Mentoring Advisory Group

The Faculty Mentoring Advisory Group will assist in the planning and phased implementation of a program of mentorship for faculty. It will support and foster a collaborative and inclusive culture in alignment with the EVMS mission.

The group will: 

• Provide advice to aid the development and implementation of a mentoring program
• Support the creation of a pragmatic evaluation plan for the program
• Create programming and activities to raise awareness and support implementation of the program
• Facilitate relationship building to support the growth of the program
• Participate in the planning decisions regarding the program such as the type of mentoring model to be utilized
• Identifying infrastructure needed to implement the program including a multi-year roadmap to guide towards full implementation

Members

• Anca D. Dobrian, PhD, FAHA, Vice-Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, Professor, Department of Physiological Sciences
• LaConda Fanning, PsyD, LPC, Director, GME Early Assessment and Mentoring Program, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
• Richard Handel, PhD, EVMS Institutional Wellness Officer, Director, Student Mental Health, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• Brian Martin, PhD, MBA, Associate Dean for Administration, Professor, School of Health Professions
• Henri Parson, PhD, Director, Microvascular Biology, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
• O. John Semmes, PhD, Associate Dean, Translational Research, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
• Judith C. Taylor-Fishwick, MSc, Director of Mentoring, Director of Professional Development, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
• Eric Werner, MD, Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Professor, Department of Pediatrics

External advisor

Luanne Thorndyke, MD, FACP, FAMWA

Dr. Thorndyke is an independent consultant, coach, and speaker, with academic affiliation as affiliate professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She served for a decade as Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at the 3-school health sciences campus of UMass, leading the Office of Faculty Affairs and integrally involved in all matters related to medical, nursing, and graduate school faculty, including recruitment, onboarding, APT processes; campus governance; department/faculty reviews; salary equity; leadership development and mentoring. She has deep experience in faculty affairs, program planning and organizational development.