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Career Development Workshop & Seminar Series

Our Mission

To recruit, retain, and guide faculty in expanding their professional skills and achieving their career goals in education, patient care, research, and leadership, from the beginning of their faculty careers to the highest levels of academic promotion.

Our Goals

  • Recruitment and retention
  • Navigating the academic promotion ladder
  • Awards and recognition
  • Developing faculty leaders
  • Enhancing resiliency and wellness

Our Series

These workshops are designed to equip you for advancement in your career. These sessions will discuss every stage of your career beginning with promotion requirements, developing the essential leadership and management skills and planning for your retirement.

Career Planning

Leadership Development

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Cultural Awareness and Inclusion

Resiliency and Wellness

Suggested Resources (PDF's & Links)

Who We Are

We are the Faculty Assembly and the Office of the Dean, in collaboration with the Committee on Academic and Professional Qualifications.

Ross Clinchy, PhD
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
450 Clarkson Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11203
ross.clinchy@downstate.edu

Chairs

Moro Salifu, MD, MPH, MBA, MACP
Chairman, Department of Medicine
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
450 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Email: moro.salifu@downstate.edu

Jameela J. Yusuff, MD, MPH, MSHCDL, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director STAR Health Center
Chair of Faculty Committee of the Professions, Policies, Promotions and Appointments 
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC 1240
Brooklyn NY, 11203
Email: Jameela.Yusuff@downstate.edu

Raavi Gupta, MD
Associate Professor and Director of Laboratories
Chair of CAPQ Committee
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
University Hospital of Brooklyn, MSC 37
450 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Email: raavi.gupta@downstate.edu

Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, DMSc
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Presiding Officer, College of Medicine Faculty and Professional Staff
ramaswamy.viswanathan@downstate.edu