advancement initiatives, to support our outstanding, high-achieving UTMB faculty members.

Our office is a hub for faculty-centered processes like Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure; academic department reviews; the UTMB Faculty Senate; the annual faculty elections, and others. We are also home to UTMB’s three academies, which promote and recognize excellence in our mission areas of education, research, and clinical care. In my leadership role I also provide oversight of the Health Education Center (HEC) with Dr. Katie Branch, Institutional Effectiveness program with Dr. Chris McKee, Community Engagement and Education program with Dr. Miles Farr, and strategic direction for CME/CNE efforts by supporting the UTMB community by various ways of learning and innovative events focused on knowledge and skills. 

Most importantly, we are committed to growing faculty engagement and satisfaction through all of our offerings. Our institution’s strength lies in the tremendous talents and expertise of its faculty; as we embark on new endeavors to elevate and support our faculty, we will become even stronger in service to our students, patients, and communities.

Susan Chubinskaya, PhD
Vice President and Executive Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Peaches and Shrub Kempner Distinguished Professor in Health Disparities


2024 AAMC Herbert W. Nickens Awards

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is soliciting nominations for its annual Herbert W. Nickens Awards.  These awards honor individuals who advance educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States.  We encourage to submit nominations for the Herbert W. Nickens Presidential Award and the Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships. 

Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships | AAMC 
The Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships are awarded to five outstanding students entering their third year of medical school who have shown leadership in efforts to eliminate inequities in medical education and health care, and demonstrated leadership efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States.  (Deadline:  Friday, April 5, 2024)

We encourage you to carefully review the award criteria and guidelines for entry.  Anyone may submit a nomination, and nominations must be received by their respective deadlines. 


Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards – 2024 Award Cycle

Internal Deadline:  Nominee packets due by 5 pm, Friday, April 19, 2024

The University of Texas System will make approximately 15 awards of $25,000 each to outstanding members across both academic and health institutions for the fiscal year 2024.

Faculty interested in applying should submit a single PDF document (no longer than 50 pages) containing the following information to the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development (OFAPD), Attention:  Kirk Nealy, kdnealy@utmb.edu

  • ROTA Application Form (requirements and formatting):  2024 ROTA Application Form
  • Written document outlining Teaching Philosophy, Student Evaluations, Evidence of Effectiveness of Methodologies/Innovations Developed, and Plan for Disseminating those Methodologies/Innovations
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Letters of Support (Department Chair and/or Dean, Peer Faculty, and Former Students)
  • (Optional) Supplemental Section – welcome to include video (3-5 min. total), multimedia, digital (personal website, LinkedIn profile, etc.)

For more details, please visit:  Regents' Outstanding Teaching Awards | The University of Texas System (utsystem.edu)