New to Stanford

The Stanford Medicine  New Faculty Orientation was held in November 2025. Below are the recorded Zoom sessions with corresponding slides for your reference. 

• Session I: Presented Material and Recordings
  • Welcome and Introduction- Lloyd B. Minor, M.D., Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Professor for the Dean of the School of Medicine, Vice President for Medical Affairs, Professor of Otolaryngology and, by courtesy, of Neurobiology and of Bioengineering
  • Overview of Stanford University - Linda M. Boxer, M.D., Ph.D., Vice Dean, Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor in the School of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Hematology)
  • Office of Academic Affairs Overview- Adam Sherman, M.P.A., J.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
  • Office of the Chief Risk Officer - Raina Rose Tagle, Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Risk Officer; Michael A. Veasy, Director, Global Risk Management, Office of the Chief Risk Officer
  • Physician and Scientist Well-Being - Daniel J. Murphy, Jr., M.D., Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Emeritus, Co-Chair, Department of Well-Being Directors

• Session II: Presented Material and Recordings 
  
  • Introduction to Research - Ruth O’Hara, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Research, Director, Spectrum, Lowell W. and Joseph Q. Berry Professor, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Faculty Lines and Criteria for Promotion (CE/UML/UTL/NTL)
  • Clinician Educator Line (CE)- Carol M. Marquez, M.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology; Allison L. Thompson, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • University Medical Line (UML)- Cheryl Gore-Felton, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Walter E. Nichols, MD Professor in the School of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Gordon Li, M.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Neurosurgery
  • University Tenure Line (UTL) and Non-Tenure Line (NTL)- Carolyn I. Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; John B. Sunwoo, M.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in the School of Medicine, Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Role of Deparment Leadership- Mary B. Leonard, M.D., M.S.C.E., Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Arline and Pete Harman Professor, Adalyn Jay Chief Physician-in, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Director, Maternal and Child Health Reasearch Institute at Stanford

• Session III: Presented Material and Recordings
  • Introduction to Clinical Care (SHC/LPCHS) - Niraj L. Sehgal, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Vice President and Chief Physician, Stanford Health Care, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Clinical Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine); Mitchell B. Cohen, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Stanford Medicine Children's Health, Associate Dean for Maternal and Child Health, Elizabeth Wood Dunlevie Professor, Professor of Pediatrics (Pediatric Gastroenterology)
  • Advancing Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence Across Stanford Medicine -  Joyce A. Sackey, M.D., F.A.C.P., Chief Community Engagement Officer, Associate Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine Clinical Professor of Medicine

• Session IV: Presented Material and Recordings
  • Importance of Teaching and Resoruces  - Christine Schirmer, Ed.D., Director, Stanford Medicine Teaching and Mentoring Academy
  • Faculty Mentoring at Stanford - Ruth O’Hara, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Research Director, Spectrum, Lowell W. and Joseph Q. Berry Professor, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Your Professional Development Journey: Resources and Mentoring Reflections - Rania Sanford, EdD, Associate Dean, Faculty Professional Development; Lahia Yemane, M.D., Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics), Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency; Daniel F. Jarosz, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Basic Science, Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Developmental Biology

By now you should have received an initial package of information, either through the School of Medicine Faculty Onboarding system or from your department's faculty affairs administrator (FAA), including the items below. If you have not received this, you may want to request it right away from your department contact.

• Who's Who in Your Department
  A list of relevant faculty and staff, including departmental leadership as well as people who manage grants, finance, space, and computing.
• Benefits Information
  Faculty benefits including the Tuition Grant Program, medical coverage and retirement information; where and when to sign up, and how to find a benefits orientation.
• Identification
  How to get your SUNET ID, which uniquely identifies you for email and secure access to many Stanford websites; your campus ID card, hospital (or other building) badge.
• Work/Life
  The Parking and Transportation website and group; the PE, Recreation and Wellness organization; and the Stanford WorkLife office.
• Physician Information
  For faculty with clinical duties, how to obtain medical staff privileges at the hospitals, and information on physician billing and malpractice coverage.
• Required Training
  HIPAA compliance, sexual harassment training, laboratory safety, and how to determine what training is required for you.
• Home and Family
  Relocation services; the University's Faculty/Staff Housing office; resources for dual-career families (e.g. finding employment at the University or elsewhere for a spouse or partner).

Every fall, the University's Faculty Development Office offers New Faculty Orientation. Invitations are sent out via email to all new faculty. This office also maintains a website for new faculty, which includes an online orientation, to-do checklist and quicklinks to information of interest to new faculty.

The Associate Deans of Academic Affairs will meet with new Assistant Professors to welcome you to Stanford, answer questions about getting started at Stanford, and inform you about resources available to you.

If you are interested in meeting with an Associate Dean but have not been contacted, please contact the Office of Academic Affairs.

The School of Medicine organizes numerous workshops for faculty in all lines on topics related to professional development and career advancement. Announcements to these workshops are sent by email, typically 3-4 weeks prior to the workshop dates. Bookmark the Faculty Workshops Page for upcoming and past events.