Faculty and Staff Development

The Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences nurtures a collaborative and collegial environment in which its people thrive. Emory Radiology invests significantly in nurturing the talents and expertise of both clinical and research faculty at every level so they can enjoy a successful career path. Emory Radiology also consistently rewards faculty for their outstanding contributions to the Emory enterprise and to the radiology and imaging sciences profession. Programs occur in-person, virtually, or in a hybrid format depending on which format best supports programmatic goals.

New Faculty Orientation

All new faculty members benefit from an orientation program introducing them to the department’s primary functional units and programs plus the department’s leaders and other key personnel. The goal is to help faculty members more quickly ease into their new career home.

This retreat for newer faculty members provides practical knowledge and skills-building modules to support a successful career path. Topics include managing your career and the promotion process; getting involved in the profession at the national level; mentorship and leveraging the mentor/mentee relationship; funding and academic time; manuscript writing; and growing a career in academic medicine.

Emory Radiology's Division of Research sponsors the Research Seed Grants program, providing initial funding required to demonstrate a research project’s promise, and evidence required for competitive external funding. The Research in Progress Seminars (RIPS) create a collegial space for faculty and trainees to discuss their research projects and get feedback, and the Grant Review Committee helps investigators fine tune their research proposals.

This program pairs junior faculty members with a more senior faculty member who provides guidance on thriving in Emory Radiology. Mentors provide insight about 1) achieving clinical excellence while also enhancing skills in education and/or research; 2) understanding and meeting the guidelines for promotion and other metrics for career success; and 3) balancing the demands of work and home life. Senior faculty also benefit from the two-year mentorship experience.

The Radiology Leadership Academy develops highly engaged leaders invested in improving the department, Emory, and the community. Established in 2009, brings together a select cohort of high-achieving clinical and research faculty and clinical and administrative staff for a year of leadership skills development and knowledge building activities. Class members also work in teams on designing solutions for current problems or opportunities. Click here for more about the Class of 2022.

The Service Excellence Institute cross-trains faculty, staff and even trainees at all levels in the tenets and practices of excellent customer service. Launched in 2010 from an RLA team project, and retooled in 2015, SEI emphasizes the fundamentals of teamwork for service delivery and complements Emory Healthcare’s new patient-care initiatives.

Each year, outstanding members of the department are recognized across a range of categories related to the department’s tripartite mission during a department-wide celebration in early fall. Enjoy a review of 2022 faculty honorees.

The School of Medicine's Office of Faculty Academic Affairs and Professional Development offers robust programs and resources to help faculty members expand their professional skills and achieve their career aspirations.

Continuing Medical Education: The Office of Continuing Medical Education leads and facilitates the independent development of activities for the continued professional development of physicians and other health-care professionals. 

Career Development: From New Faculty Orientation and the Faculty Resource Fair to a variety of leadership development and mentoring programs, there are resources to guide every stage of a faculty member’s career.

Professional Development Lecture Series: Lectures by senior faculty covers practical topics of career development while the Bold Leaders Series engages the School of Medicine community with forward visioning leaders in a schoolwide conversation and idea exchange on topics of leadership, wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Woodruff Leadership Academy

Woodruff Leadership Academy combines classroom sessions, off-site team projects, and weekend retreats to motivate health sciences faculty and staff leaders within The Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center to develop, exercise, and strengthen individual leadership potential. Each class of fellows is an extraordinary group of researchers, physicians, educators, and administrators.

The School of Medicine and Emory Radiology support the advancement of all faculty. One-on-one promotion readiness coaching sessions, the Promotion Workshop Series, Promotion Packet classes,  administrative support and more support faculty through the promotion process.