Mission Statement: The mission of the BioMed Faculty Affairs Office is to support faculty in the Biology and Medical departments in their research and teaching functions, and to facilitate faculty development, including promotion, recruitment, appointments, retention, mentoring, and diversity.
The Office of BioMed Faculty Affairs (BMFA) reviews and processes material for searches, faculty appointments, reappointments, and promotions of full-time academic, (Research) and clinical faculty in the Medical School and the Biology Departments. It also handles appointments and reappointments for residents and fellows at affiliated institutions.
New Criteria for Senior Ranks in the Medical School Effective July 1, 2008:
- Click here for the Summary.
- Click here for the Specific Changes Showing Track Changes.
- Click here for the Final Version of the Criteria with Accepted Track Changes.
- Click here for New Core Document.
- New Policy: Changes in time-line for Assistant Professors appointment/promotion terms (January 16, 2008)
BMFA also sponsors several faculty development workshops each year. The staff maintains faculty files and evaluations, the faculty data base, and the AAMC's Faculty Roster, and deals with numerous departments on campus and in the affiliated institutions.
2008-2009 Workshops
New Faculty Reception
If you have joined the BioMed faculty since July 1, 2007,
BMFA is sponsoring a New Faculty Reception
on Wednesday, October 22 from 5:00pm to 6:30 pm
For more details, please check out the flyer here.
You may use this link to see past workshop powerpoint presentations.
Please note that you will need to log in with your Brown User Name and Password.
Attention Faculty
The BioMed Faculty Affairs Office hosts several workshops throughout the year. Below is a link to a workshop survey. It is expected that it will take approximately one minute to complete this survey. Thank you for your time and effort.
http://brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/survey/public/survey.php?name=BioMed_Faculty_Affairs_Workshop_Survey