The John A Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) embraces diversity and inclusion as part of our shared Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific values. These shared values are responsive to our unique location in the center of the Pacific. We uphold that an environment of inclusiveness, equal opportunity and respect for the similarities and differences in our communities advances our mission of education, research and innovation, community service and clinical healing. JABSOM is committed to preparing a culturally competent health and science workforce that meets the needs of Hawaiʻi. We strive to reflect the demographics of Hawaiʻi, including representation of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islands, individuals from rural areas of Hawaiʻi, first generation college students and those from economically, socially, and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. JABSOM is cultivating a transformative teaching and learning environment that promotes the recruitment and retention of students, faculty, and staff, who are representative of the diverse population of Hawaiʻi.
Dear Colleagues:
We are pleased to announce that Mānoa will be providing all faculty, postdocs and graduate students with access to the resources of The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), an independent organization dedicated to supporting academics throughout their careers. Offering virtual resources designed by and for academics, NCFDD focuses on personal strategic planning, productivity, healthy relationships and work-life balance.
Through our Institutional Membership, all faculty, postdocs, and graduate students at Mānoa have access to the following NCFDD online resources at no cost:
Weekly Monday Motivator
Monthly Core Curriculum Webinars
Monthly Guest Expert Webinars
Access to Multi-Week Courses
Access to Dissertation Success Curriculum for graduate students
Private Discussion Forum for peer-mentoring, problem-solving, & moderated writing challenges
Monthly accountability buddy matches
Access to 14-Day Writing Challenges
Access to the Member Library, including past webinar materials, referrals, and readings.
These resources (some synchronous, others asynchronous) are meant to supplement the newly established Faculty Forums presented by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship and the excellent ongoing work of our Office of Faculty Development and Support (OFDAS), whose workshops and services will continue to focus on topics that more specifically engage teaching and research at this university. Participation is voluntary. As an institution, we will receive anonymized, aggregated data on use and assessment survey results.
To activate your confidential, personal membership, complete the following steps:
We encourage you to take advantage of the resources available to you through the NCFDD, including those offered over the summer. See https://www.facultydiversity.org/institutions for a current list of institutional members. If you have any questions or comments about our membership, please contact Laura Lyons at lelyons@hawaii.edu. For any technical questions, please email NCFDD at membership@facultydiversity.org. Thank you for all of your work over this academic year, and best wishes as the semester comes to a close.
Michael Bruno Laura Lyons
Provost Interim Vice Provost for Academic Excellence