Joining Forces: Collaborating with Institutional Offices to Support Community (Volunteer) Teaching Faculty April Heiselt, Ph.D. Jennifer Hagen, M.D. University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

University of Nevada, Reno school of Medicine (UNR MED) Part of the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Approximately 280 medical students, 100 residents and PA students in the near future! With about 150 academic faculty, UNR Med relies on community (volunteer, adjunct, clinical) faculty to meet our educational mission Engaging community faculty in development activities can be daunting as we hesitate to ask even more time of our volunteers

OFFICE FOR COMMUNITY FACULTY (OCF) Partnership between UNR Med, Renown Health, and the Nevada State Legislature Created to support healthcare professionals (primarily teaching physicians) not paid by the school The OCF Team is responsible for… Facilitating credentialing and appointments Engaging community faculty in opportunities as educators Recruiting community faculty

EXAMPLES of community faculty support Benefits Appreciation/Recognition, WolfCards, UNR Med email addresses Communication Community Faculty Newsletter, emails Onboarding Application materials, HR needs, NSHE Required Trainings Professional Development Modules, Trainings, Library Assistance, Research Assistance

JOINING FORCES The OCF has collaborated with the following offices: Office of Research Integrity Title IX Office Advancement and Engagement CME Office of Faculty Development WolfCard Office Savitt Medical Library

advancement and engagement Communication to Community Faculty Column for the bi-monthly Community Faculty Newsletter Design assistance for ad placed in newspapers OCF Website Facebook page Assistance with Community Faculty Activities Appreciation Breakfast Town Hall

Office of faculty development Offices for Budget and Finance, Legal Define process to make available faculty development funds Clinical Educator Faculty Development Series Discuss important policies/teaching skills Faculty Development Days Professional Development Training Videos, PowerPoints, etc.

Office of Research integrity Discussed opportunities for community faculty to serve as Principal Investigators Co-wrote research component for community faculty application CME event: “So, You Want to do Research: An Overview to Conducting Clinical Research with Medical Students” Research Mentor Mixer Event Joint Participation on the UNR Med Student Research Panel Research Tab on OCF Website

Title IX Office UNR LawRoom Information Distribution “Mistreatment, Harassment and the Ethical Issues Related to Teaching Learners” (In-person) Training* SafePak Application for smartphones *Includes CME Ethics Credit

UNR Med Savitt Medical Library Library Services Liaison Research Appointments Online Chat Community Faculty Resource Page See https://guides.library.unr.edu/savitt- communityfaculty Lunch and Learn Events YouTube Series (in development)

CME CME Credits offered at events Clinical Educator Faculty Development Series Research Event Mistreatment, Harassment, and the Ethical Issues Related to Teaching Learners Training

WolfCArd office Build relationships with the staff Development of Community Faculty WolfCard Dean pays for each card ($10) Provides community faculty with: Identification Connection to the University and UNR Med Access to Educator Discounts (on OCF Website)

OUTCOMEs May 2017 surveyed Northern Nevada community faculty 451 attempted the survey, 354 completed (78% completion rate) Recent Community Faculty Survey results: 67% Reported awareness in regard to the Office for Community Faculty Very important/Important Benefits (ranked): No cost Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits No cost access to the UNR Med Savitt Medical Library Faculty Professional Development Funds (support for travel, etc.) Mentioned WolfCard and Educator Discounts

CONTACT INFORMATION April Heiselt, Ph.D. Director, Office for Community Faculty University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine aheiselt@med.unr.edu Jennifer Hagen, M.D. Associate Dean for Faculty Development Office of Faculty Development jhagen@med.unr.edu