Early Career Development Council
Early Career Development Council (ECDC) – Provides support for the success and well-being of early-career faculty (those at the rank of Assistant Professor, Research Scientist, and Research Assistant Professor) via quarterly general meetings, writing accountability groups, activities specific to scholarship, teaching, and leadership, and social gatherings. Acts as a liaison to other university groups/offices to coordinate and disseminate information specifically relevant to early-career faculty.
References/Materials
ECDC_Bylaws — 2021.06.18
ECDC General Meetings Presentations
- 2022 Summer meeting — Up Goer 5 Challenge — July 27, 2022
- 2022 Spring meeting – P&T Best Practices for Early Career Faculty – May 4, 2022
- 2022 Winter meeting — “Writing Your Way to Success” — January 25, 2022
- 2021 Fall meeting — “Stress Management and Avoiding Academic Burn-out” — October 21, 2021
- 2021 Summer meeting — Up Goer 5 Challenge — July 15, 2021
- 2021 Spring meeting — Best Preparing for 3rd Year Review/P&T Review — March 30, 2021
- 2020 Winter meeting — Speed Networking — December 1, 2020
- 2020 Fall meeting — P&T Best Practices for Early Career Faculty– September 23, 2020
- 2019 Winter meeting — Mentoring — Cancelled due to COVID 19
- 2019 Fall meeting — Project/Team Management
- 2019 Summer meeting —Promotion & Tenure Process
- 2019 Spring meeting — Writing Resources
Writing Accountability Group (WAG)
If you have any questions regarding WAG, please contact Rhonda Arthur at earlycareer@unthsc.edu
Current Council members
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Scott Maddux, PhDECDC ChairPhysiology & Anatomy/SBS |
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Kathleen Borgmann, PhDAssistant ProfessorMicrobiology, Immunology & Genetics/SBS |
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Priya Bui, DOEx-OfficioPediatrics & Women’s Health/TCOM
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Shane Fernando, PhDPediatrics/TCOM |
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Malinda Hansen, MS, DO, CAQSMFamily Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine/TCOM |
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Bryn Lindley, PharmDPharmacotherapy/HSCCP |
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Erika Thompson, PhDECDC ex-ChairHealth Behavior & Health Systems/SPH |
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Justin Luningham, PhDBiostatistics & Epidemiology/SPH |
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Kenya Samuels, MPAS, PA-CPA Studies/SHP |
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Tara Tovar, PhDPharmacology & Neuroscience/SBS |
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Rita Patterson, PhDAssociate Dean for Research/TCOM |
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