1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

10. UNR Med Savitt Medical Library
Library Services Liaison
Research Appointments
Online Chat
Community Faculty Resource Page
See communityfaculty
Lunch and Learn Events
YouTube Series (in development)

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

12. 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)

13. 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

14. CONTACT INFORMATION
April Heiselt, Ph.D. Director, Office for Community Faculty University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Jennifer Hagen, M.D. Associate Dean for Faculty Development Office of Faculty Development