The office of Faculty Affairs (FA) oversees faculty affairs within the Faculty of Medicine. We are comprised of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), the Faculty Wellness Program (FWP), and the Office of Professionalism (OP). The Assistant-Deans and Director of these offices report to the Vice-Dean Faculty Affairs who is the head of the FA. The FA oversees the clinical faculty appointment process, annual reviews, academic promotion as well as other academic issues and faculty relations. The number of requests for faculty appointment and promotion continues to increase, a healthy indicator of the faculty engagement with the University.
Faculty Affairs
Welcome to the office of Faculty Affairs (FA)! We offer free, confidential services for our faculty, students and staff. You can seek assistance in the areas of Faculty Wellness, Equity and Diversity Issues, Professionalism.
Faculty Affairs - Update
Faculty Wellness Program (FWP):
Wellness Week 2024
The Faculty Wellness Program will be hosting a series of events during this Fall Wellness Week in November. Please see below for event details located online & in Roger Guindon Hall.
All learners, faculty, and staff are welcome!
During the week of November 10 to November 16, 2024, the Faculty Wellness Program will be hosting a series of events as part of our Wellness Week.
- Dog therapy at RGN
Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Atrium
Join us on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., as we welcome the Ottawa Therapy Dogs. Spend some time with our friendly therapy dogs, it's a great way to de-stress after a busy schedule. This event is open to all learners, faculty and staff.
- Wheel of Wellness
Date: Monday, November 11, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Atrium
Join your friends from the Faculty of Medicine’s Wellness Program for some lunchtime fun & games – with special guests - Swag and Prizes!
- PD Wellness Half-day
Speaker: Dr. Agnes Wong
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.,
Location: Royal Room, 501 Smyth Road Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6
Dr. Agnes Wong is a physician-scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children and a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada. Dr. Wong has worked in the healthcare system and academia for over three decades and held numerous leadership positions. Several years ago, she became a Zen chaplain. She now trains healthcare professionals to cultivate compassion, moral resilience, contemplative practice and systems thinking.
Please note that space is limited and registration is required, register here.
(Please note that the event is geared toward program directors, program administrators, clinical department chairs, division heads and education coordinators).
- Program for Wellness Leaders Retreat University of Ottawa
Speaker: Dr. Agnes Wong
Date: Thursday, 14 November 2024
Heure : 8:45 am – 3:30 pm
Lieu: RGN 2029
Please note that spots are limited. Registration is required, register on Eventbrite here.
- Pedometer Challenge
Date: Sunday, November 10 to Saturday, November 16, 2024
The Faculty Wellness Program invites you to participate in the Pedometer Challenge. This challenge will take place during the week of November 10 to November 16, 2024.
Here's how to participate:
- Gather participants (suggestion: 10 participants per team, but you can be + or - participants, it's up to you);
- Decide on the name of your team.
- As captain, fill in your team’s name and the preliminary names of your team members in this form before 5 p.m. on Monday, November 04.
- Between November 10 and 16 (all 7 days!), compile your team's average number of steps using this file (all steps for the day count, from morning to evening). You can use the step conversion chart for activities other than walking (cycling, swimming, etc.) *document in English only
- Submit your file to Alexandra Lafrance [email protected] before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19.
- Wellness Bingo
Date: Friday, November 15, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: Online
Please note that spots are limited. Registration is required, register on Eventbrite here.
- Massage Therapy
Date: Friday, November 15, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Atrium
Please note that spots are limited. Registration is required, register on Eventbrite here.
Come join us as we welcome students from Trios College who will provide Faculty, Learners, and support staff with massages.
For more information regarding our events, please contact the Faculty Wellness Program at [email protected].
FWP Seminar Series
The evidence around Trauma as it relates to Physician Wellness `
Date:
November 19, 2024
Time:
12:00 – 1:00
Location:
Zoom
The Faculty Wellness Program is pleased to welcome Dr. Sydnee Burgess, Physician & Psychotherapist at Mindful with Syd who will present her “The evidence around Trauma as it relates to Physician Wellness” seminar.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Go over the latest evidence (psychotherapeutic frameworks and World Health Organization-recognized diagnostic entities) around trauma
- Discuss the evidence around trauma as it relates to physician wellbeing
Click here to join the session!
External event
November 2024
“Self-Compassion Retreat for Women Physicians”
A small group retreat designed specifically for women in medicine!
Date:
Friday, November 08, 2024 - Sunday, November 10, 2024
Location:
At La Grange de la Gatineau
Registration & fee required.
Introduction:
Hosted by the Department of Paediatrics, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Summary:
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Apply the three fundamental components of Mindful Self-Compassion (mindfulness, common/shared humanity, kindness) using the framework developed by Neff & Germer (2018) during dysregulation or distress. Skills learned are applicable to daily life for recovery from triggering situations such as moral injury, gender bias, complex clinical issues, and interpersonal conflict.
- Apply the 3 principles of "fierce self-compassion" (Protecting, Providing, Motivating) by Neff (2021) to mitigate the risk of "empathy burnout" (Singer & Klimecki, 2014). Develop the skill to shift the nervous system from dysregulated distress responses to anchored, regulated responses, fostering resilience against burnout symptoms.
- Apply a practical application of the Validating Strengths exercise for oneself and peers building a microhabit over time for self-worth buffering in difficult workplace experiences with gender-bias embedded in them.
- Self-apply a meditation skill to experience deepening of their embodied connection with nature using a method to (re)experience nature as interconnected with human life (from indigenous knowledge systems) fostering regulation of the nervous system into a calmer, resting state (Wall-Kimerer, 2015). It provides an experience that can be implemented in daily life to enhance mental health and well-being (Leavell et.al., 2019)
- Gain hands-on learning for application of the Validating Strengths skill in peer debriefing, facilitating dysregulation to regulation for buffering from the mental-emotional impact.
- Apply 2 'wisdom nuggets' that most resonate from the group wisdom in large group discussion for managing gender bias in practice.
Click here for more information on how to register for this event!
Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:
EDI Seminar Series
No seminar at this time.
External event
January 2025
Making higher education accessible, using a health equity lens
Date:
Tuesday, January 21, 2024
Time:
3:00 – 5:00 ET
Location:
Zoom
Introduction:
Hosted by EqHS Equity in Health Systems Lab
Summary:
Please join us Critical Dialogues for Action Series session titled Making higher education accessible, using a health equity lens on January 21st from 15:00-17:00 ET.
Speakers:
Cathy Malcolm Edwards, MDes
Carleton University
Adrian D. C. Chan, PhD, PEng
Carleton University
We hope to see you there!
We ask that you please register in order to receive the Zoom details. Please note, in order to register, you will need to use an email that is linked to an existing Zoom account.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please note that to join the meeting, on the day of you will need to be logged into Zoom in your browser using the account associated with the email you used to register. We have these settings in place to help us keep our meetings safe and secure; thank you for your patience!
If you are encountering technical difficulties, please reach out to us a [email protected].
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